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For more information on each focus area and to view current and past projects that Hope's Heart has assisted in funding, please click on the focus areas below.
Current Projects
> Medical 2010 and 2009
> Basic Life 2010 and 2009
> Care Giving 2010 and 2009
> Educational & Developmental 2010 and 2009
Past Projects
> Medical 2008 and 2007
> Medical 2006 and 2005
> Basic Life 2008 and 2007
> Basic Life 2006 & 2005
> Care Giving 2008 and 2007
> Care Giving 2006 & 2005
> Educational & Developmental 2008 and 2007
> Educational & Developmental 2006 & 2005
Ways You Can Help
If you have an interest in joining with us to enrich the lives of China's orphans, we would like to give you that opportunity...
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Tens of thousands of orphans wait for someone to exhibit the love, care and attention they are desperately lacking. We see hope of children thriving in an environment fostered by loving care givers, medical needs and corrective surgeries provided for, educational opportunities realized, and a generation of forsaken children graced with love, confidence, and provision for the future. Hope's Heart Orphan Foundation focuses on 4 primary areas of giving to enrich the lives of orphans.
A grant from Hope's Heart says 'you are valued and loved' to these children. It helps provide opportunities to attend school and to receive developmental stimulation. Nutritional programs contribute to improved health and growth. Basic life grants provide for the essentials of day to day living in orphanages that lack the resources, or providing funding for placement in Chinese foster homes. Nanny programs help decrease the large child to care giver ratio, allowing babies and toddlers to receive one-on-one attention and nurturing they would otherwise not have.
Medical
The provision of medical attention can be life-changing for an orphan. Hope's Heart strives to help orphans overcome physical challenges through surgeries [cleft lip/palate, heart, hernia, eye, etc], clubbed feet casting, blood transfusions, physical therapy, hearing aids, and other procedures that will correct a physical challenge or improve their quality of life. Medical grants may also provide urgently needed medications or medical equipment.
Basic Life
Hope's Heart desires for all orphans to have their basic needs met. These include food, clothing, shelter, and attention to their special needs. This goal can often be met through child sponsorship programs and foster care placements. Nutrition programs provide high quality formula to at-risk babies whose bodies require added nutrition to thrive, or for those babies who are preparing for or recovering from surgery. Other basic life needs may be met through programs that supply winter clothing, shoes or new cribs.
Care Giving
Understanding the importance of physical touch and individual attention, Hope's Heart supports programs that promote care giving in an environment of loving interaction with the children. Nanny sponosrships aid in lowering the child-to-nanny ratio, thus allowing the children improved attention and time. The ongoing care and special attention contributes greatly to the physical, emotional, and mental development of the orphans. Other programs within the care giving focus include nanny and foster care parent training, and hiring of foster care coordinators and physical therapists.
Educational and Developmental
From birth through the teenage years, the provision of age-appropriate developmental and educational tools is crucial to an orphan's future success. Hope's Heart supports endeavors to provide books, school tuitions, and toys to promote stimulation, learning and growth for orphans of all ages. When special needs orphans are unable to attend public school, the creation of a school within the orphanage is a creative solution to bring the opportunity of development in a classroom setting to them.  
Thank you for partnering with us as we 'Serve Orphans with a Passion to Enrich Their Lives.' These projects would not be possible without your support. After reviewing these focus areas, see How You Can Help to view available opportunities to participate in making a difference in an orphan's life.
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