Stories
The Children
Looking back at 50 years of helping deeply vulnerable kids around the world. And looking forward to the next 50 years of helping them even more.
Carlos
Sometimes, all it takes is 1 person to start a trend. In our Family Preservation program in rural Guatemala, that person is Carlos. And the trend is staying in school through high school.
Sarah
For people like Sarah Mraz, a job isn’t just a job. Luckily for more than 11,000 kids, helping find loving adoptive families for kids without one became her life mission.
Jennifer
Sometimes, the right adoptive family for an orphaned child needs a helping hand to make the adoption possible. This heartwarming story shows just how true this is!
Magic Happens When You Empower Mothers
When the going got really tough, Desta took charge and changed her family’s future. She’s a force of nature!
Keeping a Family Together in Burundi
Sometimes a helping hand to keep the family together is all a family needs to help them break the cycle of poverty.
How Education Transforms Lives
Education is the most powerful way to help children living on the edge break free from poverty. Read how this young man’s dedication to his education transformed his family’s life.
How José Thrived After Guatemala Ended International Adoption
At six years old, this boy was dropped off at an orphanage – temporarily, he thought. But his stay turned out to be permanent. José didn’t let that hold him back!
A Story of Commitment — the Ruddy/Novelle Family
You couldn’t make up the Ruddy/Novelle family story if you tried.
Reconnecting with Birth Family – a Life-Changing Experience
A heartwarming story of love and family. How an adoptee expanded his circle of love by reconnecting with his birth family in Ethiopia.
She Couldn’t Walk or Go to School
Baraka, who uses a wheelchair, might have had a very different life, begging on the streets. But thanks to sponsorship and your support, she lives every day with purpose and joy.
Orphaned, Poor, and Hungry in Ethiopia
Tigist and her brother’s lives took a positive turn, thanks to our sponsors. Allowing them to start a successful business and dream of a brighter future.
