Can a C2C church help with emergency medical needs of children in the community?
Yes. The Food for the Hungry HEART Fund (Health Emergency Access Response Team) is an emergency medical fund set up to provide help for catastrophic or life threatening medical aid for children. Churches can donate to this fund, which is capped at $25,000. Field staff can submit a request for funding for a particular need for any child in the community (not just sponsored children). Qualifying needs are heart surgery, appendectomies or other life threatening illness. Although the fund can be used for wheelchairs and prosthetic devices, the fund does not cover non-emergency needs such as glasses, funerals costs or hearing aids.
