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Helping Children Worldwide
About HCW
Helping Children by Strengthening and Empowering Families and Communities
Financial Integrity
Reports, accountability, and stewardship.
The Problem is Worldwide
So We Fight the Fire - Not the Smoke
900 million children live in multidimensional poverty, without adequate water, food, shelter, safety, or healthcare.
50% of children in Sub-saharan Africa live in households surviving on less than $3 a day. 412 million of the world's children (20%) live in extreme poverty.
Poverty during childhood equals lifelong issues - poor health, shorter lifespans, and reduced opportunities that transmit poverty to the next generation.
Progress in ending poverty has stalled due to rising conflict, climate change, and global funding cuts.
So We Fight the Fire - Not the Smoke
Our Work
Programs, alliances, and networks organized by place and purpose.
Africa
Programs and alliances with local leaders in Sierra Leone and all across the continent of Africa.
North America
Partners, volunteers, supporters, allies, and mission team members in North America - including the US, Haiti, and Guatemala.
Resources
Research, publications, media, curricula, and essential resources.
Our Impact
Impacts on children, families, resources, communities, and systems of care.
People
Stories of individual growth and change.
Resources
Data, research, publications, media, curriculum, worship materials, and essential resources.
Systems and Community
Empowerment approaches to development, locally led collaborations, respectful alliances, ethical practices, and sustainable progress.
Learning, field practice guides, books, audio-visual aids, curriculum, workshop material, and research listed by topic area and purpose.
Helping Children Worldwide’s focus on strengthening the work and building capacity in others means that we generate resources for use in the mission work that can be used by allies, partners, and others working in the field. The following resources are free for you to use. In addition, there are links to resources we recommend, and books authored by people we appreciate.
Child Welfare and Care Reform
Child Protection, Family Strengthening
Maternal and Infant Health Care
Health Systems Strengthening.
Great Ideas and Best Practices
Voices from the Fields of Care
Child Protection and Family Strengthening Resources
Ideas and Best Practices
Resources for Your Best Practices Planning
World Day Against Child Labor 6/12/2026 This year on June 12, the world recognizes World Day Against Child Labour, a day set aside by the International Labour Organization to call […]
5/15/2026 The International Day of Families invites us to reflect on the essential role families play in the well-being of children and communities. At Helping Children Worldwide, this is more […]
3/27/2026 Last week I read the new Barna research commissioned by Faith to Action, and one finding stayed with me: 90% of U.S. Christians agree that children thrive best in families. […]
HCW Provides Partners Valuable Resources for Small Group Discussions, Parent-Child Bonding, Service-Learning Experiences, and Mission.
Rooted in Reality Poverty Simulation.
Words here about Rooted in Reality
Firmly Rooted – the Documentary
Words here about Firmly Rooted.
Workshops, Conferences, Speaking Engagements, and Mission Moments
Words here about Rising Tides and conference appearances – calendar maybe?