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Local Chernobyl program cancelled (Chatham Daily News)

Kids suffering from the after effects of the Chernobyl disaster won't be coming to the area this summer. The Chatham-Kent, Essex and Lambton Chernobyl Children Fund had to cancel its health respite program, due to the Belarusian government implementing travel restrictions.[...]

Legacy of the Chernobyl disaster (u.tv)

Exposure to radiation in an incident like the 1986 Chernobyl disaster ruins the health of several generations of people, not just those who lived in the vicinity at the time.

Chernobyl children not coming for summer health respite (Elmira Independent)

Summer just isn’t going to be the same for a local family this year. Michelle Ellig, chairman of the Canadian Friends of Chernobyl’s Children, said her family has hosted a child from Belarus for the past 13 years.

Doctors say Chernobyl children are in good shape (Norwood Bulletin)

Editor's note: This is the second part of a series. The Daily News Transcript is reporting on the children of the Chernobyl Children Project during their stay in Massachusetts.

Local Chernobyl program canceled (Chatham Daily News)

TREVOR TERFLOTH The Daily News Kids suffering from the after effects of the Chernobyl disaster won’t be coming to the area this summer.[...]

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Our Mission

We are a Christian-based non-profit organization whose mission is to offer care, compassion, and hope to the children and families affected by the Chernobyl disaster by aiding in their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.

What do we do?

The main activities of this organization revolve around organizing annual summer trips to North Carolina for children ages 7-16 who still live in areas contaminated by the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.

Click here for details on our Summer Respite Program

We also are in partnership with Show God's Love, which provides an orphan sponsorship program program in Belarus and in other parts of the world. Click here for more information.