On the Road
Working in School and Not in the Fields
The J. Calvitt Clarke Home keeps children from having to labor
Luis Boudret, our Director of International Programs, visits the J. Calvitt, Clarke Home in India, which is named after the father of our founder, Jeanne Clarke Wood. About the J. Calvitt Clarke Home “The town of Dornakal, located about 100 miles east of Hyderabad in the southeastern Indian state of Telangana, is a region where poverty is extensive, especially in years when droughts destroy the rice harvest. Since so many families cannot adequately provide for […]
A Need for Beds at Lou Ann Long
Children sleep on small mats on the floor at our affiliated site
As our Director of International Programs Luis Bourdet continues his travels in India visiting our affiliated sites in the country, he tells us about the Lou Ann Long Girls’ Hostel, in which children in our program are in need of beds and linens for a comfortable night’s rest. About the Lou Ann Long GIRLS’ HOSTEL “The small town of Yadgiri, where the Lou Ann Long Girls’ Hostel is located, is in the southern Indian state […]
Improving the Chandrakal Boarding Home in India
Thanks to our donors, we have been able to help with renovations
It has been almost six years since our Director of International Programs, Luis Bourdet, has had the opportunity to return to our affiliated sites in India to meet with our volunteer coordinators and sponsored children there. Thankfully, this past October, he was able to make the trip along with our International Programs Specialist, Yefiny Mena, who was seeing India for the first time. They started their journey by visiting the Chandrakal Boarding Home, a long-time […]
A Doctor Giving Back in India
A Higher Education Success Story
While visiting our affiliated sites in India this past fall, our Director of International Programs, Luis Bourdet, met with Chinna Ramavath, who is now Dr. Ramavath, thanks to support he received from our Higher Education Fund. Today, Luis recounts his time meeting with Chinna while in Guntur in October, in which Chinna caught him up on what his life is like now thanks to support from Children Incorporated. “Chinna was one of the first enrolled […]
Facts About Child Hunger and Poverty
What you should know about how child hunger affects children’s well-being
Hunger is a problem that most often affects low-income families, because living in poverty means that people are often going without basic needs such as food, clothing, and adequate shelter. In order for a child to have a chance at a bright future, they need to eat healthy meals every day. When they’re hungry, children are more likely to be hospitalized, and they face a higher risk of health conditions because they have weakened immune […]
What You Should Know About Child Poverty and Health
Facts and statistics about how poverty can keep a child from being healthy
When parents aren’t able to provide adequately for their children, kids are subjected to health issues such as malnutrition and insufficient healthcare, which can lead to increases in school absences, tardiness rates, incidents of illness during class, and untreated health problems. Children from impoverished families are also more likely to be admitted to the hospital, which further increases the number of days on which they are absent from school. Poor families suffer from increased infant […]