November 2024 Impact Report

Thank you for supporting children in need this past month

As part of our monthly Impact Report, we want to share with you a letter from our volunteer coordinator, Ashley, at Blackwell Elementary School in Virginia. She wrote to thank all our sponsors for their endless support of children in need, which gives her peace of mind throughout the year. “I sincerely appreciate the unwavering support provided by the Children Incorporated program. The transformative effect it has had on the lives of our students and […]

Our October 2024 Impact Report

Thank you for supporting children in need this past month

One of the best ways to express the importance of our work — all thanks to our sponsors and donors — is by sharing letters from our volunteer coordinators worldwide. Linda, at Highland-Turner Elementary School in Kentucky, recently wrote to us to express her sincere gratitude for you, our amazing sponsors: “These children who are now adults will never forget the kindness of strangers who decided to become sponsors and then friends.” Linda’s Letter “Your support […]

Our Fall 2024 Newsletter

Honoring Our Founder, Jeanne Clarke Wood

In October 1964, Mrs. Jeanne Clarke Wood started a non-profit children’s organization called Children Incorporated. What began with just 95 sponsored children in Guatemala quickly escalated to helping 1600 children in 10 countries within just two short years. Today, Children Incorporated has sponsorship programs in 20 countries worldwide and provides tens of thousands of impoverished children with clothing and school supplies, medical care, and many other types of assistance. Thanks to our donors, schools, dormitories, […]

Introducing Founder’s Day

Our founder, Jeanne Clarke Wood, established Children Incorporated in 1964

Dear Friends,  As we celebrate our 60th year as an organization, Children Incorporated staff members fondly remember our founder, Jeanne Clarke Wood. Though I only worked with Mrs. Wood briefly, I recall how she treated her employees like family. She tried to do little things to make work life more like home life, including having gatherings and sharing meals with the staff. Mrs. Wood valued people; she was funny and personable. She loved writing letters […]

Our September 2024 Impact Report

Thank you for supporting children in need this past month

Our volunteer coordinator, Genevieve, at Sebastian Elementary School in Kentucky, writes to us to express how much of an impact our program has had on the children at her school and herself. A Letter from Genevieve As a Family Resource Youth Services Center Coordinator, I would like to shine a bright spotlight on Children Incorporated. There is no other program that helps children in our area like this one. It amazes me how quickly Children […]

Our August 2024 Impact Report

Thank you for supporting children in need this past month

Our volunteer coordinator, Katarina, at Cardinal Elementary School in Virginia, wrote to us recently to thank our sponsors for their invaluable support. Katarina’s Letter “For the third consecutive year, I’ve had the privilege of working with the Children Incorporated program. The impact of this program on the lives of the 25 children we serve is truly remarkable. Each child received clothing for the winter and summer, ensuring they were appropriately dressed throughout the school year. […]