United States

One in seven children in the U.S. lives in poverty. Years of research show that impoverished children and youth are more likely to underachieve in school and experience health and behavioral problems. Unmet basic needs cause a sense of hopelessness and the achievement gap for low income children is evident as they lag behind their peers in areas of social, physical, language, cognitive, and other academic skills. Since 1981, World Vision U.S. Programs has worked to create environments in which all children are healthy, educated, cared for, protected, thriving and participating in their communities. Our mission has led us to work in some of our nation's most vulnerable populations where poverty is high and opportunities are limited including urban, rural, migrant/immigrant, and Native American communities. World Vision U.S. Programs focuses on transforming communities in poverty toward fullness of life through the distribution of donated product (GIK), emergency and disaster relief (HEA), and educational efforts (KidREACH). We work in seven strategic areas across the U.S. where we multiply our impact by working with major corporate donors, thousands of volunteers and over 3,500 non-profit partner organizations - churches, community organizations and other faith-based organizations. Across our programs, World Vision U.S. Programs annually serves nearly 3.6 million children and adults and distributes over 97,000 pallets of supplies valued at $181 million.