Locations

Changsha

Since 1993 International China Concern (ICC) has enjoyed long standing joint venture cooperation with the Changsha No. 1 Welfare Centre. This joint venture has positively impacted the lives of hundreds of abandoned and disabled children and young adults.

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Hengyang

The Hengyang Project is a joint venture with the Hengyang Welfare Centre and currently cares for more than 100 babies, children and young adults, all abandoned and with special needs. The project is expanding as many babies continue to be abandoned due to poverty and disability.

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Sanmenxia

May 2010 saw the signing of contracts between the Sanmenxia Social Welfare Centre and ICC.

In August 2010, ICC established its new project in Sanmenxia. This new venture is a project jointly managed with the Sanmenxia Social Welfare Centre. In Sanmenxia there are a total of 79 residents at the welfare centre plus another 17 placed in foster care. Of the residents at the welfare centre, 56 are children or teens and over 90% of the residents have significant disabilities. The caregiver to child ratio is very poor at 1 for every 17 or more. The needs identified in Sanmenxia are to increase staff to improve the staff to child ratio, improving therapy and medical facilities, therapy training, more therapists and a special education program. These are all areas where ICC has experience and the ability to build local capacity to provide a better level of service for the children and enriching their quality of life.

Community Outreach Project

ICC is committed to doing all it can to prevent abandonment and keep families together.

Our Community Outreach Project (C.O.P.) is an initiative launched in January 2008 in Changsha with a focus on reducing the numbers of disabled children abandoned due to lack of support. It provides essential support services to families with special needs children, encouraging them to care for their disabled child within the family unit and allowing for an improved quality of life for all children in the programme. Families have access to training, counseling, parent support groups, respite care, physical and occupational therapy, special education, vocational training and financial aid. Through C.O.P. we are able to create a replicable and sustainable model for the support of families with a disabled child.