Benefits of Sponsorship For the child… Sponsored children receive assistance that helps them grow up healthy and educated. Benefits that make a lasting difference include: Medical and dental care, typically unaffordable for families living in severe poverty. Essentials needed for education, such as school fees, books, supplies and uniforms. These help lift the barriers that keep children from attending school. Emergency food, vitamins, nutrition information and support. New clothing and shoes. Leadership training and additional activities that encourage moral values and promote civic responsibility. Sanitation information, hygiene kits and training, and parasite treatment when needed. Family assistance and better living conditions. Reduced suffering and increased happiness and self-esteem. Improved awareness of the world outside his or her community. The support of a caring friend that can create a lasting influence. For you… Sponsorship is the perfect way to create a friendship that will last a lifetime. As a Children International sponsor, you’ll receive: Our Sponsorship Guidebook, containing comprehensive information about sponsorship. Our Annual Report, detailing how contributions are used. Two personal letters from your child and an updated color photo each year. An annual progress report with updated information about your child. A yearly update from the agency director in your child’s community. A subscription to Journeys, our magazine about sponsorship. Our toll-free Sponsor Services number, 1-800-888-3089, for any questions you may have. 24-hour access to our website, www.children.org, and your own online account so you can make and review contributions, write your child and more! The satisfaction of knowing you’re making a lasting impact on a needy child’s life.

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