Showing Our Impact Through Stories of Hope

Our blog series highlights the areas in which we help children in need

Whether through our sponsorship program or through our special funds or special projects, we help tens of thousands of children around the world each year — thanks entirely to the support of our sponsors and donors. Children Incorporated supports children in many different ways, all of which fall under four areas of impact — education, health and well-being, emergency relief and community support. Our focus on these four key areas…

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Receiving Technical Training and an Education in Guatemala

Yefiny Mena, our International Programs Specialist, tells us about her visit to the Juan Apostol School in Guatemala and Children Incorporated Director of Programs Luis Boudret. The Juan Apostol School allows impoverished children to get an education and participate in[…]

Our Shared Hope Fund Helps Students in Desperate Need

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[…]

Benefiting Now While Thinking About the Future

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[…]

Our Feeding Program at Work in Guatemala

In the fall of 2024, our Director of International Programs, Luis Bourdet, and our International Programs Specialist, Yefiny Mena, visited our affiliated sites in Guatemala and El Salvador to meet with our volunteer coordinators and sponsored children and hear more[…]

A Need for Beds at Lou Ann Long

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[…]

We Need Help to End Hunger for Children in Need

Dear Friends, I recently went on my first ever cruise to the Bahamas and Mexico, and I must say I truly enjoyed the experience. The sunrises over the ocean each morning were breathtaking, and the brush of the waves against[…]

Assessing the Damage After Hurricane Helene

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[…]

Helping Families After Hurricane Helene

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[…]

A Catastrophe with Continuing Impacts

Letcher County is in the southeastern part of Kentucky. It is bordered by four other Kentucky counties and Wise County, Virginia. The county seat, Whitesburg, is located in the middle of the county. As European explorers and the earliest settlers[…]

March 2025 Impact Report

Our volunteer coordinator, Casey, at Huguenot High School in Virginia, recently wrote to us to thank you, our amazing sponsors, for your dedication to helping children at her school find value in themselves and their education: “Thank you and your[…]

Social Work for Social Kids

As Luis Bourdet and Yefiny Mena continue their visits to our affiliated sites in Guatemala, Yefiny writes about the Casa Central School, where an inventive program offers students the chance to help others in their own communities. In the heart[…]

Our Spring 2025 Newsletter

In December 2024, Renée Kube and Kristen Walthall of our U.S. Programs Division and our Director of Development Shelley Callahan traveled to Louisiana to visit five affiliated schools in New Orleans, where our sponsors are helping children with their most[…]

A Great Opportunity at Tecpan

Tecpán School, known locally as Colegio San Vicente, is a school run by the Sisters of Mercy in the town of Tecpán, some 60 miles away from Guatemala City. This school provides education to local children in grades from K to 9th at the school. However, children have to attend a high school nearby to complete their education after finishing their portion at Tecpán School. CI support is utilized for the children to cover school […]

Actively Helping Children in Need

Muddy Kids adventure events partner with Children Incorporated for their 2025 season

We are thrilled to announce our new partnership with Muddy Kids! Thanks to their generosity, Muddy Kids will be donating a portion of funds from each Muddy Kids event in 2025 to Children Incorporated. About Muddy Kids Muddy Kids is a 1.5–2.2 mile adventure event series for families and kids ages 5–15, with fun and challenging obstacles, mud, and entertainment for the whole family. Muddy Kids doesn’t focus on the fastest times or competitions; the […]

Increasing Aid to Those that Need It the Most

The Chrishanti Center has grown over the years in order to help more families in the community

As he finishes his visit to our affiliated sites in Sri Lanka, our Director of International Programs, Luis Bourdet, meets with our volunteer coordinator, Dr. Rodrigo, at the Chrishanti Lama Sevana in Colombo, which she established many years ago out of her home in order to help some of the most impoverished children in her own neighborhood. Learning about the Center “The Chrishanti Center is located in the Kirulapone area of Colombo, in the capital […]

Ensuring Every Child Can Attend School in Antigua

At Sagrada Familia in Guatemala, sponsors pave the way to educational opportunities

Sagrada Familia is located in Antigua, a small city surrounded by volcanoes in the south of Guatemala. This is a center administered by a group of sisters that was founded in 2002. The children meet every month to receive subsidies, which consist mainly of food supplies or school supplies, at the beginning of each school year. At Sagrada Familia, our coordinator is Sor Isabel Reynoso, who has been our coordinator since Sagrada Familia opened its […]

February 2025 Impact Report

Thank you for supporting children in need this past month

Our volunteer coordinator, Tonia, at Sparta Elementary School in North Carolina, recently wrote to us to express how awesome she thinks you, our loyal sponsors and donors, are for the support you provide for children at her school. Tonia’s Letter “Because of the financial support our students have received from their sponsors, I have been able to purchase clothes, book bags, school supplies, and toiletries throughout the school year. It is so exciting and rewarding […]

A Namesake School in New Orleans

Samuel J. Green Charter School has stayed true to its roots

After four wonderful visits to our affiliated sites in New Orleans, I couldn’t believe our trip was coming to an end as we arrived at our fifth and final school, Samuel J. Green Charter School. As we had done with all of our other visits, Maria met Shayne, Renée, Kristen, and me in front of Samuel Green before we entered. As we made our way down the walkway, Renée noticed that the name Samuel J. […]

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