Our Areas

of Support
Since 2021, the Grow Up in a Family Foundation has been delivering and expanding its programs across 12 regions of Ukraine.
We provide ongoing support to families facing difficult life circumstances.
Our projects provide food assistance, help meet basic needs, offer mentorship, support children’s development and education, promote caregivers’ emotional well-being, and strengthen family bonds.
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Our Programs
A Foundation project:
Family Support

This program helps guardian families meet children’s basic, educational, and emotional needs.

The foundation provides food packages, psychological support, consultations, and activities that strengthen family bonds.

Our goal is to help every guardian family feel safe, supported, and equipped to give children a happy and stable childhood.

Participants at a Petrykivka painting workshop at the Kremenchuk City Art Gallery
A family with two children sitting together on a sofa.
A smiling girl standing outdoors during a family event.
An older woman holding a package of sweets during a foundation event.
A girl wearing paper bunny ears holding Easter crafts at a children’s event.
A Foundation project:
Mentorship

Mentorship is a foundation program that connects children from guardian families with trusted adults who become reliable friends and role models.

The foundation prepares and supports mentors at every stage, from the first meeting to building a lasting relationship.

Our goal is for every child to have a trusted adult by their side, someone they can rely on and explore the world with.

Mentorship training participants holding certificates after a session.
A girl and her mentor taking a selfie with a bouquet of yellow flowers.
Four mentorship program participants posing after a training session.
A trainer leading a session beside flip charts with notes on stages of child development.
A trainer standing beside flip charts with training notes.

Our Projects

A Foundation project:
Family Basket

A year-round Foundation project that provides food packages to families where grandparents are raising their grandchildren on their own. Each basket covers a month of essential support—food, hygiene products, and care. You can help by supporting a specific family or contributing to the general fundraiser.

Family Basket
A Foundation project:
Sunny Dreams

An annual project that gives orphaned children the opportunity to spend the summer at camps and on educational trips across Ukraine. We create a safe space where they can rest, discover new places, and feel supported by adults. Together with our donors, the project opens the door to children’s first real journeys and helps them experience the joy of childhood.

Sunny Dreams
A Foundation project:
Back to School Drive

An annual Foundation project launched in 2024 to help orphaned children and children in caregiver families prepare for the new school year. The Foundation provides essential clothing, school items, and supplies, while some families also take part in organized shopping trips. The project gives children a sense of support and care and gives them the opportunity to choose and buy their own school essentials.

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Back to School Drive
A Foundation project:
Warm a Childhood

An annual Foundation project launched in 2024 to help orphaned children stay warm through winter by providing quality winter clothing and footwear. Children choose the items they need themselves at partner stores, giving them a sense of dignity, independence, and care.

Warm a Childhood
A Foundation project:
Sweet Dreams

An annual initiative that raises funds to provide sweet holiday gifts for orphaned children and children without parental care supported by the Grow Up in a Family Foundation.

Sweet Dreams
A Foundation project:
Future Champions Fund

Completed: A project that supports orphaned children who are involved in sports but whose families cannot afford training fees or the equipment they need.

Future Champions Fund
A Foundation project:
Kindness in Action

A project that supports the education and development of orphaned children cared for by the Foundation. We help children gain knowledge, develop their talents, and receive the psychological and mentoring support they need. Every contribution brings a child closer to a better future and gives them the opportunity to reach their potential.

Kindness in Action
A Foundation project:
Point of Support

When the familiar world collapses, vulnerable families are left alone in darkness and cold. For orphaned children in the care of elderly grandparents, a power outage is more than an inconvenience—it poses a threat to their safety and health. Point of Support is our emergency safety net. We quickly deliver generators, portable power stations, and other essential equipment wherever they are most urgently needed. We provide reliable support so that no child is left isolated.

Point of Support
A Foundation project:
Beauty Without Age

A project launched in spring 2025 to give grandmothers raising their orphaned grandchildren on their own a little time for themselves. Older caregivers devote their warmth and care to children every day and often have neither the time nor the financial means to focus on their own appearance and well-being.

Beauty Without Age

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Medicine

for Sofia Kurs
Sofia’s great-grandmother Larysa took custody of two great-grandchildren, Sofia and Andrii. A year later, Sofia was diagnosed with a rare form of epilepsy. Zarontin helps her manage the condition and offers a chance of full recovery. In August 2024, the medicine was purchased and delivered to Sofia’s family in the Zhytomyr region.
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Rehabilitation

for Yevhen
Thanks to a generous donor, the fundraiser was completed, and Yevhen successfully finished his first rehabilitation course. We are glad to report noticeable improvements in his health. A specialized bathing chair was also purchased and delivered to the family. He completed his second rehabilitation course in August 2025.
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Rehabilitation

for Natalka
Natalka is an orphan; her mother passed away. Her grandmother became the legal guardian of Natalka and her sister. Natalka has a disability and has been diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), including enthesitis-related arthritis Thanks to the funds raised, Natalka was able to complete three rehabilitation courses at the Healthy Movement Kinesiotherapy Center in Kyiv and significantly improve her health.
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Real Stories,

News from Our Blog

Two girls at a back-to-school shopping event for guardian families in Kyiv
Kyiv
Support for Children
Guardian Grandmothers
08.09.2026

Back-to-School Shopping

The Grow Up in a Family Foundation hosted a warm, family-friendly shopping event in Kyiv at the start of the new school year.
A boy and a woman pose in front of a festive display at Lviv Engineering Lyceum.
Support for Children
Children
Guardian Grandmothers
07.09.2026

Education That Opens New Opportunities:

A quality education helps children develop their talents, discover new interests, and look to the future with greater confidence.
A man, a girl, and a woman in front of a Pilgrim Camp banner.
Sunny Dreams
Travel
Children
28.08.2026

Summer Adventures at Pilgrim Camp:

Children from Lviv spent a week at Pilgrim Camp in Morshyn, with games, workshops, new friendships, and time outdoors.