Shade for Children General Fund

Greetings from Ukraine.

The purpose of the Shade for Children General Fund campaign is to generate funds for ongoing ministry. Fortunately, the orphanages have been open to us throughout the summer and into mid-Autumn which means our teams have made visits on a weekly basis. The general fund campaign reimburses volunteers for travel and supply expenses. An example of supply expenses includes providing cakes and party favors for birthday parties in the orphanages, normally on a monthly basis.

General funds also cover transportation costs and humanitarian aid for monthly visits with families-in-crises. We are working with two foster families (one with 8 foster children, and the other with five foster children), and with two other families, one that was recently reunified (that is, their child returned home from an orphanage), and another family with one child in an orphanage and three home. We're hoping the institutionalized child will return home soon.

We also covered expenses for a child from another family at risk to attend a rehabilitation camp near Odessa. The child was referred to us by Uzhhorod Social Services.

Thank you for monthly and one-time gifts that help us advocate for family preservation and reunification, domestic adoption and foster care, and building social and relational safety nets for orphaned and vulnerable children.