Two weeks ago we had the pleasure of meeting Sam Alipio, a man who works as a Customer Service Agent for United Airlines. Sam’s mom lives in Hawaii and he had recently visited just a few days after Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted on the Big Island. While in Hawaii, he learned of how bad the […]
Syrian Refugee Update: 28th Container!!
Tomorrow we will be sending our 28th 40-foot container of relief supplies to Syrian refugees living in Lebanon, with our partner Witness as Ministry. Witness as Ministry works in Lebanon with thousands of refugees through feeding programs, providing basic needs, education, and training. They shared the story below with us, about one of the refugees they […]
Hurricane Harvey Relief
Hurricane Harvey hit the Gulf Coast of Texas with winds up to 130 mph and rain levels hitting record highs on Friday. Throughout the day, we remained in contact with our partners in the Houston area to better understand the damage and the needs. After discussing with our partners throughout the weekend, we knew we […]
Welcome Home, Liliana!
A few weeks ago, Giving Children Hope received a phone call from a paraplegic man looking to donate a $20,000 hospital bed that had never been used. Within a few days, Marius, our warehouse manager picked up the bed and brought it to our warehouse. Several days later, Giving Children Hope received a visit from […]
Relief for Venezuela
At one point, it was the richest country in Latin America, flourishing from the oil industry, but now, Venezuela is experiencing a humanitarian crisis. With skyrocketing inflation rates over 800% and a growing political storm, the crisis in Venezuela is continually worsening. As prices increase, severe basic needs shortages are occurring, including food and medical […]
Thrivent Build-a-Bike Event
Two weekends ago, Giving Children Hope had the joy of partnering with Thrivent Financial to provide bikes to 30 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students from our We’ve Got Your Back program. At the event, volunteers, including several Giving Children Hope Board Members, partnered together and assembled the bikes with the student it was going […]
El Salvador 2017 Reflection
Earlier this month, Giving Children Hope’s Executive Director, Sean Lawrence, and Global Operations Coordinator, Mikaela Buchanan, visited El Salvador to meet with partners, both current and potential, see the impact our product and partnerships are having, and witness the need in the country. Read Mikaela’s reflection from the trip below. — As I walked through […]
Tackling Child Hunger 2017 Wrap-Up
Our annual Tackling Child Hunger campaign, sponsored by our friends United Healthcare, wrapped up last week and it was a success! Thanks to the support of our amazing partners, volunteers, corporate affiliates, schools, and individuals, we were able to collect 120,715 POUNDS OF FOOD!! The food raised from this past month’s campaign will be used […]
We’ve Got Your Back Appreciation Luncheon
Every week, with the help of dedicated volunteers and our amazing school partners, we distribute 1,100 backpacks to families in our We’ve Got Your Back program. Our school partners and liaisons not only identify students who should be in the program, but also act as our champions on each school campus. They are the eyes, […]
Eastside Christian Church Is Giving Children Hope
It’s 8am on a beautiful Saturday morning, and the day has finally come. For two months, Eastside Christian Church staff and volunteers met with Giving Children Hope to plan for Eastside’s Serve Day – a day reserved for all of Eastside’s church members to go out and serve the community. This year, Eastside chose to […]