FCW's Life Map
"Every child’s life is a journey. Too many begin surrounded by obstacles or without a path forward, but your kindness helps chart a new course: Survival → Stability → Growth → Thriving
This giving catalog is a Life Map. With each gift, you set another milestone and open a future full of hope.
“Whatever you did for one of the least of these, you did for me.” (Matthew 25:40)
Thank you for walking this path with us."
Matt Hartsell, Founder & Executive Director
The Forgotten Fund
Meeting Needs as They Arise
The Forgotten Fund is our unrestricted fund used to meet the needs of vulnerable children and communities as local partners bring them to our attention. Your donations will be prayerfully directed to meet the most urgent needs and programs.
Survival
FCW initially meets children when they are in crisis. The first step is to meet urgent needs with food, clothing, and shelter. Safety comes first so that learning and healing can follow.
Clothing
$60 provides 48 children with clothes, offering dignity and protection.
Crisis Relief Kits
$250 supports 5 families following natural disasters such as droughts, floods, and famines.
Feeding Program
$90 feeds 3 children living in a leprosy colony a hot, nutritious meal daily for 1 month. FCW helps support this ostracized community in India.
MEET A CHILD'S BASIC NEEDS
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Salim
Salim is a sponsored child who lost both of his parents and currently lives with his aunt and eight other children. His aunt struggled to provide food for all of them. After being sponsored in 2024, Salim does not have to worry about survival or hunger. He can now focus on going to school and has been earning exceptionally good grades.
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Stability
Now that a child’s basic needs are met, the next step is creating a steady routine, a sense of belonging, and a foundation for a brighter future.
Medical & Dental Care
$150 provides 10 children with medical and dental checkups.
Christmas Gifts
$25 provides 1 child with a Christmas gift.
School Supplies
$100 provides 2 children with school supplies for a year.
PROVIDE CHILDREN WITH STABILITY
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Michelle
After Michelle was sponsored, her parents could finally breathe again. They’re able to better care for their family and create a stable household while Michelle goes to school. Her teachers say she is very bright, and she dreams of becoming a nurse.
Her mother is part of a community savings group and runs a shop where she sells produce.
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Growth
At this stage, children learn about their world, their faith, and themselves alongside caring mentors. They begin to make their own goals and put their knowledge into action.
Discipleship
$130 allows 1 child to attend a discipleship retreat.
Anti-Exploitation Program
$36 informs 2 young women of the dangers of child marriage and labor.
After School Program
$205 allows 10 children to attend 1 month of programming with meals, tutoring, and an extra layer of protection against exploitation.
ALLOW CHILDREN THE FREEDOM TO GROW
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Laxchu
Sponsored through FCW since early childhood, Laxchu has grown up in a partner children’s home. He recently graduated high school and will begin university in 2026 to study computer science. He serves as a worship leader at his church and teaches children to play musical instruments.
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Thriving
Young adults feel empowered as they learn new skills, discover their passions, and embark on their own journeys to self-sufficiency and meaning. The investments we make here lead to positive changes for this generation and the next.
Kipindi Mpito Scholarships
$3,900 allows 1 young woman to complete the Kipindi Mpito program and learn life and job skills to transition well into adulthood.
Women's Self-Sufficiency
$605 provides tailoring training & business startup supplies for 1 mother in an HIV empowerment group.
Transition-to-Success Scholarships
$900 provides 1 young adult with a year of trade school, university, or business startup supplies.
HELP YOUNG ADULTS THRIVE
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Patricia
Before joining Kipindi Mpito, Patricia believed she had little to offer. Through life skills training, vocational workshops, and spiritual discipleship, she began to discover her worth and develop the skills to match.
Today, Patricia is one of the top seamstresses and designers at a Ugandan fashion brand. She now attends church regularly and uses her creative skills to support herself and her family.
Patricia is thriving and embodies the end destination for FCW kids. She is confident, self-sufficient, and living a life of meaning.
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