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 In January, 1991, the Lithuanian Humans Services Council
of the USA, Inc., a division of the Lithuanian American Community, Inc. established Lithuanian
Children's Hope.
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- What is the purpose of Lithuanian Children's Hope?
- The purpose of this not-for-profit organization is to provide Lithuanian children with
the opportunity to come to the United States to receive specialized medical treatment
which is currently unavailable to them in their home country.
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- How is such medical treatment delivered, and how is the cost provided?
- Agreement are entered into with medical institutions which agree to provide the
necessary treatment free-of-charge.
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- Are there any other costs involved?
- The child's medical costs are paid for by the cooperating medical institution. However,
all daily living expenses and transportation costs for the child and his or her guardian
during the treatment process are the responsibility of Lithuanian Children's Hope.
Adminstrative costs make up less than 2% of Lithuanian Children's Hope's total expenses.
That is to say, the children receive 98% of every dollar donated to Lithuanian Children's
Hope.
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- Where does the money come from?
- The majority of money to support the efforts of Lithuanian Children's Hope comes from
the individual donations of people who want to help these kids in need.
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- How are these children selected?
- The children for whom medical treatment is provided are selected according to strict
diagnostic guidelines outlined by the cooperating medical institutions. Currently, a
committee exists in Lithuania whose medical staff has been specially trained in this
selection process. What is the major goal of Lithuanian Children's Hope in the future? Our
goal is to provide medical care for at least 30-50 children per year. In addition, we are
working to obtain surgical equipment for shipment to Lithuania with the goal of performing
simpler procedures in a local hospital, thus helping a greater number of children more
economically.
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- What are the ages of the children?
- The ages of children range from 1 1/2 years to 18 years old.
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- What is the length of the treatment process?
- The average hospital stay lasts 10 days. The length of pre- and post-surgical treatment
varies, based on the medical condition of each child. The average stay of the child
receiving treatment in the United States is nine months.
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- How are funds raised?
- At present there are only two major fundraising efforts conducted during each year: a
direct-mail appeal during the month of May and a yearly fundraising special event in
December. Where is Lithuanian Children's Hope headquartered? The main office is in
Chicago, located at the Lithuanian Human Services Council facilities.
All donations are fully tax deductible.
Lithuanian Children's Hope
2711 West 71st Street
Chicago, Illinois 60629 U.S.A.
773 476 0664 (Tel)
773 436 6909 (Fax)
Contact: Juozas Polikaitis
A Division of the Lithuanian Human Services Council
Lithuanian American Community
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Lithuanian American Community
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Lithuanian American Community, Inc.
