News

Stories written by Shelley Callahan

Filter by Subject:

Preparing to Visit the Big Easy

Our Director of Development shares letters from New Orleans ahead of a visit

The last time I visited New Orleans, Louisiana, was in the summer of 2007. As I do now with my work with Children Incorporated, I was working with a nonprofit that supported children’s education. I visited local schools in the city to provide free books to children living in low-income neighborhoods. At the time, New Orleans was still recovering from the devastation of the 2005 hurricane and subsequent flooding caused by the breaking of the […]

Frequently Ask Questions About Child Sponsorship

Our guide to helping you know what to expect as a sponsors

Founded in 1964, Children Incorporated is an international nonprofit organization that assists impoverished children in the U.S. and abroad. Working with already-established schools, orphanages, and childcare centers, we facilitate child sponsorships, manage special projects, and maintain special funds for emergency needs that arise for the children we serve. Children Incorporated provides resources for children in need in the United States and abroad because we passionately believe that children everywhere deserve education, hope, and opportunity. WHERE […]

A Distinct and Unique Education in Bangalore

Luis Boudret concludes his site visits in India at the Parikrma School

We arrived in Bangalore, a city full of trees and gardens, and perhaps the city with the most order when driving. For those who have not traveled there, in India driving is truly chaotic and challenging. Most people walk on the streets and thousands of bikes and mopeds move without any order, and even animals are common in most boulevards and streets within the city limits. Our affliated site, the Parikrma Foundation, operates in this […]

Working in School and Not in the Fields

The J. Calvitt Clarke Home keeps children from having to labor

As he continues visiting our affiliated sites in India, Luis Bourdet, our Director of International Programs, meets with our volunteer coordinator at the J. Calvitt Clarke Home, who discusses how our sponsors are helping to keep young children from having to work instead of getting an education. About the J. Calvitt Clarke Home  “The town of Dornakal, located about 100 miles east of Hyderabad in the southeastern Indian state of Telangana, is a region where […]

Watching Kids Grow Up in Guadalajara

Two years later, our Director of Development returns to the La Luz Home

After visiting the second of three of our affiliated sites in Mexico, it was time for Ron Carter, Yefiny Mena, and myself to travel from San Miguel de Allende to Guadalajara, where we would be meeting with our volunteer coordinator at the La Luz Home. Remembering the visit before When I was at La Luz two years ago with our Director of International Programs, Luis Bourdet, a few of the children at the home stood […]

Supporting Young Girls’ Independence

At Casa Santa Julia in San Miguel de Allende, children are taught skills for the future

After a wonderful visit to Casa Santa Ines in Mexico City, I couldn’t wait for our President and CEO, Ron Carter, to visit our next affiliated site, Santa Julia, which is a four-hour bus ride away in San Miguel de Allende. Ron, our International Programs Specialist Yefiny, and I arrived in San Miguel in the late afternoon. We planned to meet with Lily, who works in the administrative offices of Santa Julia, the day after. […]