When 8-year-old Diana first came to our Hope and Healing Center, she barely spoke. She avoided eye contact, hesitated to raise her hand even when she knew the answer, and felt overwhelmed in any unfamiliar space.

This month, as winter approaches, our Hope and Healing centers received food packages from World Central Kitchen.

This week, Mykola Kuleba, addressed the United States Senate to draw attention to Russia’s systematic abduction and militarization of Ukrainian children.

Russia has just amended its criminal code to allow prosecution of children as young as 14 years old for “sabotage”

Thanks to Save Ukraine, more than 1000 children have already been rescued from Russia and the temporarily occupied territories.

Last week, we welcomed a government delegation and the team of the Embassy of the Netherlands in Ukraine to our Save Ukraine Center in Irpin.

This year, our friends at the Stand with Ukraine Foundation — volunteers from Poland who support Ukrainians every day with humanitarian aid, programs for displaced families — are helping St. Nicholas.

Rotary Sure Start is a support center for pregnant women, young mothers, and children from birth to four years old.

Our Early Intervention team in Irpin works with children from birth to four years old, helping families recognize early developmental differences and gently address them.