Save the Children

Official Information

Full Name:	Save the Children
EIN:	06-0726487
Tax Status:	501(c)(3)
Website:	www.savethechildren.org
Address:	54 Wilton Rd Westport, CT 06880
Contact Info:	Cindy LaBlanc Senior Specialist, Internet Marketing web2@savechildren.org 203-221-4009 Lynne LeBarron Associate Director of Schools, Community Campaigns and Organizations schoolandcommunity@savechildren.org 203-221-4000

Official Cause

Save the Children

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Save the Children creates lasting change in the lives of children in need in the United States and around the world.

About this Nonprofit

Mission:	The mission of Save the Children is to create lasting, positive change in the lives of children in need. Save the Children works to achieve this mission through community-based programs designed to ensure sustained improvements and benefits for children, families and communities. Save the Children works in more than 40 countries around the world, including the United States. Development programs focus on improving basic conditions and potential futures for children through basic education for girls and boys, maternal and child health services and income generating opportunities. In countries experiencing emergencies, political upheaval, war, or violence, Save the Children helps provide protection and long-term recovery. In nearly 200 sites throughout the United States, Save the Children focuses on improving literacy, nutrition and physical activity, during and after school, for children and youth of rural poverty.
Description:	Save the Children works in more than 40 countries around the world, including the United States. In the United States, Save the Children works in partnership with local communities to develop and fund literacy, physical activity and nutrition programs for America's rural poor children both during and after school. Internationally, Save the Children's primary program areas include: child and maternal health, HIV/AIDS prevention and support, basic education, developing income-generating opportunities, and providing humanitarian assistance and establishing long-term food security during crises and emergencies, such as wars and natural disasters. Save the Children serves over 15 million children and families who have the greatest need in developing countries around the world.

Mission:

The mission of Save the Children is to create lasting, positive change in the lives of children in need. Save the Children works to achieve this mission through community-based programs designed to ensure sustained improvements and benefits for children, families and communities. Save the Children works in more than 40 countries around the world, including the United States. Development programs focus on improving basic conditions and potential futures for children through basic education for girls and boys, maternal and child health services and income generating opportunities. In countries experiencing emergencies, political upheaval, war, or violence, Save the Children helps provide protection and long-term recovery. In nearly 200 sites throughout the United States, Save the Children focuses on improving literacy, nutrition and physical activity, during and after school, for children and youth of rural poverty.

Description:

Save the Children works in more than 40 countries around the world, including the United States. In the United States, Save the Children works in partnership with local communities to develop and fund literacy, physical activity and nutrition programs for America's rural poor children both during and after school. Internationally, Save the Children's primary program areas include: child and maternal health, HIV/AIDS prevention and support, basic education, developing income-generating opportunities, and providing humanitarian assistance and establishing long-term food security during crises and emergencies, such as wars and natural disasters. Save the Children serves over 15 million children and families who have the greatest need in developing countries around the world.

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