Need to Save the Girl Child in India
Despite the Indian Government having enacted the law against using ultrasound technology for sex-selective abortions, continued practice is believed to be resulting in more than 500,000 female foetuses being terminated every year. India must urgently tackle its “vanishing” girl population…
Disabled Children Get Free Wheelchairs in Guatemala
Disabled children in Guatemala supported by Children International can now look forward to living more independently after receiving free wheelchairs from Free Wheelchair Mission through Children International. Free Wheelchair Mission donated 550 wheelchairs to children with disabilities supported by the…
Cox Hosts Free Kid’s Safety Festival
Cox Communications is hosting “Kid’s Safety Festival” on Saturday, July 9 at Pembroke Mall in Virginia Beach. This event will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., in front of the Cox Solutions Kiosk at Pembroke Mall. (The kiosk…
Rising Food Prices Causing Hunger for Children
Rising food prices are causing poor children and families in developing countries to sink deeper into hunger and malnutrition, according to Children International, a leading U.S.-based humanitarian organization. It states that according to the Food and Agriculture Organization, 925 million…
Miss Universe Helps Poor Kids in Mexico
Miss Universe 2010 Ximena Navarrete reaches out to help poor children in the unseen side of her hometown of Guadalajara through Children International, a U.S.-based humanitarian organization. “It was difficult for me to see the poverty and how these families…
What Parents and Kids Need to Know about Nature
Children in the U.S. spend 50 percent less time outdoors than they did 20 years ago. In an effort to motivate families and their children to get outside more often and re-connect with nature, the USDA Forest Service and the…
Coca-Cola Extends Help to Sick Children
In its third annual fundraiser for Victory Junction camp, Kangaroo Express presented a $634,000 donation to Victory Junction prior to the start of the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The donation, raised through an in-store promotion with partnership support…
Here’s a Watery Hangout for Families
Six Flags Great America unveils Riptide Bay at Hurricane Harbor, a massive 4-acre water park expansion. With the new addition, Hurricane Harbor will boast 20 acres and offer more slides and attractions. Riptide Bay features four new daring slides with…






















