Sponsor a Child

[Marilyn. 340]

My hubby and I are thinking of sponsoring a child, probably through World Vision... We were thinking of a child from Mexico because that is where hubby's family is from....

But Hubby was wondering if there was any such program here in the US... We know the cost of living is way higher here but we were wondering if there was any kind of program like that.....

[almaty 19]

sister marilyn, i know a time ago, there was an american indian program but do not know if it still exists

[Alex+R 0]

what's that most common one? I sponsored a kid in India for awhile during college until I got too broke. Poor lil' Gautam. Wonder what's up with him these days... anyway, that company had kids in the U.S.

I can't remember the name, but probably you guys can. You know, the one with the commercials?

[AnaAndDaniel 0]

interesting... i haven't heard of such a program.

please let us know if you find something.

Daniel

:energetic:

[Alex+R 0]

Oh yeah! It was Christian Children's Fund. You can choose the kid's nationality and they have the U.S. as an option. They're one of the more highly rated charities for ethics and they don't don't only help Christians but people of all faiths.

[Marilyn. 340]

Oh yeah! It was Christian Children's Fund. You can choose the kid's nationality and they have the U.S. as an option. They're one of the more highly rated charities for ethics and they don't don't only help Christians but people of all faiths.

thanks, will look into that

I was just reading up on that Christian Child Fund... How far is $24 going to go if you sponsor a child in the US??

[Ban Hammer 13,656]

what's that most common one? I sponsored a kid in India for awhile during college until I got too broke. Poor lil' Gautam. Wonder what's up with him these days ... anyway, that company had kids in the U.S.

I can't remember the name, but probably you guys can. You know, the one with the commercials?

alex, meet gupt.

[Alex+R 0]

I dunno. But the money goes toward certain things for a whole group of children/families. Not sure how that works but it's not like each kid gets 25 bucks a month from a specific sponsor. Maybe it's a smaller group of kids? I have no idea.

eta: sponsoring a kid is completely symbolic, so perhaps they use all the money for each of their projects, not just limiting money sent to Guatamala for Guatamalan projects, etc.

what's that most common one? I sponsored a kid in India for awhile during college until I got too broke. Poor lil' Gautam. Wonder what's up with him these days ... anyway, that company had kids in the U.S.

I can't remember the name, but probably you guys can. You know, the one with the commercials?

alex, meet gupt.

Hehehe last time I saw a photo of Gautam he didn't have any shoes. He's come a long way in such a short time!

Actually I decided to sponsor him once when I was drunk and we were watching TV at my friend's house. Then I couldn't just, you know, stop...

Edited November 14, 2006 by Alex+R

[Marilyn. 340]

I dunno. But the money goes toward certain things for a whole group of children/families. Not sure how that works but it's not like each kid gets 25 bucks a month from a specific sponsor. Maybe it's a smaller group of kids? I have no idea.

eta: sponsoring a kid is completely symbolic, so perhaps they use all the money for each of their projects, not just limiting money sent to Guatamala for Guatamalan projects, etc.

ok, I guess that makes sense....

I think it would be nice to help a child from our country.....

Edited November 14, 2006 by MarilynP

[MrMrsKnight 0]

David and I used to sponsor a little girl from Brazil and one little boy from Ethiopia I think. The little girl still sends us letters to this day....

Edited November 14, 2006 by MrMrsKnight