Nicole Johansen

Nicole nurturing a few of the local kids. Nicole has been a huge supporter for our work in Nicaragua over the past several years. She has made several trips to La Calle Real with her teenage children (Jeremy and Glory) on past ChariTours, participating in various programs, projects, and hygiene kit distribution. Besides being a

Folsom High School WCRF Volunteer Program

Recently FHS students Susan Ke and Reshma Kodimerla organized and raised money for special health/medical kits for those in need in La Calle Real, Nicaragua. Other projects by Folsom High School students include the start of a playground and an aquaponic project in 2017.   Compiling medical first aid kits at the community center  

Dental Volunteer Trip

Couch and Hammond Dental Office came to Nicaragua with a number of pre-dental students and 2 full time dentist, Bill Couch and Torrey Hammond. Most of the people they saw had never been to the dentist. The trip was very important for the community.

Safe Drinking Water

  Safe drinking water for the people of La Calle Real has been a real concern of Worldwide Child Relief. We were able to get help from the Bright Water Foundation. “The Bright Water Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation with an ambitious goal: to eliminate water-borne disease worldwide.” (quoted from their website)   James

Home visits

Worldwide Child Relief Foundation sets up visits with over 70 families each trip to see where we can be of the most help in the community.

Volunteer Building Crew!

Thank you to our Volunteer Building Crew for their hard work, dedication, and repeated trips to build the Community Center!!! Without their donation of work, expertise, time, and skills we could not have built a Community Center!! Thank you, Richard Shaw (making his 4th trip) Dan McMillan, Dennis Smith, Joe Kulpa, Dave Barnes. Abdol Aguirre

Lorie

I have had the opportunity to travel to Nicaragua for the last three years and do humanitarian work with the World Wide Child Relief Foundation, specifically being involved in teaching different forms of dance to the children of the very impoverished community of La Calle Real. At the end of dance class last year we

Jim

I spent time every day teaching various recreational activities and outdoor games to the elementary school kids–everything from kickball to jump rope. For many it was their first experience with any of it. I remember one boy, a 5th or 6th grader, who futilely attempted to jump rope. The timing completely eluded him: He’d jump

Sydney

Sydney, a 12 year old volunteer with Worldwide Child Relief Foundation, decided she wanted to raise money for school supplies and a new printer for the elementary school in La Calle Real, Nicaragua. She emailed the principal of her school and got approval to sell Popsicles and ice cream sandwiches at the 5th/6th grade recess for