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Thanks To Our Donors!

The Friends of Children has completed a thorough program evaluation, and we are anxious to report that each has made tremendous progress.  How wonderful that statistics show a decrease in malnutrition among children in our programs!  Our educational emphasis has … Continue reading

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Education Gives New Life to Girls in Bangalore:

The Daughters of Wisdom’s shelter for street girls in Bangalore, India provides a haven for orphaned and abandoned girls who are at risk every day, facing health hazards, child labor, and prostitution on the streets.  The shelter, named “Asha Deep,” … Continue reading

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Healing Through Horses: Little Britches Therapeutic Riding:

  Little Britches provides unique equine-based therapies to people with special needs, at-risk individuals and disadvantaged youth. Over 130 students participate yearly in therapeutic riding and driving programs designed to improve physical, mental, and emotional health.  Support from Friends of … Continue reading

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The Gift Of Hope For Kenyan Orphans:

SHARE Africa’s Orphan Sponsorship Program (SOS) makes a difference in the lives of hundreds of Kenyan children orphaned by AIDS.  Through this program, The Friends of Children has supported the health and educational needs for over 20 orphans each year.  … Continue reading

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Joy Through Education;

Christian Appalachian Project’s Eagle Childhood Development Center is located in one of the poorest counties in America. Through the center, children of all ages are engaged in essential enrichment programs.  Eagle is the only resource center for children in the … Continue reading

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Saving Lives, With Every Spoonful…

With one out of every ten children in Haiti suffering from acute malnutrition, Meds & Food for Kids’ peanut-based “Medika Mamba” (translated from Haitian Creole as “peanut butter medicine”) is literally a lifesaver for thousands.  Under the tutelage of Dr. … Continue reading

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A New Life; A New Beginning…

  Since taking in their first pregnant teenager in 1981, Several Sources has been a Guardian Angel to tens of thousands of young, unwed mothers and their children.  Their work can best be described in the words of a young … Continue reading

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Education & Hope: For Brighter Tomorrows in Guatemala:

When continually asked by people passing by their doors in Guatemala, “What is this place?” – wondering if the building is a cafeteria, a daycare, a school – Education & Hope’s answer is “all of the above!” By providing for the myriad of … Continue reading

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