Assisting Children in Need Assisting Children in Need ASSISTING CHILDREN IN NEED OUR MISSION Assisting Children in Need ACNis a 501 c 3 nonprofit organization that envisions a world where all children not only have a home but also access to education medical care counseling and the independent living skills and vocational training necessary for them to grow into selfreliant adults. UGANDA FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING CHILDRENS MEDICAL WARD UGANDA KINDNESS RECOGNITION PROGRAM AN ACN STUDENTDRIVEN PROGRAM UGANDA MEDICAL FUND UGANDA ZELAYA LIBRARY UGANDA EDUCATION PROGRAM UGANDA INCOME GENERATING PROJECTS KENYA TEEN MOTHERS EMPOWERMENT AND INFANT CARE PROGRAM KENYA ASSISTING ABANDONED SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO SOAP PRODUCTION COOPERATIVE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO REBUILDING A SCHOOL UGANDA EDUCATION PROGRAM KENYA TEEN MOTHER TRAINING INFANT CARE KENYA YOUNG MOTHERS EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM KENYA SINGLE MOTHERS ASSOCIATION OF KENYA SMAK DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO ASSISTING GIRLS ACCUSED OF WITCHCRAFT DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO POULTRY BREEDING PROGRAM FOR BATWA PYGMY CHILDREN KENYA INCOME GENERATING PROJECTS UGANDA BUILDING LATRINES UGANDA FOOD AND EDUCATION PROGRAM DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO REBUILDING A SCHOOL ACN gives both direct and indirect assistance to children who feel they have nowhere else to turn have been abandoned or have lost one or both parents are facing extreme poverty and are perceived as being different from their fellow citizens for reasons beyond their control. While every project may have its unique set of challenges ACN funding has generally covered school related costs vocational training hot lunch programs shelter nourishment counseling medical care welldigging and water purification microfinancing and cooperative formation. Not only does ACN fund projects it also works closely with project coordinators to guide them toward greater independence from continued external funding reliance.