INCLUSION AWARENESS
ICC’s vocational training project at The Lighthouse is unique, as it engages both the young people in our care, as well as those in the...
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AFICC
- Feb 14
- 2 min
SUPPORTING FAMILIES
This Autumn, the intermittent lockdowns in Changsha disrupted the work of our FPP Kaifu Qu team, leaving them unable to conduct their...
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AFICC
- Feb 14
- 2 min
CHILD SPONSORSHIP: WEIKANG & XIAOHE
On the 3rd September 2021, we were honored to welcome Weikang, 11, and Xiaohe, 10, into our Changsha family. Xiaohe is a lively young...
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AFICC
- Feb 14
- 2 min
RICK RELYEA: ICC Partner and AFICC Board Member
February 7, 1947 - January 14, 2023 American Friends of ICC Board of Directors—2013-2023 American Friends of ICC (AFICC) wishes to honor...
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AFICC
- Oct 28, 2022
- 1 min
Join our Hope for Families Giving Club
Building Strong Families & Impacting Generations AFICC is excited to launch and introduce our new Hope for Families Giving Club—an annual...
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AFICC
- Oct 28, 2022
- 1 min
Little Ark Vocational Training
We've launched our Third Little Ark Food Truck! Little Ark No. 3 was launched into service this past July. Located conveniently in front...
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AFICC
- Oct 28, 2022
- 2 min
A Fresh Take on Employment
Fostering Confidence in Young People with Disabilities On a quiet street in Changsha, inviting smells of freshly baked bread and pastries...
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AFICC
- Oct 6, 2022
- 4 min
PenguinSmart Feature
AFICC interview of Founders Matt & Amy Kwok from PenguinSmart PenguinSmart, a tele-health platform designed to fill gaps for children...
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AFICC
- Jul 29, 2022
- 2 min
Transformed Families
Photo: A Cross Care Team visits Shiyu and his family in their home. Our team had the pleasure of meeting Shiyu, a young man with Cerebral...
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AFICC
- Jul 29, 2022
- 3 min
Hengyang Vocational Training
Photos (left to right): Harvest time at Hope Farm, Diamond Painting in the Craft Room and the Little Ark Crew hard at work. The Hengyang...
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AFICC
- Jul 29, 2022
- 2 min
Lighthouse Vocational Training
Photo: Cooking class - making an almond cake. The Lighthouse, located in the Tian Xin District of Changsha, is a building owned by ICC...
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AFICC
- Jan 28, 2022
- 2 min
20 Years with ICC
How The Journey Started In January 2000, there was an opportunity to visit China on an ICC short term trip. Karen’s background as a nurse...
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AFICC
- Jan 28, 2022
- 2 min
AFICC Welcomes New Board Members
Kay Ekstrom We are excited to welcome Kay Ekstrom to AFICC’s Board. Kay brings a wealth of experience in Non-Profit leadership! She is...
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AFICC
- Jan 28, 2022
- 1 min
Celebrations: Christmas & A Special Award
Sparkling tinsel, homemade decorations, ornaments, festive food and family gatherings were part of our ICC Care Center Christmas...
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AFICC
- Jan 28, 2022
- 2 min
ICC Vocational Training: Little Ark Food Trucks
The success of the first Little Ark in Changsha and the opportunities it gave youth with disabilities inspired our Hengyang team to dream...
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AFICC
- Jan 28, 2022
- 1 min
Child Sponsorship: Tanli
Tanli, age 24, is full of joy, has a beautiful smile, and is a generous helper in her ICC home. Tanli has Cerebral Palsy, and while...
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AFICC
- Nov 3, 2021
- 1 min
Child Sponsorship Donor Highlight
The beauty of ICC Child Sponsorship is the journey and connection donors make with their sponsor child. In September 2020, in honor of...
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AFICC
- Nov 3, 2021
- 1 min
Vocational Training: Crafting brings Purpose
When another lockdown occurred in March 2021 in China, Karen Lee, ICC Volunteer and Vocational Training Project Manager, took the...
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AFICC
- Nov 3, 2021
- 1 min
Wrapping a Family with Support - Family Partners Program Report
Our FPP Cross Care Team #3, recently met a new family in need of our support. Originally from Shaoyang in Hunan Province, Feiyang is...
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AFICC
- Nov 3, 2021
- 3 min
AFICC News and Updates
Event Thank You’s Summer and Fall brought us many opportunities to connect with our supporters and new friends at several events. Thank...
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AFICC
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
Summer Fun in Hengyang!
In the Fall of 2015, our ICC Hengyang Care Center received an amazing gift—a saltwater swimming pool! After hearing Founder David Gott’s...
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AFICC
- Jun 29, 2021
- 2 min
Family Partners Program: Providing Much Needed Support
A few months ago, Jiayi, a young boy that the Cross Care Team #2 has been supporting, was admitted to the hospital’s ICU needing an...
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AFICC
- Jun 29, 2021
- 2 min
Become a Child Sponsor and help transform the lives of children with disabilities!
