Who We Help

ORPHAN CHILDREN

We provide aid to the babies in orphanages around the globe.

We will begin our efforts in the rural provinces in China. The Shanggao orphanage in Jiangxi is in urgent need and has requested our assistance. They need the following aid immediately.

• Funds to pay the foster families to help care for the babies.
• A solar system heater for hot water.
• Equipment for their medical center.
• Funds to improve the living conditions for foster families and babies.

We support those that have made the decision to advocate for these children. We admire the senior ladies in these photos. They are the foster mothers for these adorable babies. Their homes are in need of repair, their living conditions are not good, yet they have made the choice to help save these children... OUR children. If they can do this, we know that many others here in America can make the same choice to save a life.

More than 10 per cent of the population in China is 65 years of age or older. Because of this and declining fertility rates, the United Nations considers China to be an aging nation. Officials and experts alike do not deny that there aren't enough resources to care for the growing number of elderly. Many homeless seniors live in orphanages and help care for the babies. Loving seniors in China understand how it feels to be forgotten and alone in this world. The orphan babies give these seniors a reason to get up in the morning, despite the poverty that surrounds them.

We must not forget the older children that remain in China's orphanages. For those of us that have adopted children from China, have you ever tried to imagine your child's life in China if she/he had not become a part of your family? Have you ever thought about the older children who know that their chance for adoption will never come? When it is time for these children to leave the relative comfort and safety of the orphanage, most of them leave poorly prepared to make their way in the world. We provide aid to these children to give them a better quality of life.

FOSTER CHILDREN

We have the same issues that China and other countries face here in the United States. You may hear a nightly news cast about a case of child abuse, but how long does this image stay with you? We can not forget that these children have lost everything! There pain will go on for a long time...long after the news cast aired on your TV set.

In Maricopa county 58% of the kids taken into protective care suffer from neglect, 35% physical abuse, 65% sexual abuse and 1% emotional abuse. Substance abuse and child maltreatment are tragically and undeniable linked. All children wake up in a world that is not of their own making, but children of alcoholics and other drug-addicted parents wake up in a world that doesn't take care of them.

We support government agencies and other non profit organizations that advocate for these children. We promote foster parenting and support the foster parents that give of themselves to help improve the quality of life for a child.

Another way that you can help foster children is to become a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate). A CASA is a citizen making significant contributions to the community by becoming actively involved in protecting the rights of abused, neglected, and abandoned children. Appointed by a juvenile court judge, CASA volunteers are specially trained to speak up for these children and to make sure their calls for help are being heard. To find out more information about becoming a CASA go to the CASA website at www.maricopacasa.org