Mentor A Child Health_Landmines This gift of a six-month

This gift of a six-month sponsorship will provide critical funds for food and medical care for orphaned chimpanzees

Alam Simsim encourages children--especially young girls--to be proud of who they are

Brain cancer often strikes individuals at a relatively young age

instead of simply giving handouts

Mentor A Child Health_Landmines This gift of a six-monthProblem 1 in 3 children enters Americas schools without the skills needed to succeed. This problem is all the more prevalent in low income communities. By the time they are in first grade, children in low income families have gained 5,000 word vocabularies. In contrast, children from more affluent families enter school with vocabularies of 20,000 words. At Jumpstart, we believe that addressing this disparity early, and with quality intervention, will