Our volunteer coordinator, Heather, at Viper Elementary School in Kentucky, wrote to us to thank our sponsors, who were, and always are, especially a big help during the holiday season: “Children Incorporated has been such a blessing for all sponsored students. Specifically, at Christmas, there was an abundance of students needing assistance this past year. I never have to worry about my Children Incorporated sponsored children getting help. I am blessed to have the funds […]
January 2025 Impact Report
Thank you for supporting children in need this past month
A Quiet Refuge in New Orleans
Foundation Preparatory Academy is a true safe haven for kids
After our wonderful visit to Arthur Ashe Charter School in New Orleans, it was time to move on to our second affiliated site — Foundation Preparatory Academy, which serves kindergarten through 8th-grade students from all over the city. Renée, Kris, Shayne, and I all got into Shayne’s car to make the short drive from the Gentilly neighborhood of New Orleans to the Fairgrounds neighborhood, where Foundation Preparatory Academy was located. On the way, Renée explained […]
How to Get Started Sponsoring a Child
Step-by-step instructions on how to become a sponsor
Sponsoring a child with Children Incorporated is a very simple process. You can sponsor a child in one of three ways: call our office at 1-800-538-5381 and speak with one of our staff members; email us at sponsorship@children-inc.org; or go online to our sponsorship portal, create an account, and search for a child that is available for sponsorship. to sponsor a child online To sponsor a child online, start by clicking the blue “SPONSOR” button, located […]
How You Can Get Involved Beyond Sponsorship
We have many other opportunities to support Children Incorporated
Beyond sponsoring a child, several other ways to support our work exist. Two of the most important ways we need your support is by either becoming an ambassador for our organization or hosting a fundraising event. Both of these important volunteer opportunities offer you, as a supporter, a way to get involved in our work with no or limited financial commitment and greatly help children in need around the world. Become an aMbassador One way […]
Why Sponsor a Child?
Understanding the long-term impact of sponsorship on a child’s education, health, and future opportunities
Child sponsorship has a direct impact on the children that are supported. Children have an overall improvement in their confidence, resilience, and well-being. Child sponsorship also can break the cycle of poverty, creating lasting change for individuals and their communities. How sponsorship empowers communities by creating sustainable change When you choose to sponsor a child, you transform not only their life, but the lives of everyone in their community. That’s because the most effective way […]
The Crescent City of Charter Schools
Our Director of Development visits her first affiliation in New Orleans
Renée Kube, Kristen Walthall, and I arrived in New Orleans on a Tuesday afternoon in early December 2024 with the plan to visit our five affiliated sites over the next two days. In New Orleans, Children Incorporated partners directly with Communities in Schools (CIS) Gulf South to help implement our sponsorship program within the local schools, and their Chief Program Officer, Shayne, graciously offered to pick us up and be our tour guide for the […]