About us
About Light for Children
We’re a team of passionate people who want to make a difference for children, young people and families living in and near Dorohoi, Romania.
Our aims
Light, hope and practical help
Light for Children aims to advance the Christian faith through the relief of need, hardship or sickness amongst children, young people and families resident in, or citizens of, Romania, by offering social, educational and spiritual support according to Christian principles.
“Do everything in love”
What we do
Six ways we help in Dorohoi
We work with children and young people in state care, young people leaving care, children with life-threatening illnesses and young families on very low incomes.
- Medication and medical support
- Education and university sponsorship
- Sport and music, including a children’s orchestra
- Support for young people living independently
- Summer camps, holiday clubs and day trips
- Christmas, Easter and special projects
Our journey
From one visit to a lifetime of care
- 1996
Whilst researching her university dissertation, Helen meets a group of children from an orphanage in Dersca, northeast Romania.
- 1997
Helen visits the children at their orphanage, and returns in the summers of 1997 and 1998.
- 1999
Helen settles in Romania, visiting the orphanage every day with food, essentials, love and care.
- 2001
The orphanage closes. Helen moves to Dorohoi to stay close to the children as they grow up.
- 2004
Helen registers a charity in Romania.
- 2007
Light for Children becomes a registered charity in the UK.
- Today
The work embraces hundreds of children and young people, in state care and in families with low incomes.
How we’re run
A small charity, carefully run
Rooted in a local church
The work was first supported through St John’s Community Church in Chase Terrace, Staffordshire, where many of our fundraising events still take place.
Funded by supporters
We rely completely on regular and one-off donations, and on the money raised at our events. We have partnered with Stewardship to make giving simple.
Open about our work
Light for Children is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), registered charity number 1120680. We report on each year at our AGM, and publish the AGM reports.
Can you help?
Light for Children relies completely on the generosity of its supporters. There are several ways in which you can help us support children, young people and families in Dorohoi.