“And anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf is welcoming me.” Matthew 18:5
700,000 Orphans* – Each One Needing a Loving Heart to Care for Them
Since 1994, AGCI has been blessed to serve the orphans of China, where an estimated 50,000 children live in orphanages. Many of these children who wait in homes have minor, correctable special needs. In China, these children will often be left behind, hopeless, hurting and vulnerable.
Our Orphan Care Work
AGCI’s Orphan Care efforts in China focus on orphan care and foster care homes that provide life-saving surgeries and a safe haven for orphans with special needs.
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China Special Needs Therapy
Key to improving the lives of orphans with special needs is equipping caregivers with the knowledge and techniques to care for their unique challenges. AGCI collaborates with occupational therapy professionals to facilitate workshops, presentations and demonstrations covering proper therapy techniques and treatments. Teams have delivered therapy equipment to improve caregiver’s ability to meet the special needs of children living in our partner homes in China.
“I thank God for planting this work with these children in my colleagues as well as in myself. It is great to hear the childrens’ laughter, see their beautiful smiles, and see their inner personalities shine through.” Dr. Tara Hubbard-McCormick, OTD, OTR/L (G.O.T. Orphans & Embrace Mission participant)
Our newest effort in China is the “Formula Project,” our partner home’s initiative to provide infants in government orphanages with highly nutritious formula that meets their specific dietary needs. Hunger and malnourishment are the reality in orphanages that cannot afford to buy the formula that children with complex special needs often require. By focusing on nutrition in a child’s first year of life, we will have a critical impact on their lifelong health. For just $35 a month you can provide the nutritious formula a child with special needs requires in their first year of life. Become a Partner Today
Preserving Families
Through the “Pearl Project,” AGCI helps the neediest families of Qingyundian village. In collaboration with our local orphan care partner, AGCI is helping restore dignity and hope for the area’s neediest families by making critically needed home improvements, providing needed food and household items.
Your gift of $100, $250, $500 or more will provide the home improvements and food a family needs. Donate Today.
“Knowing that AGCI has ties to China and will still be the voice for these children long after I was there is very comforting.” Amy (Mission Trip Participant)
* The China Children Welfare Policy Report 2011, jointly launched by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the One Foundation Philanthropy Research Institute of Beijing Normal University, and UNICEF
