Christmas Fund

In celebration of the joyous Christmas season, every child and aging person participates in celebrations that respect the religion and culture of the region, and often include the families of sponsored friends. Gifts (practical and fun) or additional benefits are selected by the project staff to ensure appropriateness.

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Scholarship Program

The CFCA Scholarship Program was created to help aspiring older youth and young adults pursue educational goals such as attending high school, vocational training or college. The scholarship program helps provide tuition and needed financial support. Students must maintain satisfactory grades and participate in service to their communities, often within local CFCA projects. Scholarship students provide valuable service hours to CFCA projects and serve as positive role models for younger children. CFCA wants to promote a commitment to service among youth by encouraging students who demonstrate a special interest in serving their communities. The scholarship program exists not only to assist deserving youth, but also to complement the community empowerment efforts of the sponsorship program. Please note that scholarships are awarded at the discretion of CFCA projects, and contributions cannot be designated for individual students. CFCA sends 100 percent of your Scholarship Fund contribution to our projects for scholarships.
Read how scholarship students are serving their communities.

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Food Assistance Fund

In 2008, food prices around the world skyrocketed, dramatically affecting CFCA sponsored members and their families, who are living on extremely limited incomes and already struggle to obtain proper nutrition. Though prices have fallen from their peaks in early 2008, they are still high compared with previous years and are expected to remain high in the foreseeable future.

One hundred percent of contributions to the Food Assistance Fund are used by CFCA projects to either purchase life-sustaining food for families in greatest need, or to develop programs aimed at helping families achieve long-term food security. Funds donated are used where CFCA determines they are most needed.

Read more about how the food crisis is affecting CFCA families.

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Housing Fund

The CFCA Housing Fund is used to repair damaged homes or build new homes so that sponsored members may live in more adequate conditions. CFCA projects assess needs based on site visits and personal interviews. Amounts contributed to the housing fund are pooled and distributed to families identified as most in need. Housing needs may arise as a result of natural disasters such as typhoons, hurricanes, mudslides, floods and earthquakes; fires; wars; civil unrest; or conditions of extreme poverty. Click here to contribute.

Disaster Assistance Fund

In emergencies, such as natural disasters, CFCA accepts donations to provide additional financial support to our projects through the Disaster Assistance Fund. Donations received help address the emergency and long-term needs of sponsored members and their families. The fund has been used to help with relief and recovery efforts following earthquakes, hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, typhoons, floods and mudslides. One hundred percent of donations to this fund are sent to CFCA projects to help individuals and families affected by disasters. Funds donated are used where they are most needed, and CFCA retains discretion as to the use of the funds. Click here to contribute.

Healthy Communities Fund

CFCA’s Healthy Communities Fund supports initiatives aimed at improving the health and hygiene of sponsored members, their families and their communities. Funds are granted at the request of CFCA field projects who demonstrate the greatest need as determined by CFCA. Initiatives funded by the Healthy Communities Fund can include treatment services for illnesses such as HIV/AIDs, supplying equipment and therapeutic services for member with disabilities, digging wells for clean water, providing hygiene education, building sanitary toilets and addressing other sanitation needs.
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Livelihood Program Fund

Contributions to the Livelihood Program Fund are used by our field projects to support programs that help CFCA families earn a living. These programs can teach family members a marketable skill, such as sewing, tailoring, baking or farming. They can provide seed capital for microloan funds available to CFCA mothers and fathers starting or expanding small businesses. Or the programs can provide CFCA families with livestock or seedlings for sustainable agriculture projects. Funds donated are used to support various livelihood programs in CFCA projects. Contributions cannot be designated through this fund for individual families.
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Sponsorship Assistance Fund

The Sponsorship Assistance Fund provides sponsors experiencing temporary economic challenges assistance to continue their sponsorships until they are able to resume regular contributions. The fund began in 2005 to help sponsors impacted by Hurricane Katrina continue supporting and encouraging their sponsored friends. Since then, the fund has been utilized to assist sponsors experiencing temporary financial difficulties resulting from a job loss, health problem, natural disaster or other crisis—continuing the relationship between sponsor and sponsored friend. Click here to contribute.

Birthday Fund

For many sponsored children, a CFCA birthday celebration may be the first time they have a party to celebrate their birth into the world. This is a special day cherished by CFCA sponsored children. The Birthday Fund provides CFCA children and aging friends with a celebration and gift, or additional benefits, selected by the project staff to be culturally appropriate.

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General Fund

Contributions to the General Fund are used to strengthen relationships between sponsors and their sponsored friends, to provide grants for special needs of CFCA projects and sponsored members, and for support of other CFCA programs. Click here to contribute.