How Can You Help Break the Cycle?
When families are forced apart, hearts break – too many to count. This is the reality around the globe. Children are orphaned, vulnerable and at risk, separated from the family that loved them from the start – unless – we step up to break the cycle.
Our Mission:
To empower families to stay together when difficult life circumstances are trying to force the family apart.
Why Ethiopia?
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4.5 Million Children Orphaned (5% of the Population)
%
People Living without access to Electricity
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Child Mortality Rate
%
People Living on Less than $1 a Day
*International Energy Agency, UNICEF, World Health Statistics
Charlie’s Heart
The minutes, hours, days and weeks after Charlie died have been a blur to me. Sometimes when we are in conversation with friends and family, they will mention something during that time frame and the memories are not there for me to retrieve. I try to piece together...
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A Glimmer of Hope
In our darkest times, there’s one thing that always gives us a glimmer of hope: our own family. Family is everything to us at Charlie’s Heart. It’s why we’re even here, trying to make a difference on behalf of our son. It’s what pulled us through the months of...
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What if it Happens Again?
Extreme Grief is strange. The trauma causes such a disconnect between the body, mind, and spirit. And from what I learned, I’m not sure you ever fully recover from it. Extreme Grief can make you do things that your mind will tell you is completely irrational, like...
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