

Leaving Ukraine
This teenager's face seems to capture sadness, yet with that chin lifted and her gaze into the distance, I think she's going to be fine....


What I am seeing in Ukraine
I'm in a small city in the western and southernmost part of Ukraine. It is called Izmail and sits on the Danube; across the river is...


Every Child a Home, Every Child a Family
We're on a mission. It has to do with vulnerable youth and children in Ukraine. There are 106,000 children living in 751 orphanages...


SecondHand Time
I arrived in Ukraine on June 21st and was soon at the camp in a small town called Sergevka, where we offered a program to Foster...


A Place Called Sergevka
This is Anya. Look at her face and you see apprehension. It was my first photo of Anya. Gather 60 people in a camp designed to help...


Rural Ukraine
Like many places in America, rural Ukraine is a different world. There is no city water. If you don't have a well, you get your water, by...


They Take Difficult Children
In the first image, Ira, one of our trainers for foster families and Alla Soroka, our Project Manager pause for a photo at a recent...


Open House
On Sunday, Sept 6, we opened our office in Odessa. The staff made all the preparations, invited friends, and celebrated. It is the first...


Maggie married/we dig a well/meeting a mayor/trainings and our new office.
Maggie got married! Her husband and his family are wonderful people. Those of you who have followed my newsletters since the beginning...


Orphans going home in Ukraine
We train families with orphans: foster families, families of origin and extended families. About 90% of orphans have a parent somewhere....