Testimonials

“Thank you for the opportunity to study at Children Mission in the "Helping Children with Emotional Healing" course. Now I use the practical tools I learned about during this course in my therapy with children. They have become more open, and our relationships are warmer. They share their feelings with me.”

— Natalia Rachkinda

“After the Children Mission training, my fascination with psychology grew into a decision to pursue a university degree in clinical psychology and develop in this direction. This means everything to me – I’ve found my calling! I changed professions, something I had never thought possible. I’m healing myself and can help children and other adults to heal too.”

— Galina Schyliuk

“During the week, there’s shelling, children are frightened. On Saturday, they come to OpSAFE, and we have support for them — and a taste of real childhood. We can’t hide children from reality, but we can teach them to process their fears and find hope.”

— Dmytro Son

Church leader, Mykolaiv

“We have worked with Children’s Mission for more than ten years. We use their programs in our work with children from low-income families and families facing difficult life circumstances. Whenever we have training needs related to working with children, trauma-informed care, or require educational programs, Children Mission is usually the first place we turn to for guidance and support. Thank you for your partnership.”

— Olena Ukhnal

Head of the "Bridge of Hope" Charitable Foundation, Svitlovodsk

“We have a lot of experience organizing school camps, and the "OpSAFE" therapeutic camp program was a very good choice. Thanks to Children Mission, we received an excellent program for students’ summer recreation and financial support for the materials required. We plan to continue the partnership because the program takes our students’ age categories into account.”

— Nadiya Leheza

School principal, Zakarpattia region

“Since the spring of 2022, our children’s ministry has worked closely with Children Mission. We have completed training for children’s workers and learned how to conduct therapeutic programs for children. Thanks to this knowledge, we could open the "SHINE!" Resilience Center for children and parents. Here we provide support to about 300 families from frontline towns and villages who have experienced occupation, lost their homes, and lost loved ones. When we implemented the OpSAFE therapeutic program, we noticed significant improvements in the children’s psycho-emotional state. They started to smile again and rediscover joy in life.”

— Olena Lukyanchenko

Head of "SHINE!" Resilience Center for children and parents, Mykolaiv