THE CHARIS FOUNDATION
THE
CHARIS
FOUNDATION
Unending Grace.
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ABOUT
Making Change Possible
The Charis Foundation is a family passion project that was established to help rescue orphaned and vulnerable children. We believe in partnering with local organizations that know the community and can help find and take care of children who have been orphaned, abandoned, or neglected. We have formed partnerships in Ethiopia, Kenya, Honduras, and Haiti in order to join together and pursue the purpose of "doing for one what we wish we could do for all." With the orphaned population estimated at 153 million, and growing every year, we cannot possibly make a dent at caring for this entire marginalized group, but we can work hard and give generously to smaller groups and help provide a home, sustenance, education, health care, clothing, and as much love as possible for these children who have experienced deep loss and pain.
OUR APPROACH
EDUCATION
It's called the orphan "cycle" because children grow up with the loss or abandonment of a parent and never receive the support they so desperately need, which often leads to another generation of orphaned children. We believe providing education and stability is the first step to helping kids have a new path to stopping the cycle in its tracks.
HEALTHCARE
Our background as a family has been in the healthcare industry for over 35 years, so it is important that we provide children with access to doctors, medication, and treatments they would otherwise never get. By providing similar care to surrounding communities we are able to help keep the orphan population from growing due to a family's inability to access basic medical care they need.
To Making a Difference
FOOD & CLOTHING
Kids grow so fast and any parent can tell you how they wear through clothes and shoes at an alarming rate! One of the things every child needs is access to enough healthy food to grow, and clothes that will grow with them. Through clothing donations and purchasing from local sources we are able to help our children have clothes and shoes to keep them warm and safe. It is a wonderful thing to get to try the local cuisine that we get to help provide to our kids as well!
L O V E
The center of all we do and believe in is love. We have been given an abundance of physical and emotional blessings, and our response is to spread that to as many people as we can. We want to provide a safe environment where children can laugh, dance, sing, be silly, and just be free to be a kid! We are passionate about trips to visit the kids we support year after year so they can know how deeply they are loved, by us, and more importantly by the God that has provided us with the means to support them.
SHELTER
Many of our partnerships have transitioned into HBC, or home based care, which is different from the traditional orphan home model. HBC places orphaned children into the homes of neighbors or relatives and provides that family with additional support in raising the child. Both models are wonderful ways to provide shelter and safety to children who have lost their parents and their homes as a result.
NOW ACCEPTING GRANTS
Do for one what you wish you could do for all