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<H1>Are you looking to donate to a responsible charity with needy children?</H1>
<p>At the Boys and Girls Christian Home of India, we provide a loving Christian environment, education and necessities of life. We graciously accept online donations and contributions for sponsoring children to a better life.</p>
<p>The Boys and Girls Christian Home Ministry ia an India based organization.
While much of our funding comes from the US via online donations and charity,
the Home is primarily a locally run operation responding to the needs
of Indian children.</p>
<p>The Home relies heavily upon contributions from individuals and churches
in the US, as well as <a href="History/index.htm">BGCHM alumni</a> and
other individuals in India and the Indian diaspora.</p>
<p>In the more than 100 years the home has been operating, many hundreds
of boys and girls have grown up there and more have attended the Home's
day school. The Home offers a loving, Christian envirnment, as well as
providing an education and the necessities og life. In addidtion to providing
for the children of India, in 1999 we responded to an urgent need and
opened the <a href="Difference/index.htm">Home of Peace for widows</a>.</p>
<p align="center">What does sponsorship cost?<br>
The cost of sponsoring a child or widow is only $15 a month.<br>
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How do I become a sponsor of a child or widow?<br>
Its simple. You can do so on the BGCHM Website and use your credit card
or you can write to BGCHM at PO Box 800, Northeast, MD 21901. Either way,
just specify whether you would like to sponsor a boy, girl or widow, or
if you have no preference and would like for our staff to make the selection
for you. We will send you a photo and brief bio. <br>
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How does BGCHM use the money I donate?<br>
The funds you provide through sponsorship are used to feed, house, clothe
and educate each child. Most of the widows do not require education. Each
child and widow has an account in his or her name and any money left (usually
a very small amount) goes into their personal account. They receive that
money when it is time to leave Boys and Girls Christian Home. BGCHM also
helps with wedding expenses, if needed.<br>
Nearly 100 percent of your donation goes to the Home and is used to feed,
clothe, house and educate the children and widows living there, including
staff and teachers' salaries. </p>
<p align="center">Can I contact my sponsored child or widow? <br>
Yes! We encourage sponsors to write letters from time to time, telling
about family members, sending pictures, etc. Because English letters must
be translated into Marathi or Hindi so the children can read them, we
ask that you send letters through our office in the US, from where they
are sent to India. Return letters from children and widows need to be
translated into English as well. <br>
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If I choose not to become a sponsor, but to give a general donation, how
will it be used?<br>
The undesignated gift will go into the General Fund of Boys and Girls
Christian Home, where it will be used where it is most needed. Those funds
will be used to provide clothing, school supplies, education, special
training for those who are ready to leave BGCHM, maintenance, weddings
and various and sundry needs. Some of those funds also go into the salaries
of our employees in India.<br>
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Is my donation tax-deductible?<br>
Yes! BGCHM is a 501(c)(3) non-proft organization. BGCHM's financial statements
are available to the public upon request.<br>
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