Foster families

In the Beginning There Was Love

We found the parents for this cute girl without even seeing them. We were informed about the tight situation of little Diana and let our colleagues know this. Now Diana lives with her new parents

February 23, 2012, 13:30 2847
The Parents “Bought” Nine Brothers and Sisters for Their Daughter

Not only couples but also single people can open a family-type Children's Home

January 26, 2012, 12:30 2842
Under the roof of the family home

The slogan of past times `Every child is our child" is not reality in many cases but just a wish

October 31, 2011, 16:55 2201
Artificial “orphan-making”

At present Ukraine is confidently returning to the status of the “Orphan country”

October 19, 2011, 13:10 2420
Orphan map of Ukraine: changing green for red?

There are about 8 million 80 thousand children in Ukraine. 98 thousand of them are orphans and children without parental care. Only the third part of these children can be adopted

August 14, 2011, 23:00 4931
«Profile» edition: You won’t ever be found

Experts who couldn’t help rejoicing over reduction of the number of orphans in the country not long ago are alarmed now. Ukraine is said to be cutting down adoption programs in all regions. The number of children becoming “artificial” orphans is growing

August 5, 2011, 12:00 2676
Happy Child ecovillage for orphans and foster/adoptive families

In Zaporozhye Oblast, charity fund "Happy Child" is taking the initiative to develop a small village community of foster families where children and parents will live in harmony with nature

July 1, 2011, 21:00 25166
Groups Align to Make 'Ukraine Without Orphans'

By the year 2015, Ukraine will be a country without orphans, according to the vision of a newly established alliance known as Ukraine Without Orphans

December 13, 2010, 17:00 2541
Greer family welcomes adoptee with open arms child from Ukraine has Down Syndrome

Child from Ukraine with Down Syndrome was adopted by Greer family. Here is the article about it

December 3, 2010, 12:00 4093
“Zerkalo Nedeli” newspaper: reforming: silent wars of the orphan’s homes

Author of the article try to generalize situation with deinstitutionalization in our country, though according the most optimistic projections, this process, that just beginning to develop in Ukraine, will not be over until 2017

October 8, 2010, 12:00 2815
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Happy Child foundation - effective help to the most needy children of the Zaporozhye region, Ukraine, since 2004

They need help:
Yaroslav Kopiyko
Yaroslav Kopiyko

Cerebral palsy, spastic tetraparesis

Help now

You donated in 2023

$ 360 346

Our expenses in 2023
To 116 sick children $75 520
Medical equipment: $2 475
Humanitarian help: $126 359
To disabled children: $129 819
To children's village: $13 496
To orphans and poor children: $14 882
"Helpus" - help to adults: $21 034
Service expenses: $40 038
Total sum of expenses: $429 496

$6 680 215

donated since 2007