WHERE WE WORK: RUSSIA

Over a half million children live in institutionalized care in the Russian Federation. WACAP began working in Russia in 1993 and was the first agency authorized to place children from the Russian Far East with adoptive parents. While on a visit in 1997, WACAP employees noted that the baby homes and hospitals in some areas did not have enough money to buy milk for all the children in their care. In response to this overwhelming need, WACAP established a humanitarian aid office in Vladivostok, Russia, and created WACAP’s Russia Milk Fund. Since the initiation of the Milk Fund over 10 years ago, more than 4,000 children have avoided the tragic consequences of malnutrition thanks to WACAP.

WACAP recently received a $25,000 P&G Live, Learn and Thrive grant from Procter & Gamble to help us expand the Russia Milk Fund. With this generous support, every dollar you give (up to $25,000) will be matched by the good people at Procter & Gamble!

WACAP has employees across Russia with offices in Moscow and Vladivostok to provide humanitarian aid to children and to assist families adopting from Russia.

WACAP’s work in the Russian Federation includes:

RUSSIA MILK FUND

WACAP provides essential nutrition for hundreds of orphaned and abandoned children in 18 Russian baby homes and hospitals.

FIRST GRADERS PROJECT

WACAP provides school supplies and backpacks to hundreds of institutionalized children who are entering school for the first time. 

WACAP PROMISE FUND

Many children waiting to be adopted are older, have specific medical or developmental needs, or are siblings. Because of this, they have been left behind.  WACAP has made a promise to these special children - to do our best to find families for them. WACAP’s Promise Fund supports our ability to identify waiting children around the globe, create materials to promote their adoption, and provide grants to families when finances are a barrier to bringing them home. With your donation, you can help WACAP find families for these specially-identified children. 

PARTNER FOR CHILDREN IN RUSSIA

WACAP’s monthly giving program, Partner for Children, provides funding for WACAP’s work for the children left behind - children who are older, sibling, and/or have medical issues. For as little as $25 per month, you can help to ensure that these children are not forgotten and that we have funding available for WACAP’s ongoing work for Russian children, as well as for new initiatives.

Visit the Partner for Children Monthly Giving page