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| IRS990/Desc | 0 | HALF THE SKY FOUNDATION PARTNERS WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND AS OF 12/31/2013, OPERATED PROGRAMS IN 51 WELFARE INSTITUTIONS IN 24 PROVINCES, HIRED A TOTAL OF 1,251 NANNIES, TEACHERS AND FIELD SUPERVISORS, STATIONED 15 CHILD DEVELOPMENT EXPERTS IN 15 PROVINCES IN CHINA WHO ARE PROVIDING SUPPORT AND MENTORING FOR HALF THE SKY-INSPIRED PROGRAMS BEING ESTABLISHED THROUGHOUT THOSE PROVINCES. PROGRAMS LOCATED IN GOVERNMENT-RUN SOCIAL WELFARE INSTITUTIONS IN CHINA AND AT THE CHINA CARE HOME IN BEIJING HAVE TO DATE PROVIDED NURTURING, MEDICAL CARE AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR OVER 70,000 ORPHANED CHILDREN. |
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| IRS990/MissionDesc | 0 | HALF THE SKY (HTS) WAS CREATED IN 1998 IN ORDER TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF ORPHANED CHILDREN IN CHINA. WE PROVIDE MODEL PROGRAMS AND CAREGIVER TRAINING DESIGNED TO OFFER LOVING, FAMILY-LIKE CARE TO CHILDREN OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES. IT IS OUR GOAL TO ENSURE THAT EVERY ORPHANED CHILD HAS A CARING ADULT IN HER LIFE AND A CHANCE AT A BRIGHT FUTURE. |
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| IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp/Desc | 0 | THROUGH THE RAINBOW PROGRAM, AN INTEGRATED NATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM, HALF THE SKY FOUNDATION CONDUCTED 159 TRAINING SESSIONS IN 18 OF THE COUNTRY'S 31 PROVINCES AND MUNICIPALITIES, TRAINING 5,446 CHILD WELFARE WORKERS AND ADMINISTRATORS FROM 350 WELFARE INSTITUTIONS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHINA CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S WELFARE AND ADOPTION, THROUGH THE FOUNDATION'S RAINBOW PROGRAM IS, OVER SIX YEARS, TRAINING EVERY CAREGIVER WORKING IN CHINA'S ORPHANAGES ABOUT HOW TO PROVIDE THE NURTURING CARE THAT IS THE HALLMARK OF ITS FIVE PROGRAMS IN CHINA. THE FOUNDATION ALSO CONDUCTED TRAINING IN BEIJING FOR ITS CHILD DEVELOPMENT EXPERTS TO ENHANCE THEIR ABILITY TO SPREAD THE FOUNDATION'S WORK THROUGHOUT THE PROVINCES WHERE THEY WORK; CONDUCTED 2 TRAININGS FOR PROGRAM STAFF THAT FOCUSED ON EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE OF QUALITY CRITERIA FOR 4 FOUNDATION PROGRAMS; MET AT HALF THE SKY FOUNDATION INSTITUTIONS IN TIANJIN AND GUANGZHOU WHERE STAFF OBSERVED PROGRAMS USING ESTABLISHED CRITERIA, RATED THE PROGRAMS, AND THEN MET AFTERWARD TO DISCUSS THEIR RATINGS AND ADDRESS QUESTIONS; PROVIDED ONSITE TRAINING BY THE SPECIAL NEEDS DIRECTOR AT THE ZHENGZHOU SOCIAL WELFARE INSTITUTION FOR ITS NEW SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASS FOR SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN; AND DEVELOPED 1JIAREN, AN ONLINE LEARNING COMMUNITY FOR CAREGIVERS WORKING IN CHINESE ORPHANAGES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. |
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| IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp/Desc | 0 | HALF THE SKY FOUNDATION PROVIDES MEDICAL CARE AND NURTURING PRE-AND-POST OPERATIVE CARE AT THE CHINA CARE HOME (CCH) IN BEIJING. IN 2013, CCH REPORTED 283 NEW ADMISSIONS AND 273 SURGERIES. ALSO DURING 2013, THE FOUNDATION RAN A VOLUNTEER PROGRAM FOR 33 CHINA CARE CLUB (CCC) MEMBERS FROM 16 HIGH SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES IN THE U.S. AND CANADA AND 18 HIGH SCHOOLERS ADOPTED FROM CHINA WHO SPENT TWO WEEKS PLAYING WITH AND HELPING TO CARE FOR THE CHILDREN AT THE CHINA CARE HOME (CCH). |
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| IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp/Desc | 0 | DURING 2013, HALF THE SKY FOUNDATION SPONSORED 1,264 CHILDREN IN 265 FOSTER FAMILIES THROUGH THE FAMILY VILLAGE PROGRAM THAT PARTNERS WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO RENOVATE APARTMENTS, PROVIDE FURNISHINGS, AND A STIPEND AND ONGOING TRAINING FOR FOSTER PARENTS. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED TUITION, SCHOOL FEES, MENTORING, AND FUNDS FOR MUSIC, DANCE, COMPUTER, AND ART CLASSES, ETC. FOR 488 YOUTH AND RAN A DIGITAL PUBLISHING AND NEW MEDIA TRAINING WORKSHOP IN BEIJING FOR 30 TEENAGERS AND YOUNG ADULTS THROUGH THE YOUTH SERVICES PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OLDER CHILDREN WHO REMAIN IN THE INSTITUTIONS. |
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