Tag Archives: U.S. Programs

Putting words into action

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Romanita Hairston in Our Authors

Romanita Hairston, World Vision’s vice president for U.S. programs, recently had the opportunity to attend the presidential inauguration on January 21, 2013. Today, she reflects on our nation’s future and challenges us to help children in need in the United States....

Supporting teachers in Los Angeles

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Andrea Peer in Stories

Educating children must be a priority for helping build a better future. This is true in any part of the world — including our own nation. On December 6, World Vision staff drove a large trailer packed with essential educational supplies into the parking lot at Roosevelt High School in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles. This mobile Teacher Resource Center is a new way World Vision is supporting teachers in under-resourced communities....

Happy Thanksgiving from Rich Stearns

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Rich Stearns in Disaster Relief

Dear Friends, My hope for you this week is that you’ll experience the blessing of sitting at the Thanksgiving table with friends and family. I plan to enjoy Thanksgiving with my wife Reneé, several of my kids, and our grandson. One of my favorite Thanksgiving traditions is to go around the table and each share something that we are thankful for....

Superstorm Sandy: A Thanksgiving for gratitude and remembrance

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Laura Reinhardt in Disaster Relief

A Thanksgiving for gratitude and remembrance | World Vision Blog

IMAGE: Carmen Rodriguez and her daughter, Zulma Torruella, 17, acquired relief supplies, including a Family Food Kit, at the Hunts Point Alliance for Children, World Vision’s local partner. (Photo: Laura Reinhardt/World Vision) * * * Last month, World Vision’s Laura Reinhardt reported on the devastation of Superstorm Sandy as it made landfall along highly populated areas of the U.S. East Coast, including New York City. As Americans celebrate Thanksgiving, Laura remembers the families she met during that heartrending time — and gives thanks for the World Vision supporters whose generosity enabled the assistance we’ve been able to provide....

Sandy survivor: “At night, we are so cold”

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Laura Reinhardt in Disaster Relief

As parts of the East Coast continue recovery efforts in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, a nor’easter threatens to add to the misery of hard-hit areas. World Vision’s Laura Reinhardt shares the story of a family whose apartment flooded, leaving them to face bone-chilling nights without power or heat ever since....