Families in Vietnam

Slums of Hanoi: Many impoverished people from the countryside go to Hanoi in search of jobs and a better life for their children.  Instead, they find discrimination, heroin, prostitution, and illiteracy for their children.  Families In Vietnam (FIV) works to enroll these children in school and to provide a safety net when families fall deep into social destruction.  Spending time in the slums of Hanoi, volunteers and staff are welcomed into homes … [Read More...]

Featured children to sponsor!  More children and their stories will be added soon, please check back! A. is a sweet and bright little boy with a terrible home life. His father is often drunk and beats his mother, his brother, and him. When he was 3 years old, his parents would lock him in the house all day while they worked. In addition to the obvious safety risks, this was not in his best interest developmentally. Families In Vietnam enrolled him … [Read More...]

  Christen has just returned from Hanoi, where she visited with and tended to our FIV kids and families! To read about her trip, go to http://www.facebook.com/familiesinvn! Current Donation Opportunities! See exactly what your donation will provide by choosing from our current list of needs as updated by our staff in Vietnam, who have regular and frequent contact with our FIV families to monitor their progress and check on the children. All … [Read More...]