Building a secure and hopeful today, so children facing health issues and poverty succeed tomorrow.
Building a secure and hopeful today, so children facing health issues and poverty succeed tomorrow.
Children’s Place International launched in 2007 to support some of the world’s most vulnerable populations. Since then, we have worked with community-based partners to ensure the health and well-being for tens of thousands of children and their caregivers across nine countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
We embrace equity in all facets of our work. By partnering with local community-based organizations and taking a strengths-based approach, we close the access gap to healthcare, education, and opportunities for vulnerable children.
The kids in our programs not only survive into adulthood – they go on to do incredible things! Many have become medical professionals, engineers, teachers, and business owners.
*Children’s Place International is part of Children’s Place Association, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization providing essential services that are lacking in Chicago’s divested neighborhoods – such as basic healthcare, trauma therapy, early education, and family support – by crafting personalized plans for each child’s well-being.
Children Served
- Prenatal through young adulthood
- In low- or middle-income countries
- Living with or susceptible to life-threatening illnesses
- Staying with family or caregivers
- Supported through local community partners
Health Issues
- Communicable diseases such as HIV/AIDS
- Non-communicable diseases such as cancer, mental health, sickle cell, epilepsy
- Malnutrition and waterborne illnesses
Targeted Interventions
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Social determinants / family support
- Education and career progression
Our mission is more than a statement. It is a collective calling to dismantle the inequities that cause countless children to needlessly suffer and die.
We utilize a multi-faceted approach to support children and families living in poverty that includes improving access to healthcare, addressing the social determinants of health, and creating pathways for sustainable livelihoods for lifelong well-being.
