Food Lion Employees Give Back
ADUSA Distribution of Disputanta, Virginia donates $1,000 to our International Feeding Programs
Our President and Chief Executive Officer, Ron Carter, recently accepted a generous contribution in the amount of $1,000 from the employees of ADUSA Food Lion Distribution Center in Disputanta, Virginia. The funds will go toward supporting the Children Incorporated International Feeding Programs, wherein children and their families receive healthy and nutritious meals and food assistance. Introducing ADUSA ADUSA Food Lion Distribution Center is the only distribution center for Food Lion Grocery Stores in the Commonwealth […]
Rebuilding a Devastated Island
After Hurricane Maria, Children Incorporated gets involved with helping our neighbors in Puerto Rico
Prior to the summer of 2017, Children Incorporated had yet not worked in Puerto Rico. Over the years our President and CEO Ron Carter has been asked by supporters of our organization if we were considering expanding our programs to include sponsorship in Puerto Rico. But because we didn’t have a partnering organization on the island to connect with, we weren’t able to. Then Hurricane Maria hit. In September of 2017, Hurricane Maria ravaged much […]
Hearing From Our Sponsored Children Abroad
Testimonials from sponsored children in our International Division
Our sponsors and donors often hear from our staff and coordinators about the work we are doing around the world through our On the Road Series. But not as frequently do you hear from our sponsored children directly — especially those that live outside of the United States. We want to share special stories with our supporters from the children in our program around the world — and how their sponsors are making a huge difference […]
Serving a Marginalized Population in Lebanon
In Anjar, impoverished Armenian children are receiving support
The town of Anjar, where our affiliated project the Armenian Evangelical Secondary School is located, is home to a large population of Armenian settlers. Fleeing persecution in Turkey after the Turkish-Armenian War in the 1930s, Armenians found refuge in Anjar. In order to obtain an education that will yield them the opportunity to attend a technical school or university after graduating, students must attend private schools, such as the Armenian Evangelical Secondary School. Later, in […]
The Toll of Political Turmoil on Children
In Lebanon, sponsored and unsponsored children are affected by internal and external issues
Lebanon’s political climate has long been riddled with conflict, which is often further stirred by external factors. Thankfully, however, our affiliated projects the Armenian Evangelical Schools (AES), a group of affordable private schools, offer a well-rounded education to children living in poverty and suffering from political turmoil. Compared to public schools in Lebanon, however, the AES offer a much higher quality education. Children are provided with more educational tools and resources than the alternative public […]
Aiming to Prepare Deaf Children for the World
In Lebanon, one of our affiliated projects teaches hearing-impaired students invaluable skills
The Father Andeweg Institute for the Deaf, or FAID, is one of the few schools in Lebanon that provide an education to hearing-impaired children. A long-time Children Incorporated affiliated project, FAID supports about 100 students every day, many of them refugee children from neighboring countries – primarily Syria. FAID’s mission: To act as a caring institute for the deaf and hard of hearing, which reflects a healthy balance of academic goals and building self-esteem, self-awareness, […]