At our ICC Care Centers, we value celebrating birthdays as it is a way to honor and cherish the children in our care. Our first 2021...
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AFICC
- Jun 29, 2021
- 2 min
Vocational training in Changsha Care Centre: Quan's Story
Karen Lee, ICC Vocational Training Project Manager, shares how Vocational Training is impacting Quan. In January 2021, I joined a group...
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AFICC
- Apr 1, 2021
- 3 min
Welcome Robin Dunn - new AFICC Executive Director!
EASTER IS A TIME FOR NEW BEGINNINGS Spring often brings new life and renewed hope. And this is true for American Friends of...
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AFICC
- Apr 1, 2021
- 3 min
Welcome Robin Dunn - AFICC Executive Director!
EASTER IS A TIME FOR NEW BEGINNINGS. Spring often brings new life and renewed hope. And this is true for American Friends of...
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AFICC
- Feb 25, 2021
- 1 min
One of the Boys
Of all the caregivers at the Hengyang Care Center, Uncle Chen really stands out. He’s the only male. Uncle Chen laughs with one of the...
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AFICC
- Feb 25, 2021
- 1 min
A Time to Celebrate
Celebrations and traditions help bond us to those we love, nurturing connections and our sense of belonging. Traditions also teach...
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AFICC
- Feb 25, 2021
- 2 min
Rising to the Challenge
CHILD SPONSORSHIP The Rose Home girls: Pingping, Zhengzheng, and Jianjie with Cici and her two daughters To help stop the spread of CV19,...
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AFICC
- Feb 25, 2021
- 2 min
A Beacon of Hope
FAMILY PARTNERS PROGRAM Dorothee and Yuchen during a home-therapy session In a humble home in rural Changsha, Weiwei snuggles in his...
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AFICC
- Nov 5, 2020
- 2 min
Celebrating Bing’s Life of Love & Accomplishment
CHILD SPONSORSHIP Bing loving life at ICC's Summer Children's Day Celebration. When Bing is happy, everyone knows it. Whether it’s...
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AFICC
- Nov 5, 2020
- 2 min
A Family Receives New Hope
FAMILY PARTNERS PROGRAM ICC's Cross Care Team visits Xinxin's home. In a remote part of Hunan Province, nearly two hours from their home...
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AFICC
- Nov 5, 2020
- 2 min
ICC’s Hope Farm in Hengyang Provides Opportunity
VOCATIONAL TRAINING Teacher Mr. Lee (left) guides Jianxin (right) as they clean up and weed overgrown plants. On a gentle slope within...
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AFICC
- Nov 5, 2020
- 1 min
Your love has transformed me—an update from AFICC's Director
By Tracy Imbach, AFICC Director Dear Friends of ICC, When 2020 began, I would never have dreamed that a global pandemic would become a...
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AFICC
- Aug 25, 2020
- 2 min
Meet Yu Chen
By David Bondy, Family Partners Programme Director Meet Yu Chen Yu Chen is a happy teenage girl who likes to laugh and learn. Her parents...
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AFICC
- Jul 7, 2020
- 4 min
Crisis Leads to Creativity
By Kyla Alexander, China Operations Director Circle Time A simple daily activity we call “Circle Time” has been a key activity in ICC’s...
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AFICC
- Jul 7, 2020
- 2 min
Lele Needs Eye Surgery
Lele is a happy, outgoing 14-year old who lives with her grandmother on the 4th floor of an old building in Changsha. Born with Cerebral...
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AFICC
- Feb 14, 2020
- 3 min
Love Never Fails
This winter, with the sudden spread of a new virus, the lives of everyone in China were disrupted.
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AFICC
- Jan 21, 2020
- 3 min
Special News
There is new life that has come into ICC’s care centers in Changsha with the addition of 28 precious lives. These ten, young people have...
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AFICC
- Jan 21, 2020
- 2 min
Corporate Partnerships Making A Difference
“By myself, I can help one child. Together, we can help many children feel security and support,” shared Teresa, WFG associate and ICC...
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AFICC
- Jan 21, 2020
- 2 min
Family Partners Program - Crossing Boundaries
Several months ago, we came into contact with a rural family raising a child with Down Syndrome. Dongdong is a precious little boy and is re
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AFICC
- May 1, 2019
- 1 min
ICC Invited to Present at Annual CAFO Conference
International China Concern is honored to join thousands of world-changers from all over the globe at the CAFO2019 Summit. Held May 8-10,...
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Rebecca Harrington
- Mar 26, 2019
- 1 min
ICC is approved as a Registered Charity working in China
International China Concern is proud and grateful to announce that it has registered a representative office in Hunan with the approval...
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Rebecca Harrington
- Mar 26, 2019
- 1 min
ICC Awarded CAFO Grant Supporting its Family Partners Program
International China Concern is proud and grateful to announce that it is a recipient of the distinguished “Family Care Challenge Grant”...
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