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PROJECTS THAT NEED IMMEDIATE FUNDING

Sludiansky Baby Home

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$10,000 grant will improve living conditions for 107 children with psychological disorders living at the Sludiansky Specialized Orphanage. 30 years since its last renovation, the Sludiansky Specialized Orphanage desperately needs upgraded facilities, furniture, and supplies. Read more

PROJECT TOTAL COST: $ 10,000

Center ROSTOK, Pskov region

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The Belsko-Ustinsky orphanage runs a community in Fedkovo to provide assistance for foster families and a transition home for Belsko-Ustinsky graduates. A $7,000 grant will purchase a heating boiler for the house which will improve living conditions for the 10 children and their families. Read more

PROJECT TOTAL COST: $ 7,000

St. Nicolas Orthodox School, Kislovodsk

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The St. Nicolas School provides disadvantaged children with a moral and academic education; to date, all St. Nicolas School graduates have successfully passed entrance exams to different colleges. A $17,340 grant will provide all students with free lunches, better equip classrooms, and support 11 students in need of financial aid. Read more

PROJECT TOTAL COST: $17,340

Tutaev Orthodox School, Yaroslavl Region

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The Tutaev Orthodox School educates 100 children, between the ages of 7 and 17, who primarily come from large families or family-type orphanages. The requested grant money will enhance school programs that focus on community service and the professional growth of their students.Read more

PROJECT TOTAL COST: $ 16,608

Secondary Specialized/ Vocational Training School
Novomoskovsk, Tula region

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The Novomoskovsk Vocational Training School provides general education and professional career paths for 120 students (among them: 30 from orphanages, 21 from low-income families, and 58 from single-parent households). The requested grant money will improve the school’s professional programs and enrich the student’s academic experience with better classroom supplies and technology. Read more

PROJECT TOTAL COST: $ 8,000

KRUG Rehabilitation Center
for disabled children and their families, Moscow

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The Krug Center aids over 100 learning-disabled children with rehabilitative, educational, and recreational programs developed by the Russian Academy of Science and the Moscow State Pedagogical University. The requested funds will support Krug’s summer camp that integrates rehabilitative treatment with acting and theater workshops, arts and crafts, and alternative education. Read more

PROJECT TOTAL COST: $ 47,370

Rehabilitation Center «Preodolenie L», Moscow

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This center, cited by the Russian Government as one of the best facilities of its kind, provides training, education and therapy to 190 disabled orphanage children and children of low income families. Its horse therapy program is noted for its successes in rehabilitating over 100 physically disabled children. Read more

FUNDS AVAILABLE: $24,176
STILL NEEDED: $7,280


OUR PROGRAM AREAS

Orphanages and Homeless Shelters:

Our goal is to enable orphanages to meet basic needs, and to promote comprehensive programs that help orphans develop into healthy and independent adults…

Medical Programs:

RCWS improves the lives of thousands of children at risk in Russia by funding their medical care and supplemental training of the doctors who serve them.

Scholarship Project:

In 2003, RCWS launched a scholarship program to help orphans attain higher education. It has been enormously successful, providing a complete support structure to students as they transition from living in an orphanage to independent life…

Rehabilitation Centers for Disabled Children:

Treatment of children with mental or physical disabilities is limited in Russia. RCWS continues to support rehabilitation centers that provide these children with educational activities, vocational training, art therapy and innovative horse therapy….

Annual New Year's Party for Orphans in Moscow:

What began as a modest venture less than 10 years ago has grown into very important and highly anticipated celebration for children in Russia…

History

The Russian Children’s Welfare Society is dedicated to improving the lives of disadvantaged children living in Russia. Founded in 1926, RCWS has since funded numerous programs and supported orphanages, hospitals, educational institutions, and rehabilitation centers that enhance the individual and social welfare of Russian children. Learn More...


What Your Donation Can Do...

would provide lunches for one child at a school during one full academic year.

will cover a blood sugar monitoring device that will serve 25 orphans with diabetes.

will provide a new bed for a child at an orphanage. Many orphans sleep on beds that were purchased 20-25 years ago and no longer meet sanitary or safety requirements.

will cover a sewing machine for an orphanage allowing teens to make their own clothing and obtain vocational training skills.

will cover an annual supply of vitamins for 50 orphans.

will cover an industrial washing machine for an orphanage that takes care of over 100 children, where laundry is still done by hands.

will cover an annual scholarship for an orphanage graduate. Learn more...

will restore the life of a child with severe facial deformity. There is a waiting list at the Moscow Center for Children's Maxillofacial Surgery for children in need of reconstructive surgeries. Learn more...

will cover a minivan for an orphanage in a rural area, providing kids with an opportunity to visit distant educational, cultural and/or medical facilities.


SUCCESS STORIES

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Read stories about how RCWS has helped children and students prevail. Read more



RCWS has always received support from artists and others who have, among other things, performed at various RCWS fundraisers including the Petroushka Ball.



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