HELPING CHILDREN WORLDWIDE

Child Rescue Centre

Mercy Hospital

Connections for Hope

HELPING CHILDREN WORLDWIDE

Providing HOPE to impoverished children, their families and communities

HCW is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit started in 2003 by Floris UMC

Our goal is to transform the lives of impoverished children and their communities through hands-on partnerships that implement solutions and provide programs of excellence.

WHERE HCW PROVIDES SUPPORT

AFRICAN PROGRAMS, SIERRA LEONE

Child Rescue Centre Started with 40 children in 2000

The CRC develops and transforms poverty-stricken and war-affected children into adults who become strong leaders in their homes, their

communities, and their country of Sierra Leone. • Currently 70 in residential program, 150 in child support program, and 24 in foster care program• 8 youth went to college this year, joining the 13 other student that are currently in university or vocational training programs

DEVELOPING STRONG LEADERS IN SIERRA LEONE

76% of the population live below the poverty line of $2 per day

20% of the population has a high school education

AFRICAN PROGRAMS, SIERRA LEONE

Mercy Hospital Established October, 2007 25 bed primary care facility, serves 900 patients a

month Providing the best quality medical care to Bo, Sierra

Leone and the surrounding communities, regardless of ability to pay

Clinical and Community Based Programs: •HIV/AIDS•Malaria•Mobile Prenatal Outreach Care•Nutrition•Tuberculosis (TB)

SAVING LIVES, BUILDING HOPE IN SIERRA LEONE

1 in 8 women will not survive child birth

1 in 5 children will not live to see their 5th birthday

LOCAL PROGRAMS, HERNDON

Connections for Hope Opened February 2010 A partnership of non-profit organizations and other

service providers that operate under one roof to provide individuals and families in need with access to an integrated array of services.

Working together with a shared purpose to provide services that foster self-sufficiency, good health, and education

•Holistic approach to serving people in need in our community•Work more efficiently

CONNECTIONS FOR HOPE PARTNERS

Fairfax Falls Church Community Services Board

Helping Children Worldwide (umbrella organization)

Jeannie Schmidt Free Clinic

Just Neighbors

Literacy Council of Northern Virginia

Reston Interfaith

Vecinos Unidos/Neighbors United

We work better and we work smarter when we work together with a shared purpose

QUESTIONS ?

Sarah Newman, Executive Directorsarahnewman@helpingchildrenworldwide.org

Helping Children Worldwide13525 Dulles Technology DriveSuite 103Herndon, VA 20171

Phone: 703-793-9521