By Cindy Fogleman | Staff Advisor
Got just one minute to check on your investment in Iraqi children? You won't regret it! And don't miss the treat at the end!
With 2021 in our rear view mirror, we are so grateful to report back on ALL you did to fuel the loving care delivered to Iraqi orphans and vulnerable kids. As a donor to our Street Lawyers, Doctors, and Hope Buses project you helped transform the lives of at-risk boys and girls in so many ways. Here is one little boy's story:
Ahmed* (8) was a motherless Hope Bus student living with his little 6 year-old brother and father. Tragically, the father was arrested and sentenced to 15 years in prison for the crime of armed robbery. The boys went to live with an uncle but the uncle pleaded that he couldn't afford them as he was struggling to support his own family. The Street Lawyers took action, went to court, and got the uncle legal custody of the two boys. Then they took action to get a monthly government stipend for each of the boys to help the uncle. Now the boys can live in a home with their relatives and the uncle has the means to support them.
There are so many other stories among the hundreds of children you helped in 2021:
So you see how you made a difference. What if we had no lawyers or social workers or teachers for the Hope Buses? What if there were no donors to pay their salaries or buy food? What if there was no lawyer to argue in court that a girl is a victim of trafficking not guilty of the crime of prostitution? What would have happened to these vulnerable children?
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for supporting them. We are so grateful to have you on the team! Do you have questions or comments? Want to know more? Just contact us below. Not yet a monthly donor? Why not start now and get a match on one month up to $200.
Bring on 2022!
Sending you warmest wishes for the New Year,
Cindy
PS The treat? Check out the very special "My Life Book" that is a free gift to Iraq's children from the Iraqi Children Foundation and its partners. Our goal is to give kids a fun, therapeutic tool to meet one of the most critical needs they have: to "belong."
*name changed for child's privacy
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By Cindy Fogleman | Staff Advisor
By Cindy Fogleman | Staff Advisor
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