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Make your difference in a child's life.

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In it for kids since 1938.

We help children thrive in spite of the toughest challenges in the world. Because we know that every child, like every person, matters.

  • Putting children first

    Kids need to live their potential every day. We work with their families, communities and the systems surrounding them so they can grow up healthy, educated, skilled and safe.

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    Investing in localized change

    Individual and institutional support allows us to invest in 200+ community-based organizations in 23 countries — over $600M the last 10 years — to support and protect children. Because locally led change lasts.

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    Experience you can trust

    With more than 85 years of experience working with children in challenging circumstances, we’re proud to be known for our commitment to child safety and financial accountability.

Start the friendship of a lifetime.

Start the friendship of a lifetime.

When you sponsor a child, your support and encouragement make a difference you can see firsthand.

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The impact we make — together.

The impact we make — together.

So much becomes possible when children grow up healthy, educated, skilled and safe wherever they are — at home, in school, in community and online. Together we’re helping them do exactly that.

Our Work

Real Stories From Real People

  • Student in a green jacket sitting at a blue desk, examining a small device while another student works on a laptop in the background.

    5 Myths About Online Sexual Abuse

    Kids and screens are a ubiquitous pairing these days. Here are a few misconceptions about the dangerous reality of online child sexual abuse and exploitation.

  • Smiling mother in a red blouse holding her young daughter in a lush green vegetable garden, as they pick fresh produce together under the bright sky.

    Good Food Saves Lives

    Access to nutritious meals saves lives, period. Meet three kids who overcame hunger with support from ChildFund.

  • Two young girls in blue school uniforms smiling and leaning on a wooden desk in a sunlit classroom, radiating joy and friendship.

    Education for Protection & Well-being in The Gambia

    Learn more about a ChildFund program that’s helping children protect themselves from violence – and improve their literacy at the same time.

Hope includes you.

When we come together to support and protect children, hope becomes a way of life for us all.