We have children whose families cannot afford to buy a notebook. [They] don’t have pencils. And we have families that have clothing needs. We can help in those areas. It’s just the vast assortment of resources y’all have that helps us in a variety of areas. – Jim Till

Denita describes how her mother is a chronic alcoholic and was not there for her as a girl. “My mom never came to my school. If I want to break the chain, I gotta do something different,” she says. “I want to be a positive role model for my kids. I want them to see that education is a priority.”

LaSharon, a single mother, put her two daughters through college and then adopted a seven year old - Nakia. Six years later she had a stroke and now can no longer work. Her older daughters refused to take her in unless she gave Nakia away but she refused to do such a thing. LaSharon and Nakia lived in shelters and now have a small apartment near Nakia's school. They would not survive without the extra food and hygiene products that World Vision helps them to secure.

“I would say that World Vision makes an impact, [even] where you don’t think it’s going to make an impact,” says Elva Anderson, health educator and counselor at the Children’s Health Center in Washington, D.C.

Elva had just returned to work, when the lights went out. Elva quickly pulled flood lights and flashlights out of the box she had just carried in—donations World Vision had just provided that day.

D.C. teacher collaborates with World Vision to get her 7th graders interested in reading.