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 enhance the lives of children and families in areas of need through sustainable living, financial and health education to ultimately ensure they are prepared for their lives ahead.
Why Ethiopia?
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4.5 Million Children Orphaned (5% of the Population)
%
People Living without access to Electricity
%
Child Mortality Rate
%
People Living on Less than $1 a Day
*International Energy Agency, UNICEF, World Health Statistics
Grief through our Children’s Eyes
Michael and I struggle through grief each and every day. So days are more bearable and we are able to find joy and hope through Ellie, Causby and the work we do with Charlie’s Foundation. Other days are so hard that we are thankful when the night comes and we can...
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Ethiopia’s Adoption Crisis
Picture, for a moment, a rundown structure, single-story, with crumbling walls and chipped paint. It’s huddled in on itself, standing against the swell of a mountainside scattered with trees. Twisted railings, collapsing roof, weather-beaten doors hanging onto hinges...
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Palm Sunday
Charlie died on April 14th, 2017, Good Friday that year. I’ve struggled to find the good in that day, just as I struggle to rejoice in today’s celebrations. Today is Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy week, the day Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey while hundreds...
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