This year, for the first time, we are participating in the toy drive organized by the DC Mayor
We were able purchase most of the books that a DC children
We have been working with a local middle school to provide gift cards to needy children. We have also worked directly with some families in south Arlington to provide support, such as purchasing winter clothes and educational / STEM toys for their children, and providing gift cards too. This year has been very difficult for a lot of families due to the impact of COVID-19. Daily necessities are in great demand. For example, one of the families in Arlington have five children with only father working with an annual revenue of $30,000. Another single mother with a teenage boy has…
With the request from the schools, we purchased various books for schoolteachers at three schools in suburban Guiyang City, Guizhou province. These books will greatly benefit the teachers in their instruction. (The initial book list for teachers)
One of our dear supporters, Dr. Xuejun Zhao passed away last year. His wife Dr. Haiyan Shi, our dear board member, dedicated his memorial fund to CHAFF. We are very honored to name the two libraries after Dr. Zhao:
Thanks to the support of the Hope Chinese School Tysons Campus, CHAFF organized another Lemonade Sale Fund Raising event at the Campus
As more and more families move out of rural areas for better job opportunities, children are often left behind with one parent or grandparents. During the summer these children may help with farm work, but most of them do not have much to do. Through our volunteer Professor Luo, we supported a summer program in Baixiang Village at Youyang County in Chongqing.
In the last couple of years CHAFF has started to give more attention to local needs. According to the Fairfax County Public Schools Foundation, there are about 55,000 students in Fairfax County living in poverty. This summer we worked with a local church to sponsor the
As we mentioned in our 2018 year-end newsletter, CHAFF has been donating books to Safe Shores in Washington DC. Safe Shores is an advocacy center providing help to children who have
