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Our Projects
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Physical Therapy Center “Stamnica” opens |
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Monday, 07 December 2009 |
 The Specialized Center for Children and Youth “Stamnica” is one of the largest projects to date for the Circle of Hope Children’s Foundation. Our mission under the Project “Care” was to improve the conditions for physical therapy programs by renovating the facilities available for the children and purchasing the necessary equipment. |
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Container with supplies ready to ship! |
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Tuesday, 17 November 2009 |
 A 40 Ft container of quilts, blankets, school kits, health kits and baby kits for institutions serving disabled and orphaned children in Serbia and Kosovo is ready to ship. This gift-in-kind container is valued at over $200,000 and should arrive in late January. |
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School supplies for New York City homeless children |
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Saturday, 15 August 2009 |
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 Nearly 11,000 school-age children live with their families in New York City homeless shelters. Most of these children will go back to school in September without the basic school supplies they need unless we help. Circle of Hope volunteers purchased, filled and sorted backpacks for grades K-12, in support of VOA Operation Backpack. The highlight was Sort Week on August 10-14 where hundreds of volunteers worked to sort the grade appropriate backpacks.
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Circle of Hope project “Care“ |
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Monday, 10 August 2009 |
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 Circle of Hope volunteers spent the month of July traveling throughout Serbia with the mission of organizing one of the largest projects to date aimed at assisting approximately 2,000 institutionalized children. Since Circle of Hope began providing assistance in Serbia in 2002, one of the main focal points has been to serve some of the most vulnerable and often forgotten children – those living without parental care in institutions and collective centers, refugee children, disabled and others.
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Circle of Hope joins the "Paint Club" |
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Saturday, 27 September 2008 |
 Circle of Hope volunteers joined the Publicolor “Paint Club” on September 27th at the John Philip Sousa Middle School in the Bronx. “Paint Club” revitalizes schools by repainting dreary spaces with warm, fun colors and providing a safe and productive after school environment. |
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Thursday, 21 August 2008 |
 Operation Backpack is Volunteer's of America annual back-to-school drive and New York City's most important campaign that benefits homeless children. Last year’s campaign resulted in 7,000 children receiving new, filled backpacks. Record numbers of children and their families are entering the shelter system and their needs are grater than ever. A well-stocked backpack helps these children look and feel more like their housed classmates on that important first day of school. |
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Helping New Orleans City Park to Blossom |
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Thursday, 24 April 2008 |
 At 1,300 acres, City Park in New Orleans is one of the largest urban parks in the country. Today's City Park is distinguished by its large menu of sports and recreational activities, attractions for children, and finally, its natural beauty. City Park has a special place in the hearts of generations of New Orleanians and is a must-see for visitors to the city. A popular place to picnic, play a favorite sport, wander through its gardens or take a boat ride, the park hosts 11 million visitors each year. It is located in the heart of the city and is the largest recreation area in the entire metropolitan area. |
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Improving New York inner-city schools with color |
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Saturday, 15 December 2007 |
 Circle of Hope volunteers Lana Todorovich and daughter Emma joined Publicolor volunteers at the Dewitt Clinton High School in the Bronx section of New York.
Publicolor is a not-for-profit organization “with the mission is to use color, collaboration, design and the painting process to empower students to transform themselves, their schools, and their communities.” |
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Friday, 24 August 2007 |
 There are 11,000 school-age children living in the New York City homeless shelter system. One of the most devastating consequences of homelessness is the impact it has on the children’s education. Homeless children face tremendous stigmatization; as a result, they are more likely than their housed counterparts to be placed in special education classes and to drop out of school. |
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Life in the Circle of Hope |
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Monday, 23 July 2007 |
 ''Life in the Circle of Hope'' was the headline of the article published in the ''Glas Javnosti'' newspaper on July 24th. ''Glas Javnosti'' was gracious enough to host the ''Distribution of Aid'' event in their office the previous day. |
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Forgotten Children Of Kosovo |
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Monday, 13 November 2006 |
 Six years after the end of the Kosovo conflict, in which bombs turned hundreds of thousands of residents into refugees and reduced much of the landscape to rubble, Kosovo remains one of the poorest territories in Europe. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 2006 report, "more than 600,000 people remain uprooted within the Balkans, at least one third of them ethnic Serbs from the province of Kosovo." |
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Lessons In Humanitarianism |
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Monday, 04 September 2006 |
 The "Circle of Hope" representative Zak Ivkovic traveled to Belgrade on August 25th to distribute sponsorship funds to refugee children who are in the “Sponsor a Child” program. “Our protégés live under terrible living conditions’’, says Mr. Ivković. Thanks to our donators and "The Circle of Hope", these children's lives are greatly improved. They still live in refugee camps or in slums, but the help from "the Circle of Hope" makes their lives somewhat easier to endure. |
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A Cradle That Sways The Hearts |
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Thursday, 01 September 2005 |
 Members of the Circle of Hope Children's Foundation traveled to Belgrade in August with the specific mission: visit orphanages and institutions that care for children without parents. What they experienced on that trip will forever stay in their hearts – children's faces, smiles and tears that would not be forgotten. |
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Instant Celebrities (if only for a day) |
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Friday, 10 June 2005 |
 Twenty five children, protégés of the Circle of Hope, traveled for hundreds of miles for a special event organized by the Foundation. The event took place on April 11th in Belgrade. Children who are in the Sponsor a Child program did not expect that on that day they would become celebrities. |
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Tuesday, 09 November 2004 |
 15-year old Jelena Milovanovic wins the 2004 Circle of Hope Literary Award. Read her winning essay My Vision of Peace... |
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Books, Books and…McDonalds! |
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Wednesday, 30 June 2004 |
 For the 22 children of the Sponsor a Child Program which is a part of the Circle of Hope, June 29th was a special day. |
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Circle Of Hope Delivers Aid |
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Wednesday, 23 July 2003 |
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 Circle of HOPE met ''grandma Danica'' during our trip to Belgrade in April of 2003. Her story touched us in a very profound way.
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We Are All In The Circle Of Hope |
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Friday, 18 April 2003 |
 Circle Of Hope takes orphans and refugee children on a special outing to a Belgrade children’s theater, shopping for shoes, and lunch in one of the famous restaurants! |
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Help For Victims of Blaze In Yonkers |
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Sunday, 23 March 2003 |
 For the second time in three days, a raging fire drove hundreds of Yonkers residents out of their homes yesterday. As Circle of H O P E is based in Scarsdale, New York, only a few miles from the blaze in Yonkers, members of the Foundation were among the first ones to help. |
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