Real Life Stories

Human Interest Success Stories Focusing on Children

Success stories about children, orphans, and adults who have all been helped by the charity efforts of Family Care Foundation. Click links below to read real life, human interest stories about those who our FCF programs are designed to help, from AIDS orphans to North Korean refugees.


A Day to Remember!

The highlight for these Russian orphan children is when they receive something to call their own.

The Poor and Destitute of Romania

Marius' sick father was unable to work, and his mother worked an average of 14 hours a day to earn a mere US$ 80 per month.

Operation: God's Sparrows

Four young North Korean refugees reached the safety of a foreign consulate in China

Street Kids' Fairy Tale Trip to Ireland

The biggest treat ever for the 21 Russian street kids that we care for was their holiday trip to Ireland.

Silvia, a Sweet Success Story

Silvia and her 16-yr.-old mentally retarded son were abandoned by the boy’s dad, Silvia herself bedridden with arthritis.

Surgery Transforms Impossible Dream to Reality

Shalini had contracted polio in her native India, a country where polio still claims many thousands of victims.

Beauty from Ashes

Joel is a quadraplegic , so when he paints his masterpieces, he holds his brush with his mouth

Pasha's Dream!

We met Pasha at the Handicapped Olympics in eastern Russia, and were won by his charm and enthusiasm.

Restored Vision

It was another trip to Cambodia for us, bringing some supplies to the orphanages that my wife and I help support.

My Mother's Illness Forced Us to the Streets

Leah and her 2 sisters started a new life on the streets, soon used to eating rotten food, sniffing glue, and begging.

The “Return” of Mr. Shibaki!

After years of having a respectable profession in Japan, he was now just one of the Tokyo homeless.

Frustration to Fulfillment

Though these 80 or so Indian boys and girls are deaf, you would never be able to guess from seeing their happy faces.

AIDS Orphan

After his parents died, W. was a Nairobi street kid until age 14. How did he ever graduate from university?