- Love Without Boundaries
Love Without Boundaries Foundation was founded in
2003 in theUSA . They are a group of volunteers around the world who have realized that people who have a pure love for helping children can truly make a difference. They all donate their time and gifts in an attempt to brighten the lives of some of the world's most vulnerable children. They are anon-profit 501(c)(3) organization.There are over a million orphans in
China who will never know the love of a forever family. Many of these orphans are living with medical special needs, ranging fromheart defects tocleft palates to eye problems leading toblindness . Only 2% of orphans in China will ever find a family. Those born with special needs face an even more uncertain future. This foundation provides these children withnutrition ,medical care ,education , and lovingfoster care families. They are committed to providing these children with the opportunity to reach their full potential.Motto
"Every child counts"
Programs
Love Without Boundaries provides
humanitarian aid primarily to orphaned children in China through four key areas:medical ,education ,nutrition andfoster care .Medical
Love Without Boundaries heals orphaned children inChina in two ways - by arranging lifesaving heart surgeries and other operations at Chinese hospitals and by sending surgery teams toChina in order to operate on children in need. They have a waiting list of children requiring immediate surgery.Education
Love Without Boundaries currently sponsors the education of almost 200 children and teenage orphans throughoutChina frompreschool all the way throughcollege . Their Preparation for Adult Life Program equips teenage orphans with life skills needed for when they age out of the orphanage. General education fund is used to expand their programs as well as to build new schools, renovate existing schools, purchase supplies, provide teacher training and other education-related needs.Nutrition
They now have nutrition programs in sixteen orphanages in nine provinces inChina . Each month they send the best quality formula and rice cereal, and the results have been wonderful. The children have gained weight and muscle tone, and are much healthier. They accept monthly sponsorships and also one-time donations to their nutrition programs.Foster Care
They are currently providing foster care for over 300 children in 12 cities in 8 provinces inChina . They monitor their programs very carefully with local monitors who visit the children and can quickly provide extra nutrition, medical care or other supplies as needed.Achievement
Love Without Boundaries is an organization that:
• Pays no
volunteer . Volunteers pay their own way to and fromChina .
• In 2005 had anoverhead of just 1.7 percent.
• In 2006 helped over 350 children with life saving surgeries.
• Enables 200 children to attend school (kindergarten-college) in various programs.
• Has 13 foster care programs in 13 Chinese cities.
• Supplies top quality formula to 15 orphanages in China.
• Providesphysical therapists and equipment to children with special needs.
• Offers summer camps in orphanages encouraging Chinese citizens to get involved.
• Makes a way for orphanage groups to “give back” with food, medicine, clothing.
• Offers hundreds of child sponsorships with regular reports.
• Publishes "Love's Journey", a book about the Chinaadoption experience.
• Hosts an annuale-bay art auction that raises money for life saving heart surgeries.
• Grants financial assistance through Tuan Yuan adoption grants to special children waiting to be adopted.External links
* [http://www.lovewithoutboundaries.com Official website]
* [http://lwbchinablog.blogspot.com Official blog]References
* [http://www.lovewithoutboundaries.com/ReportToDonors2006.pdf Love Without Boundaries 2006 Annual Report]
* [http://www.lovewithoutboundaries.com/ReportToDonors2005.pdf Love Without Boundaries 2005 Annual Report]
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