WIDE HORIZONS FOR CHILDREN INC
375 TOTTEN POND ROAD 100, WALTHAM, MA 02451 www.whfc.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: Wide Horizons for Children is dedicated to the well-being and security of vulnerable and orphaned children worldwide. To accomplish its mission, it: strengthens families to improve their ability to care for their children; improves outcomes for children living outside of parental care; places children with loving, adoptive families; and supports birth parents, adoptive parents and children throughout their lives.

Wide Horizons for Children is dedicated to the well-being and security of vulnerable and orphaned children worldwide.

During the reporting year, WHFC continued programming focused on orphan care and family strengthening. Our operational funding of seven orphanages in five countries benefitted over 800 children who have a low likelihood of adoption or foster care solutions. With this funding, children received proper nutrition, stable and trained caregivers, and educational, medical and psychological services. Hundreds of special needs children were provided with physical and cognitive therapy and programming to enhance their development and quality of life. In Moldova, 80 orphans benefitted from the individual attention from their own Granny, offering love and promoting strong attachment and fine and gross motor skill development. We continued support to older orphans in Eastern Europe so that they could receive skills training, education and confidence for an independent life upon leaving the orphanage. Family Strengthening initiatives continued to focus on health care, nutrition, education and community development work. Over 1,500 families from a slum community in India received counseling and support services. In northern Ethiopia, 600 children ages 9-14 attended school for the first time thanks to a sizable grant from the philanthropic organization Geneva Global. In Addis Ababa, 170 at risk elementary school children received nutritious hot lunches to sustain them through the day. WHFC continued to partner with two medical facilities in Ethiopia (both built by WHFC) through ongoing medical missions with a goal of building capacity and improving access and quality of treatment and care options for the surrounding communities. Child sponsorship programs aimed at family permanence in Ethiopia, Guatemala and India benefitted over 770 vulnerable children and their families so that family units can be stabilized and remain intact. In total during fiscal year 2020, our orphan care and Family Strengthening work positively impacted the lives of 62,000 children and their families around the world.

WHFC provides a range of adoption related serices to clients throughout the United States. Expectant parents considering an adoptive placement of their unborn child receive counseling to support them in making the best decision for themselves and their child. Adoptive parents receive counseling and support from home study through post placement services. WHFC provides adoption placement services from six countries including the United States. During the year ended June 30, 2020, 61 children came home to their adoptive families. Eighteen child-focused adoption subsidies were provided to assist families with the costs of adopting older and hard to place children who have serious medical conditions.

Wide Horizons continues its support of birth families, adoptive children and their families after placement through post-adopt services. Post adopt services range from letter delivery to birth families, referral services, and support for travel back to a childs birth country. During the reporting year, the organization supported hundreds of families through these service offerings.

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