Sponsorship is a method of caring for orphans and vulnerable children in need around the world. 100% of your donation of $25 a month, less than $1 a day, directly benefits the needs of your selected child(ren). Your sponsorship will provide an education, school supplies and uniforms, food, medical supplies and spiritual encouragement and mentoring. Your donation provides for a better quality of life than what they would be able to have without your assistance and it can assist the child to escape the grips of poverty. ( Permalink)
 Sponsorship typically lasts until the child leaves the program usually around age 18. If a child goes beyond secondary school, sponsors will be given an opportunity to extend their sponsorship, but this is optional. Occasionally, sponsorship ends for positive reasons, such as the family is able to afford to care for a child and no longer needs assistance or they grow too old for the program. If either of these situations happens, you will be notified of the reason and another child will be recommended for you to sponsor in his or her place. You are under no obligation to accept our recommendation. Sponsors are welcome to choose another child to sponsor online in their place. ( Permalink)
Yes! All sponsored children are able to receive mail but may not be able to speak English. We ask you to write a letter which our transnational partners will translate and give to your child(ren). As you can imagine, this is a very time consuming process. Because of this, we are unable to offer this opportunity more than twice a year. To assist you in corresponding with your child(ren), Forgotten Children will send you a form for you to write a note to your child and then you mail it back to us. We will take care of the rest! It is that easy! ( Permalink)
YES, you will have the opportunity to hear back from your sponsored child twice a year. You should receive a letter or drawing from your child and also an updated photo. ( Permalink)
YES, sponsorship can be done by groups. It does help us if the payment comes from the same entity each month and that Forgotten Children is given one contact person's name, address, phone number and email address for us to communicate. ( Permalink)
100% of your sponsorship donation to Forgotten Children benefits your sponsored child's needs. Your generous gift will provide an education, school supplies and uniforms, food, medical supplies and spiritual encouragement and mentoring. A good education can empower them to escape poverty forever. ( Permalink)
At this time, Forgotten Children does not allow additional donations for your child(ren) at birthdays or Christmas because of the problems it may cause in a village or community, where only select children receive something and others do not. Jealousy can and has led to children or parents being robbed or physically harmed. Forgotten Children encourages sponsors to give a gift to the Forgotten Fund instead to assist with projects and expenses not covered in the sponsorship program. ( Permalink)
Please send your payment anyways as soon as you can, as we count on your donation to maintain a consistent level of support for your child each month. We will attempt to contact you via email if your donation is overdue. If an entire quarter passes without your donation being received, we may reassign your child to a new sponsor. ( Permalink)
YES, sponsors have the option of donating monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually. When sponsors begin setting up a child sponsorship online they will have the option of choosing the date for automatic withdraw from their checking account or to be placed on their credit card (FCW accepts MasterCard, Visa and Discover - Forgotten Children does have to pay a 3% convenience for each credit card payment). ( Permalink)
YES, electronic reminders will be sent out. IF, you do not have email, we will send out paper reminders. However, if you sign-up on-line for the Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) from your checking account or if you pay automatically through your credit card, you will no longer need to keep track of when your donation is due. It will come out on the day you choose every month, quarter, semi-annual or annually, whichever you choose. It's easy!( Permalink)
If your circumstances change, we will understand. We may be able to reassign your child to another sponsor to alleviate added financial stress on you. We simply ask you to give us as much notification as possible. When your financial situation improves, we hope you will consider to "Be the ONE...Save a child" by sponsoring another FCW orphan or vulnerable child. ( Permalink)
YES! Not only does 100% of your donation go toward's your children education, clothing and caring for his or her needs, it is all tax-deductible. Forgotten Children will issue a receipt and then a year-end giving summary for you no later than January 31 of the new year for you to complete your tax forms. ( Permalink)
Forgotten Children accepts MasterCard, Visa and Discover cards. Additionally, we accept electronic checks (EFT) from your checking account and paper checks sent through the mail. ( Permalink)
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