Children & Youth

A principal root of the problem has been that in order to add variety and diversity to public/institutional menus and simultaneously reduce personnel, infrastructure and contract costs, one option has predominated: prefabricated, ready to serve, processed food, often laden with ingredients unhealthy to body, mind an... more

With all the other costly items children with disabilities need, it's hard to for their families to afford this equipment. For a gift of $75, you can give a child the opportunity to participate in an exciting season of Sled Hockey, while ensuring that their safety always takes precedent. more

Your donation will ensure that one low-income child will receive the guidance, training and support needed to effectively master educational internet usage. Knowledge leads to empowerment and empowerment leads to success. more

Your donation will provide provide one low-income middle school student with a personal home computer and opportunity to bridge the digital divide. Affording access to computer technology helps to ensure that educational equity can be reached. more

$100 will cover an individual youth's stipend for one week. Youth will develop their typing skills. They will learn the whole production process for The Beat Within weekly magazine. Youth will also work in an environment with a diverse group of adult and youth staff all working to better the community. more

Your donation will demine and build 10 square meters of a soccer field in a mine-affected country, saving lives and giving kids safe places for recreation and social development. There is need for reunification of war-torn regions to help sustain what often is a fragile peace. more

Your contribution will sponsor one high school teacher for a year to participate in the FVPF’s newest training program for high school teachers. more

Your gift will put five brand new books directly into the hands of children in need. more

Your gift will provide one set of bounce buttons for a playground. Sitting, standing or hopping, a child can learn about balance and how to manage his/her coordination and the impacts of movement on these fun playground elements. more

Mosaic tiles are used at KaBOOM! to allow children to personalize their playground. more

A gift of $50 will allow a group like the Union for the Emancipation of Indigenous Women to provide school supplies and school fees for 100 indigenous girls, daughters of the displaced survivors of the Rwandan Genocide, in the South-Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. more

Your gift has the potential to "teach students how to fish, rather than just giving them a fish." The digital divide grows daily as students in the US learn new digital media skills, while students in Africa are only passive recipients of low-end products and information produced outside their countries. more