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January 2025 Impact Report

Thank you for supporting children in need this past month

Our volunteer coordinator, Heather, at Viper Elementary School in Kentucky, wrote to us to thank our sponsors, who were, and always are, especially a big help during the holiday season: “Children Incorporated has been such a blessing for all sponsored students. Specifically, at Christmas, there was an abundance of students needing assistance this past year. I never have to worry about my Children Incorporated sponsored children getting help. I am blessed to have the funds […]

How to Get Started Sponsoring a Child

Step-by-step instructions on how to become a sponsor

Sponsoring a child with Children Incorporated is a very simple process. You can sponsor a child in one of three ways: call our office at 1-800-538-5381 and speak with one of our staff members; email us at sponsorship@children-inc.org; or go online to our sponsorship portal, create an account, and search for a child that is available for sponsorship. to sponsor a child online To sponsor a child online, start by clicking the blue “SPONSOR” button, located […]

How You Can Get Involved Beyond Sponsorship

We have many other opportunities to support Children Incorporated

Beyond sponsoring a child, several other ways to support our work exist. Two of the most important ways we need your support is by either becoming an ambassador for our organization or hosting a fundraising event. Both of these important volunteer opportunities offer you, as a supporter, a way to get involved in our work with no or limited financial commitment and greatly help children in need around the world. Become an aMbassador One way […]

Why Sponsor a Child?

Understanding the long-term impact of sponsorship on a child’s education, health, and future opportunities

Child sponsorship has a direct impact on the children that are supported. Children have an overall improvement in their confidence, resilience, and well-being. Child sponsorship also can break the cycle of poverty, creating lasting change for individuals and their communities. How sponsorship empowers communities by creating sustainable change When you choose to sponsor a child, you transform not only their life, but the lives of everyone in their community. That’s because the most effective way […]

How Sponsorship Funds Are Managed

Breaking down how your donations are changing lives

Children Incorporated consistently provides more than 85% percent of all donations directly to the child or children you are supporting. Even with administrative and management costs fluctuating year after year, we often donate as much as 88% of all donations to our programs. Your sponsored child directly receives your sponsorship donation every month — our efforts to support families, healthcare, and community initiatives are made through contributions to our Special Funds and Special Projects. Your […]

What to Expect as a Sponsor

A quick guide to the sponsorship experience

WHAT IS SPONSORSHIP, AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? The sponsorship relationship enables a donor to support a child by means of monthly contributions and, if the donor so desires, through the exchange of correspondence. A sponsor’s friendship and encouragement are priceless to a child in such circumstances. Indeed, many children value the relationships they establish with their sponsors as much as they value the financial help they receive. Our current monthly sponsorship rate is $35, […]