Help for Children in the United States and Around the World: www.usvariety.org

Transverse Myelitis Association
Volume 5 Issue 1
December 2002
Page 19

Help for Children in the United States and Around the World: www.usvariety.org
Morgan and Pam Hoge

We were in need of purchasing a van lift and we needed help. We were referred to Variety – The Children’s Charity, by one of Maria’s therapists. We received great help from this organization. The people were very friendly. Before being referred to Variety, we had never heard of this organization. We believe that other families with children with TM might be helped by Variety. They are located across the United States and in countries around the world.

Variety — The Children's Charity is an international organization that has been helping children since the 1920s. Variety's mission is to provide life-saving and life-enriching assistance to children challenged by physical and mental disabilities, poverty, abuse, and neglect.

Variety — The Children's Charity assists at-risk children by providing medical treatment, artificial limbs and special equipment for afflicted children to help them become more mobile. They support local hospital and major university research and they fund crisis centers, hotlines, and therapy. Funds are allocated to various children's agencies and camps to aid disabled, disadvantaged, abused and/or neglected kids, as well as to children who need medical services or equipment such as wheelchairs, leg braces, augmentative speech equipment, hearing aids and all types of prostheses. Working with the Ford Motor Company, Variety provides passenger vans, known as Sunshine Coaches, to agencies and individuals to transport children throughout their communities.

Variety has an international program called Variety Children's Lifeline that is designed to assist children with medical problems in developing areas where resources might not be available. Variety Children's Lifeline has been working since 1982 to provide medical assistance to children throughout the world. The primary focus is open-heart surgery; however, no diagnosis is ignored if the need is great and the resources to help are available. Variety Children's Lifeline has two methods for serving children who need help. The Lifeline program sponsors teams of medical personnel throughout each year to go to developing countries where the medical community is ill equipped to handle very sick children. The program also sponsors children from developing countries to come to the United States for more extensive, complex surgical procedures. Each year, over 550 children undergo life-saving operations sponsored by Variety Children's Lifeline.

Variety has 51 chapters in 13 countries focusing on providing assistance for the treatment and care of disabled and disadvantaged children. All of the Variety chapters can be found on their web site. If you are in need of assistance, please contact the chapter that is located closest to your community. We hope that you find this information helpful.

Variety — The Children’s Charity
8455 Beverly Boulevard Suite 501
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Tel: (323) 852-1300
Toll Free: (888) 852-1300
Fax: (323) 852-9677
E-mail: info[AT SIGN]usvariety.org

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