A trusted partner
World’s Children began a partnership with the Corvallis, Oregon Sister Cities Association (CSCA) in 2013. This organization helps vulnerable children in their two sister cities—Gondar, Ethiopia and Uzhhorod, Ukraine. CSCA directors introduced WC staff to Bridge of Hope Children’s Village in Gondar, Ethiopia where WC now sponsors 60 children. The CSCA is our trusted partner.
Helping refugees in Ukraine
CSCA has been working with children in Uzhhorod, Ukraine since 1989. This city is located in western Ukraine on the border of Slovakia and was recently visited by First Lady Jill Biden. The CSCA has set up an Uzhhorod refugee fund to help Ukrainian refugees fleeing from unsafe areas of Ukraine to Uzhhorod which is not under attack. Most of the refugees are women and children.
Strategic Aid
Because of their long term relationship with Ukraine, CSCA has excellent connections on the ground that are providing strategic aid such as shelter, supplies and appliances; basic needs like food, water, clothing, and medical aid; help for children such as trauma support and refugee child protective services for children who have escaped without relatives.
The Uzhhorod Refugee Fund (URF) is delivering lifesaving aid to the women and children fleeing for their lives in Ukraine. So far the URF has delivered $57,821 in supplies like the provisions and bedding shown in the photos below.
A Ukrainian doctor is spearheading a project to help children recover from the trauma of war. Some of the children are having nightmares; others are separated from their mothers. Trained professionals will translate and print workbooks designed to help children recover from their experiences and oversee the best use of the materials.
In addition, safe housing and basic needs of unaccompanied minors, protective services against abuse and trafficking and emergency location will be provided. But we need your help to fund all these continuing efforts.
Please help
The Ukrainian refugee crisis is a heartbreaking tragedy of our time. Like you, we want to help. If you haven’t had the chance to give for Ukraine relief, we humbly ask you to support this noble grassroots effort.
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Loretta met David Purviance on a chance trip in 2006, while seeking to be of service to the vulnerable children in India. Since then, Loretta has been a longtime supporter of World’s Children as a donor, sponsor, and previous Board member. She had the wonderful opportunity to return to India twice to visit several World’s Children orphanages, and even identified the Happy Home orphanage and petitioned to bring it into the WC family. Loretta raised funds to build a well at Happy Home, where it now has clean water for all the children and staff.
Loretta currently works with the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services as the Program Manager for the six Medical Hubs – the child abuse evaluation clinics for the County. She also serves as the Program Manager for the County’s Gender Health Program, serving patients seeking gender-affirming care in a safe environment. Before her work with Los Angeles County, Loretta spent many years serving non-profit organizations in CA and in MN, her last as the Executive Director of a statewide non-profit in MN. She has a long history of volunteer work including Board Member and Board Chair service, grant writing and fundraising experience, program development, and creative leadership, all serving our most vulnerable and disenfranchised populations.
Loretta holds a Bachelor of Science in Human Services, a Master’s degree in Spiritual Psychology, and a Master’s degree in Organizational Leadership. She lives in Los Angeles County with her partner, Myck, and their rescue kitties, Scooter and Thunder.
