Save the Children Federation, Inc.

Save the Children is the leading independent organization creating lasting change for children in need in the United States and around the world. For more information, visit our website.

Why do we exist?

Save the Children is the leading independent organization creating lasting change for children in need in the United States and around the world.  Recognized for our commitment to accountability, innovation and collaboration, our work takes us into the heart of communities, where we help children and families help themselves.

We reach girls and boys in the United States and more than 50 countries to ensure that children in need grow up safe, educated, healthy and better able to attain their rights. Save the Children’s emergency, recovery and development programs address both the immediate and long-term needs of children struggling to overcome poverty, which is often exacerbated by war and disaster.

What have you accomplished?

Save the Children USA is one of 27 members of the International Save the Children Alliance, a global network of independent organizations working to ensure the well-being and protection of children in 120 countries.  Today Save the Children USA serves over 48 million children and many others, including parents, community members, local organizations and government agencies.

Save the Children has worked nonstop to alleviate children’s suffering and ensure their well-being since the catastrophic earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on January 12, 2010. To date, over 550,000 children and adults who care for them have benefited from our work in Port-au-Prince, Léogâne, Jacmel and Petit Goave and surrounding communities. 

Save the Children Gives Medical Aid to 'Miracle Baby' Recovered in Haiti

WESTPORT, Conn., (Jan. 15, 2010) —  Save the Children staff in Haiti gave emergency medical attention to a baby girl pulled from the rubble Friday afternoon, nearly three days after an earthquake flattened much of Port-au-Prince.

Miracle baby, Winnie, under 2 years old, was rescued from the rubble in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, three days after the earthquake.

Winnie, not yet 2 years old, was pulled from the rubble with help from an Australian news crew filming near Save the Children's offices.  Save the Children medical experts determined the girl to be dehydrated, but expect her to recover well.

Unfortunately, Winnie's parents were killed in the collapse of the family's home. Her uncle, Frantz Tilin, arrived to find her after losing his own wife in the earthquake.
 
Save the Children has delivered lifesaving relief and today is also transitioning to longer-term recovery programs in the worst-affected communities.  We continue to coordinate our responses with government partners, other local and international non-governmental organizations through the United Nations cluster system, and are working with local authorities and communities to address the most urgent needs of children and support their protection and recovery.

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