Thanks to our amazing donors, our Hurricane Helene Relief Fund raised over $25,000 to support families in North Carolina. We can’t thank you all enough for all your support during this critical time of need. As the counties where we work start their recovery process, our Director of U.S. Programs, Renée Kube, has been receiving updates from our volunteer coordinators on the ground to help us understand how we can best help children in our […]
Assessing the Damage After Hurricane Helene
Renée Kube shares updates from our volunteer coordinators in North Carolina
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 recently wrote to us to express her sincere gratitude for you, our amazing sponsors: Your support for the students enrolled in the Children Incorporated sponsorship program means their basic needs, such as clothing, shoes, undergarments, and hygiene essentials, are met. The Children Incorporated […]
Giving Mothers Peace of Mind in Mexico
Casa Santa Ines helps girls with only one parent receive an education
When I was told that I would be accompanying the President and CEO of Children Incorporated, Ron Carter, on his first visit to Mexico with our organization, I was beyond excited. It would be my third time seeing our affiliated sites in this magnificent country, but I knew that seeing it with Ron would be a whole new experience and one that I looked forward to immensely. In preparation for our trip, Ron and I […]
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 […]
Helping Families After Hurricane Helene
Children Incorporated is working to provide urgently needed supplies
The news about the devastation of Hurricane Helene has been heartbreaking, as families find themselves no longer with homes and the safety of their communities. Children Incorporated is affiliated with schools in four counties where children have been affected by this disaster. Since last week, our Director of U.S. Programs, Renée Kube, has received the following updates from our coordinators after the catastrophic disaster caused by Hurricane Helene: Hearing from our coordinators Our volunteer coordinator, […]