The Power of Hope In Action

A Parting Request To Help Children In Need

Dear Friends, When I began working at Children Incorporated in February 2003, I entered a world entirely different from the one I had known for the previous twelve years. Both organizations where I’d served were highly effective child sponsorship programs, but what cemented my love for Children Incorporated was one specific trait – Heart!  Here, staff spoke of children in the U.S. and abroad by name, often knowing details of their lives and circumstances. They […]

20 Years After Hurricane Katrina

A Legacy of Resilience and Partnership in New Orleans

This August marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, forever altering the landscape of New Orleans and the lives of its residents. The storm made landfall on August 29, 2005, breaching levees, flooding neighborhoods, and displacing hundreds of thousands of people. Among those hit hardest were school-aged children, who found themselves suddenly without homes, classrooms, or the routines that once gave them a sense of stability. In the immediate aftermath of the […]

Receiving Technical Training and an Education in Guatemala

The Juan Apostol School offers a wide range of learning for children

Yefiny Mena, our International Programs Specialist, tells us about her visit to the Juan Apostol School in Guatemala with Children Incorporated Director of Programs Luis Boudret. The Juan Apostol School allows impoverished children to get an education and participate in skills training programs. “The Juan Apostol School, founded in 1990, is located in Villa Nueva. This area is about 25 miles from Guatemala City, but due to the recent expansion of the city, it has […]

Enjoying a Structured Environment in Guatemala

The Bethel School is our team's final stop in the country

As their trip comes to its conclusion, our Director of International Programs, Luis Bourdet, and our International Programs Specialist, Yefiny Mena, visit our last affiliated site in Guatemala before traveling to El Salvador, where students enjoy a more structured environment than other schools in Guatemala offer. Today, we hear from Yefiny about the Bethel School and her impression of how it is helping our sponsored children and their families. Visiting the Bethel School “This small […]

Our Shared Hope Fund Helps Students in Desperate Need

A Letter from our Director of U.S. Programs

Dear Friends, Our Shared Hope Fund, which provides basic needs support for children waiting for a special sponsor, is one of our most valued funds. Recently, I saw yet another example of its importance and how it helps students who are in immediate and sometimes desperate need of help. The story touches my heart, and I believe you will feel it, too. Alex’s Story One of our volunteer coordinators at a newly affiliated U.S. high […]

Benefiting Now While Thinking About the Future

In Sri Lanka, children with sponsors are able to consider higher education

After leaving India, our Director of International Programs, Luis Bourdet, traveled to Sri Lanka to visit our two affiliated sites in the country. His first stop was the Touch a Life with Hope Center in Colombo, the capital. Here, girls from low-income families are pursuing higher education thanks to support from their sponsors. Luis’ Visit “The Touch a Life with Hope Center is a home for girls in Colombo. The Ceylon Association supports the home, […]