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You can be their hope. 

Your village sponsorship gives vulnerable children safe, loving families. 

Sponsor now

“You’re home now.”  

These three words mean everything to a child who has lost their parents. For a child who is alone and scared—vulnerable to violence, exploitation and other horrors—these words are the difference between despair and hope, danger and safety, surviving and thriving.  

You can be that voice of hope for not just one child—but for an entire community of vulnerable children. 

When you sponsor a village with SOS Children’s Villages, your impact extends beyond helping a single child—it creates a nurturing environment where dozens of children have everything they need: a safe home where they can grow with their biological siblings, nurturing support, healthy food, clothing, medical care and a quality education. 

With your help, they can develop the loving relationships that propel them into a successful and thriving future. 

Every child deserves a safe and loving home. When you sponsor a village today, you’re giving children who have lost everything not just a house, but a true home—with all the love, support and opportunity children need to build a bright future. 

Sponsor a village 

How does my sponsorship help children in need?

— Safe, loving homes with the nurturing care of a trauma-informed trained SOS Mother. 

— A chance to grow up with the comfort and support of their biological siblings. 

— Nutritious meals shared around a family table. 

— Professional health care—including psychological support—clothing and toys to care for their growing minds and bodies. 

— A quality education that unlocks future opportunities. 

— Long-term stability and life skills that equip children to build lasting relationships and prepares them for independence. 

— The comfort, joy and encouragement of knowing they aren’t alone, that you—their village sponsor—care! 

What do I receive as a village sponsor? 

— Above all, the knowledge that you’re a caring force transforming the lives of children in need. 

— A welcome package with your sponsored village’s photo, information about the village and details about the lives of the children who live there. 

— Mail from your sponsored village twice each year with updates on how the children in the village are thriving with your support. 

— Specially curated impact reports about how we help children and families in your sponsored village’s country. 

— An annual summary of your gifts for seamless tracking of your charitable contributions. 

— Opportunities throughout the year to create cherished memories and deepen your connection by sending gifts to the children in your sponsored village.

How much does it cost?

Your sponsorship of $53 per month provides a safe home and loving family to the children in your sponsored village.

Why sponsor with SOS?

Working in more than 130 countries and territories, SOS is the world’s largest organization focused on ensuring that children without parental care receive the care, relationships and support they need to become their strongest selves. 

What is village sponsorship?

You’ll maximize your impact for vulnerable children by supporting the essential needs of all the children living in one of our 540+ children’s villages.

A village raising children, a sponsor making it possible 

Your monthly village sponsorship creates a ripple effect of change. As these children grow into healthy adults, they become agents of positive change—breaking cycles of poverty and creating brighter futures for the next generation. 

With your village sponsorship, you're not just helping children today. You're helping build a better world for the children of tomorrow. 

Sponsor a Village today

Sponsorship FAQ'S

As a sponsor, you fulfill essential needs for the children you support, including food, clothing, shelter and medical and mental health care. However, your gift does so much more—ensuring that all of the children in your sponsored village grow up in nurturing families surrounded by loving parents and siblings.

Children living in our SOS Children’s Villages families benefit from more than 70 years of our expertise caring for vulnerable children, including trauma support for children coming from difficult circumstances. The children in your sponsored village also receive quality education and tailored development plans so they can reach their full potential.

Additionally, your sponsorship gift strengthens the greater community. We have devoted decades to building lasting relationships with children, families and communities around the world. SOS Children’s Villages schools and medical clinics service children in our families as well as other children and families in the area.

Additionally, vocational programs teach job skills to young people and adults from SOS Children’s Villages families and the surrounding community to improve financial stability and self-reliance.

At the center of our work are more than 540 children's villages worldwide. Our work is based on a simple but groundbreaking idea: every child deserves a safe and loving home where they can grow, learn and thrive. With critical support from compassionate people like you, children have what they need to become happy, productive adults, capable of building strong families of their own. Your support enables stable family environments where children are nurtured by dedicated caregivers they can rely on..

SOS Children’s Villages USA has four-stars—the highest rating— and a 100% score from Charity Navigator. We guarantee the responsible use of donations, holding ourselves to the utmost level of accountability with internal and external control systems and transparent financial reporting. SOS Children’s Villages USA is also highly recommended by GuideStar, CharityWatch and the Better Business Bureau.

Your sponsorship contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.

Many sponsors choose to give an additional gift to their sponsored village for an occasion like a holiday. A special monetary gift provides further support to all the children who call the village home! 

To give a special gift online via credit card, visit the special gift page on our website. If you are interested in making a special gift by check, please include the name of your sponsored village and your sponsor ID number in the memo, and address your check to:

SOS Children’s Villages USA
Attn: Sponsorship Team
1620 I Street NW, Suite 220 
Washington, DC 20006 

Yes, many of our villages allow sponsors to visit! Protecting the rights, dignity and privacy of the children in our care is of paramount importance, and our visit policies and guidelines are critical to ensuring child safeguarding in our villages. Due to strict child protection laws and varying local policies, not all visit requests can be accommodated.

If you are interested in visiting the village or child you sponsor, please contact SOS Children’s Villages USA at sponsors@sos-usa.org or 1-888-767-4543 two to four months prior to your preferred visit date. We’ll walk you through our visit guidelines and coordinate with the village to ensure they have time to safely prepare for your visit. All visit requests must be made through SOS Children Villages USA—please do not directly contact the village. 

Prior to receiving approval for your visit, you will:

  1. Undergo a background check conducted by SOS USA. This is required for all potential visitors over age 18, regardless of security clearance or prior background checks.
  1. Read our safeguarding policies, and sign our visitor’s guide to confirm your understanding.
  1. Conduct a pre-visit phone call with a member of our team to review our policies and answer any questions you may have.

Please note, for the safety of the children in our care:

- You may only visit the village you sponsor or where your sponsored child lives.

- Groups larger than three individuals will not be permitted to visit.

- Villages have the right to decline visitors at any time for the safety and well-being of the children in their care.

- We cannot guarantee you will be able to meet your sponsored child due to availability, the child's comfortability and village-specific safety guidelines.

Additional questions?

For more frequently asked questions, click here or contact Ade Onadipe, Sr. Sponsorship Manager at aonadipe@sos-usa.org or (202) 347-7920.
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