When I received an email earlier this year from sponsor Laura DeCook about a bake sale fundraiser she was hosting, I was thrilled to hear about her efforts to help her sponsored child, Caroline*, beyond her monthly sponsorship contribution. What I didn’t realize at the time was just how much more Laura was doing when it came to being involved in Caroline’s life — and the lives of other children as well. I would soon […]
Looking for the Bigger Picture
Long-time sponsor Laura DeCook reflects on her sponsorship experience
Room to Grow in Honduras
Amidst overcrowding concerns in schools, the Siguatepeque Primary School offers a spacious learning environment
Nestled in northern Central America, Honduras was once home to several Mesoamerican peoples — most notably, the Maya. This ecologically diverse land — with its rainforests, cloud forests, savannas, mountain ranges and a barrier reef system off the northern coast — teems with life. Its wealth of natural resources is equally impressive, including a variety of minable minerals as well as agricultural exports such as coffee, tropical fruit, sugar cane and lumber.
Excelling in San Pedro Sula
At the Maria Reyna Home, children from impoverished backgrounds are excellent students
Honduras’s industrial center and second-largest city, San Pedro Sula, has a reputation for being dangerous. Deemed the “murder capital of the world” for almost a decade until 2016, crime and economic distress have led to the mass migration of Honduran minors seeking safety from gangs and drug-related violence. But for those children who have no choice but to stay behind and face the harsh realities of their environment, places such as our affiliated project the […]
A Thank-You to Our Supporters
A message of gratitude from our President and CEO Ronald H. Carter
I will never forget the first time I visited the offices of Children Incorporated. It was on a Monday in February of 2003, a day that became one of the most significant in my life. That was the day that I was hired as Assistant Director to the U.S. Programs Division of Children Incorporated. I had worked for another, much larger child sponsorship organization for nearly twelve years, and I was happy there. I had […]
A Part of a Global Village
An interview with Reverend Eardley L. Mendis
I first met Reverend Eardley L. Mendis in the winter of 2019 in Chicago, Illinois at a Children Incorporated meet-and-greet hosted by our CEO and President, Ron Carter, and myself. Reverend Mendis with Children Incorporated President and CEO, Ronald H. Carter A long-time donor, Rev. Mendis arrived at the gathering — despite the freezing temperatures and snow-covered streets — holding a small photo album containing pictures of the Senehasa Children’s Home […]
For Our 55th Anniversary, Help Us Reach Our Goal of Raising $55,000
A message from our President and CEO, Ronald H. Carter
Fifty-five years ago, our founder, Jeanne Clarke Wood, aided by her father, J. Calvitt Clarke, started Children Incorporated. By sending handwritten letters and making personal phone calls, Mrs. Wood located sponsors for an initial enrollment of just 95 children. Support for these young people was so generous and effective that many more boys and girls were added in the years that followed. Today, Children Incorporated stands to honor to Mrs. Wood. What she started 55 […]