This blog post was written by Giving Children Hope’s Executive Director, Sean Lawrence. — Dear Friend, 2018 marks the 25th year of Giving Children Hope serving vulnerable families both across the street and around the world! During this time, we have responded to hundreds of disasters around the globe through the sending of thousands of […]
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 […]
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 […]
Giving Refugees Hope
On January 31, 2017, Giving Children Hope shipped its 22nd emergency relief container to Syrian refugees in Lebanon. Around 50 community partners and members came together in solidarity to send off the container with prayer and well wishes. The container held pallets of blankets, winter clothing, toys, hygiene products, and medical supplies for children & […]
February’s Volunteer of the Month
It’s not often that you see a retired cake decorator sorting medical supplies for an international project. Fortunately for Giving Children Hope, we get to experience it every week through Sandy! Born and raised in Fullerton, Sandy graduated from Buena Park High School. In 1980, she became a single mom. Despite all the difficulty that […]
Roads of Success Container Sent
Right here in Orange County, Giving Children Hope recently shipped our fifth container of relief supplies for Iraqi refugees. Our incredible partner, Roads of Success, will distribute the medical supplies, clothing, shoes, and hygiene items to internally displaced Iraqis who have fled from ISIS. Evette Issacs, Roads of Success President, will be taking a trip […]
January’s Volunteer of the Month
In 2014, Ann joined Giving Children Hope as a recently retired nurse, not knowing what God had in store for her. When she walked through the doors for her first shift, we immediately knew that she would one day be a tremendous asset to our organization. And we were right! At the young age of […]
Orange County Gives Hope to Syrian Refugees
According to World Vision, around 195,000 Syrian families will need help staying warm and dry this winter. On the evening of December 29, 30 unique individuals, traveling from different areas, gathered in our warehouse with one goal in mind: to be a symbol of hope for these Syrian refugees. In the upcoming months, Giving Children […]
Giving Children Hope in Cambodia
Executive Director Sean Lawrence traveled almost 13,000 miles to Cambodia to witness something special. Just three hours from Phnom Penh, Dr. Calvin Nam is helping to build a seminary with a medical clinic. Giving Children Hope sent a container of medical supplies a month ago and Sean was able to witness the arrival! It was […]
Aid for Syrian Refugees
Carolyn Goldman remembers watching the news coverage of Syrian children dying while making the journey to Greece and thinking, “There has to be something I can do for Syrian refugees.” She immediately started researching organizations that are working with Syrian refugees and found that Giving Children Hope was the only one that would accept physical […]