Sharing Love In Korea

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3010 Wilshire Blvd Ste 343 Los Angeles, CA, 90010-1103

EIN Number: 47-4772172

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Website: https://sharingloveinkorea.org

Email: info@sharingloveinkorea.org

NTEE Code: P70: Residential Care & Adult Day Programs

MISSION - WHAT WE DO

Sharing Love in Korea (SL!K) is dedicated to transforming the lives of vulnerable children, laying the groundwork for them to grow into caring and productive adults. Our approach centers on sponsorship and mentorship. Through sponsorship, we provide financial support to enhance educational opportunities, aiding in the successful development of adolescents. Mentorship plays a critical role, too, boosting a child's potential to emerge as a community leader or mentor in the future. We firmly believe in the power of personal relationships between sponsors and children. Such connections can transform all facets of a child's life, paving the way for a brighter future. This benefits the children and contributes to creating safer and more secure environments for their future.

VISION - GOALS AND ASPIRATIONS

In the summer of 2016, we launched a pilot program named "Vision Trip," inviting two students from Sinaewon Children's Home for a 10-day homestay in Los Angeles. During their stay in California, both students experienced significant personal growth. One high school student, initially uninterested in higher education, returned to Korea with newfound aspirations. Motivated by her experience, she worked diligently and, by winter 2016, secured admission to a 2-year college. By 2019, she achieved another milestone by obtaining full-time employment

SERVICES - HOW WE DO IT

The idea started when four friends from Los Angeles - Yonah, Ann, Caroline, and Nicole - visited Sinaewon Children's Home in November 2014 and felt compelled to help the children who had either been abandoned by or taken away from their families due to extreme circumstances. Some of the children had even been physically and/or sexually abused. We were expecting to see withdrawn and depressed children. Instead, what we saw and felt was love... pure, bright love from the children. During the visit, we learned that Sinaewon only received meager financial support from the Korean government, and the funds had to be put towards the maintenance and operation of the old buildings at Sinaewon. The children also received meager funding from the government. But the amount was very little (10 cents per meal per child in 2016) and only helped towards current expenses. When the children were forced to leave Sinaewon at the age of 18 years, they would leave with very little funds.

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