The TOUCH Project
TOUCH, Take One Ukranian Child’s Hand, is a sponsorship program for Ukrainian children. In 1999, Sabra Killen and Alice Rampton traveled to Uzhhorod, Ukraine to help distribute a shipment of humanitarian aid. This shipment was one of many projects between Uzhhorod and Corvallis since the inception of their sister city relationship in 1989-90. Killen and Rampton visited three orphanages and recognized that there were many children with special needs. Upon returning home, they envisioned a program that would help meet some of these specific needs. To support these children, the concept of a sponsorship program was developed.
Under The TOUCH Project, five specific programs provide services to children in Uzhhorod.
Click on the picture representing a respective program to learn more.
Want to Know More About …
Would you like to see more pictures of our TOUCH children? Click on the picture here and scroll through the many delightful images of the children in the program.