We Help
Grandparents Raise Their Grandchildren

Infamily
Since 2021, the Grow Up in a Family Foundation has supported orphaned children who are being raised by their grandparents after losing their parents — so every child has the chance to grow up in a family.
Бабуся й дідусь із онуками вдома
Children supported to date
2,500
+
Families supported to date
2,000
+
Communities reached
400
+
Regular Support for Orphaned Children
1700
+

We work
in 12+ regions of Ukraine

Kyiv
Kyiv Region
Zhytomyr Region
Zaporizhzhia Region
Lviv Region
Kirovohrad Region
Mykolaiv Region
Odesa Region
Khmelnytskyi Region
Kharkiv Region
Sumy Region
Poltava Region

Our Programs

Family Support

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

The Foundation provides food packages, psychological support, and consultations while organizing activities that strengthen family relationships.

Goal — to ensure every guardian family feels safe and supported and has the resources children need to thrive.

Mentorship

Through this program, adults become trusted friends to children growing up in guardian families.

The Foundation trains and supports mentors at every stage—from the first meeting to building a lasting relationship.

Goal — to ensure every child has a trusted adult friend by their side—someone they can rely on and explore the world with.

How We Work

Identifying Families in Need

Assessment

Support

Reporting

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.

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

Родина — це опора для дитини

Fedir Drozdovskyi
Foundation Founder
Portrait of Fedir Drozdovskyi, founder of the Growth in the Family Foundation.
We created the Foundation so orphaned children can remain within their family circle, while older caregivers receive the support they need
Fedir Drozdovskyi is an entrepreneur and founder of the Growth in the Family Foundation, which supports families where grandparents are raising orphaned grandchildren on their own.
  • Co-owner and Managing Partner at MEGOGO
  • Co-owner of M-Funds
  • Co-owner of UmaUmi
  • Co-owner of ThinkGlobal
  • Supervisory Board Member at CEO Club Ukraine
  • Member of the Generation+ social platform

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Warm Clothing

for orphaned children
Thanks to your donations, 210 children received winter clothing with support from the Foundation’s coordinators. Each child was able to choose items they liked and experience the joy of being cared for.
0%
Raised
1053001
UAH
of
5000000
UAH
closed

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.
0%
Raised
138026
UAH
of
138000
UAH
closed

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.
0%
Raised
19155
UAH
of
19155
UAH
closed

Our Partners

Real Stories,

News from Our Blog

Guardian families during a Petrykivka painting workshop in Kremenchuk.
Kindness in Action
Kremenchuk
Creativity
Children
28.05.2026

Petrykivka Painting in Kremenchuk:

Ten guardians and 11 children took part in a creative Petrykivka painting workshop at the Kremenchuk City Art Gallery.
Young football players during the Volodymyr Velychko Memorial Tournament.
Future Champions Fund
Football
MEGOGO
24.06.2025

Playing for the Future

The Volodymyr Velychko Memorial youth football tournament celebrated sport, support, and the future. Thanks to MEGOGO, people who could not attend were able to watch the event, while the Future Champions Fund project gained wider visibility.
A representative of the “Growth in the Family” Foundation with an award from the Charitable Ukraine competition.
Award
20.06.2025

Charitable Ukraine:

The “Growth in the Family” Foundation was named a winner in the child support category of the Charitable Ukraine National Competition.