User:Clos1981/Christian Foundation for Children and Aging (CFCA)

Christian Foundation for Children and Aging (CFCA) is an international sponsorship organization based in Kansas City, Kansas. CFCA was founded by lay Catholics and serves people of all faiths in 23 developing countries by connecting individual sponsors with a child, youth or elderly person in need to provide them with the basic resources and support needed to create a path out of poverty.

History
CFCA was established in 1981 by brothers Bob, Jim and Bud Hentzen, their sister Nadine Pearce and Jerry Tolle. Bob Hentzen, a former Christian Brother, and Tolle, a former Jesuit priest, worked in Central and South America for many years. They developed the sponsorship program to help people living in poverty and help form real friendships between people from different cultures and economic circumstances.

Sponsorship Program
CFCA’s Hope for a Family program connects individual sponsors with a child, youth or elderly person in need of encouragement and support. Hope for a Family sponsorship goes beyond the basics of providing food, education, health care and livelihood programs. It gives families hope that they can create a path out of poverty for their children.

Where They Work
CFCA has projects in 23 countries, listed by region below:

Mexico and Central America: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico and Nicaragua

Caribbean: Dominican Republic and Haiti

Asia: India and the Philippines

Africa: Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda

South America: Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela

Ratings
CFCA is the only sponsorship organization that has earned an A+ rating from the American Institute of Philanthropy. CFCA also has been awarded a three-star rating from Charity Navigator, an independent charity oversight organization, and meets the stringent standards established by the Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance.