CHILDREN’S HOPECHEST Charity Fund “Nadezhda”

hopechest.org Regions where we work: • Vladimir Region since in 1994 • Region since 1998 • Region 2002 up to December 2014 • Ryazan Region since 2006 • Kirov Region since 2007

hopechest.org Orphaned children served by Region: • Vladimir – 9800 • Kostroma – 8500 • Ivanovo – 7600 • Ryazan – 1100 • Kirov – 470

hopechest.org Fund Nadezhda Programs: • Christian Summer Camps – 1995 to 2007 • Ministry Centers – 1998 to present • Family Center group homes – 1998 to present • Graduate Transition Programs in Tech Schools – 1999 to 2014 • Independent living program – 2000 to present • Discipleship and Life Skills programs in orphanages – 2000 to present • Mentorship program – 2003 to present • Young Mother Program – 2003 to present • Students Program – 2009 to present • Jobs for Life – 2010 to present

hopechest.org Our staff:

• Lena Idayanova – Vladimir Regional Manager • Olga Chuprakova – Kirov Regional Manager • Irina Vakhrusheva – Kostroma Regional Manager • Elena Kharitonova – PR Manager • Elena Bolshakova – Ivanovo Regional Manager • Galina Sovelieva – Ryazan Regional Manager

hopechest.org “YOU WILL SUCCEED IN WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE TO DO, AND LIGHT WILL SHINE ON THE ROAD AHEAD OF

YOU” Job 22:28

hopechest.org Natasha K. graduated from Orphanage in 2001. Neya had the worst conditions in Kostroma region. After the orphanage, she went to a Tech School in Kostroma. She was one of the first older orphans who became participants of the newly opened Ministry Center in Kostroma. After her graduation from the Tech School, she decided to get a higher education and enter Kostroma State University. Natasha was one of two orphanage graduates in Kostroma region who have graduated from the department of foreign languages at Kostroma State University. She also used to be a mentor for the Independent Living program. Natasha has always been an active participant of all CHC/Nadezhda Fund programs and over the years has become a mature young adult who now works as an office manager, translator, English teacher and mentor for older orphans.

hopechest.org Discipleship and Life Skills programs Survive Thrive Succeed Who are the What do we Who are the What do we Who are the What do we kids? do? kids? do? kids? do?

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hopechest.org Discipleship and Life Skills Programs

hopechest.org “FOR WISDOM WILL COME INTO YOUR HEART, AND KNOWLEDGE WILL BE PLEASANT TO YOUR SOUL”

Proverbs 2:10

hopechest.org Kristina V. came to Kostroma #1 orphanage at the age of 14 having gone through rejection by her biological and foster families. Academically Kristina was below average. Having met an American team visiting her orphanage, she decided she wanted to become a translator, which would allow her to better communicate with her new friends. Through CHC Kristina was able to take private English lessons staring in the 8th grade. By the 9th grade, she did well with her English, and began doing better at school in general. Kristina set a goal to enter the university and study languages. With lots of help, she got four private teachers, passed State exams with very good results and entered one of the best Universities in the country - Moscow State Linguistics University. Kristina is a second year student. She feels very grateful to her sponsor and American friends who encouraged her and helped her dream true.

hopechest.org Family Centers Group homes for teenage boys

Survive Thrive Succeed Who are What do we Who are What do we Who are What do we the kids? do? the kids? do? the kids? do?

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hopechest.org “God sets the lonely in families” Psalm 68:6 hopechest.org “LET ALL THAT YOU DO BE DONE WITH LOVE.” Corinthians 16:14

hopechest.org Yana Pankova was raised in Mstyora orphanage. Yana had good potential but lots of gaps in her early education. Mstyora, being a village, had little resources to help her. So Yana moved to Lakinsk Family Center. For two years she had tutoring lessons in Math and Russian, got ready to pass entrance exams into Vladimir State University. Simultaneously, Yana attended driving courses and got driving license. After graduating from the University Yana got a job and keeps it until now, she got an apartment from the state and got married. Yana’s sponsors, the Wayman’s played an important role in the girl’s life.

“Thanks to the Nadezhda Fund programs everything worked out well in my life. If I had not had Dave and Sondra’s support, I think, I would have had many problems, which I would not be able to overcome. I always had support and understanding of my sponsor family and Nadezhda Fund staff. ”

hopechest.org “GOD SETS THE LONELY IN FAMILIES”

Psalm 68:6

hopechest.org Sergei Sidorov is a graduate of Pokrov orphanage. While living at the Family Center in Pokrov, Sergei entered the Aeromechanical College in Vladimir and moved to the Vladimir Family Center until he graduated from college. In addition to keeping up with his college studies, Sergei held down a part- time job at a local supermarket. Sergei matured greatly during the time he lived in the family centers, and these homes and families became like his own home and his own family. To this day, he continues to visit the family centers and is a great example to the current residents. After graduating from college in Vladimir, Sergei went on to study at New Russian University in Moscow. “I’m grateful for the opportunities afforded me through Fund Nadezhda to live in the Family Centers and to receive support while I was a student in Moscow. My life is richer and changed for the better through the people I met and the experiences I had during my student years after the orphanage.”

hopechest.org Ministry Centers

Survive Thrive Succeed Who are What do we Who are What do we Who are What do we the kids? do? the kids? do? the kids? do?

The kids who Crisis Orphaned Educational, Orphanage Leadership have conflict counseling, teens who social, cultural, graduates who projects with the law; Case have graduated psychological, have Health issues management from the medical and completed tech that are not with a social orphanage juridical school and covered with worker, and attend support and have gained insurance; Temporary ministry center counseling. the skills to live those who living programs independently. have dropped arrangements out of educational system.

hopechest.org Ping Pong Computer Lab Music Room Dental Clinic

Movie Room Kitchen

Gym Pool

Kids’ Corner Crisis Center

Information Center

hopechest.org At our Center

Individual Consulting Life Skills Music Lessons Friendship Club Psychological Trainings English Lessons

Young Families Cooking Lessons

Supporting Young Mothers Leadership Computer Lessons Young Mothers

hopechest.org Within 8 years 242 orphanage graduates were able to use the crisis center in the time range from 1 week up to 1 year while awaiting personal lodging, or simply when being in a critical situation.

hopechest.org Counseling

Graduates can get answers to the questions that interest them the most from the social worker or any other Ministry Center staff member…

hopechest.org Music room at the ministry center

hopechest.org Computer lab at the ministry centers

Grads study computers, learning to use hardware as well as software…

hopechest.org Cooking lessons

In the kitchen we learn to cook different meals. We cook for ourselves and for holiday celebrations at the Ministry Center.

hopechest.org Leadership

Training groups of leaders for meeting with the children at orphanages and tech schools. The graduates mentor the children at orphanages to help them find their way in life, and obtain life skills by sharing their own experiences.

hopechest.org “I WILL GIVE YOU A NEW HEART AND PUT A NEW SPIRIT WITHIN YOU.” Ezekiel 36:26

hopechest.org “Labeled kids”

Kolya D. graduated from orphanage (boarding school for children with special needs.) Having left the orphanage, Kolya went to a Tech School where he learned to do house renovations. He finished the program, but did not work in this field. Kolya lacked basic life skills and tended to expect that help would be provided by those around him; he never planned ahead or set goals. He wasn’t able to find any solutions on his own, and had difficulties interacting with others. Kolya became a participant of the Independent Living Program in Kostroma and remained under the supervision of the ministry center staff for 5 years. Today Kolya has a steady job working as a janitor; he also works at the ministry center as a cleaning person. Kolya has become more self-confident and composed, he has no trouble communicating with the staff and other graduates at the ministry center. He has made plans for his future and has goals to reach for. He is always ready to help when it is needed and is very responsible when it comes to requests.

hopechest.org “Youth at risk”

Adelina Kusova is from Kameshkovo orphanage, Vladimir Region. After leaving the orphanage, Adelina began to study in Vladimir Tech school # 9. Due to many challenges, Adelina was not able to finish studies and dropped out of the tech school. She entered a different tech school but again was not able to finish. Adeline came to the ministry center in Vladimir almost every day and Nadezhda Fund staff did a lot of counseling with her. She also received assistance in solving various issues with necessary documents and paperwork. Now Adelina has learned to control her emotions and behavior in stressful situations. Finally, Adelina has defined the profession that she likes (a hair stylist) and successfully finished her professional education. She also managed to take additional professional courses about giving a manicure, pedicure and make-up stylist (provided by Nadezhda Fund). Nadezhda Fund helped her in getting a job in a beauty shop in Moscow. “Nadezhda Fund helped me to define the profession that I like. Now I enjoy doing my work and I’m glad that I can help other people become beautiful.”

hopechest.org Young Mother Program Survive Thrive S ucceed Who are the What do we Who are the What do we Who are the What do we kids? do? kids? do? kids? do?

Female Spiritual, Female Home visits, Female Continual graduates who psychological, graduates and parenting graduates who guidance have become social, medical young mothers, classes, take part in the through mothers and and juridical who lack basic and one-on- Young Mother’s seminars and lack certain support social and one sessions program. career parenting skills. parental skills. with a counseling counselor and social worker

hopechest.org hopechest.org “BEHOLD, CHILDREN ARE A HERITAGE FROM THE LORD, THE FRUIT OF THE WOMB A REWARD.” Psalm 127:3

hopechest.org Dysfunctional families

Lyuda B. is from Galich orphanage. She and her husband (also a Galich graduate) have two children: a son named Sasha and a daughter named Aliona. Lyuda has been a participant of the Young Mother’s program for five years. A few years ago, Lyuda gave birth to her first baby. Sadly, the baby had disabilities due to birth injuries and died at the age of three. The young parents were devastated with grief and it took them many efforts, but with God’s help they were able to deal with the sorrow. Soon they were rewarded with a healthy son and a beautiful daughter. Unfortunately, the parents had a hard time finding jobs and they were pressed for money. Lyuda spent much time with her kids at the ministry center, and would babysit while the other participants of the Young Mother’s program ran errands. Lyuda would also play with the kids, feed them, and put them to bed for naps. Six months later Lyuda got a job at a day care center as a junior caregiver.

hopechest.org Moscow Students Program Survive Thrive Succeed Who are the What do we Who are the What do we Who are the What do we kids? do? kids? do? kids? do?

Graduates Spiritual, 1st and 2nd Home visits, 3rd – 5th Volunteer who enter educational year Moscow material year projects, and Moscow and social students from support, Moscow career Universities, support and regional trainings, and students who counseling. have no local trainings. orphanages. counseling are support, and sessions. graduating no from knowledge of university. the city.

hopechest.org hopechest.org Jobs for Life

Survive Thrive Succeed Who are the What do we Who are the What do we Who are the What do we kids? do? kids? do? kids? do?

Graduates Spiritual, Working Provide Working Volunteer who struggle educational graduates trainings and graduates projects in knowing and social who are counseling; who are the best way support having case successful at find and through difficulties management their careers. interview for Trainings; finding and with a social a job. additional keeping a job worker; vocational due to a lack career training. of job skills. counseling.

hopechest.org “YOU SET THEM UP IN BUSINESS; THEY WENT FROM RAGS TO RICHES.”

Psalm 68:10

hopechest.org Katya K. grew up at an orphanage in Kostroma Region. Having left the orphanage, Katya entered a Tech School in Kostroma. After finishing tech school, Katya got married to an orphanage graduate and then had a daughter. Katya frequently came to the ministry center. The family struggled financially. Katya and her husband did not make enough money because they did not have steady jobs. Thanks to the ministry center Katya and her husband went to special trainings, and learned necessary skills including how to find and keep a job. They were able to get additional vocational skills. Katya finished manicure courses and became a manicurist, gained some experienced and was able to get a job at a beauty salon. Katya’s husband took driving lessons, got his driver’s license and was lucky to find a well-paid job in Moscow. The family moved to Moscow. Both parents work, their daughter goes to school and does gymnastics. Every time Katya comes to Kostroma, she stops by the ministry center to visit with us and tell us how the family is doing. She is very thankful to Nadezhda Fund/CHC for all the help and support.

hopechest.org “HE LEADS OUT THE PRISONERS WITH SINGING”

Psalm 68:6

hopechest.org Crisis Management

Sasha’s life has never been easy. She had gone through loss of her parents, orphanage, disrupted adoption. At 15 she was lucky to get to Nadezhda Fund Family center, where Sasha finally learned to trust and thrive. She was a successful college student, when she met an attractive woman, who was kind to her and promised good career and a happy life in a big city. This woman turned out to be a trafficking recruiter and Sasha found herself in a brothel. She ran away, was hiding, but was found, cruelly beaten and returned to the highway. Fortunately, she managed to call Nadezhda Fund staff. Police and Nadezhda Fund people helped her out, but it took much time and effort to restore and rehabilitate this young lady. With the help of all Nadezhda Fund resources and prayers of our friends Sasha resumed normal living, finished college, got married and had a beautiful daughter. In 2012 she visited the US to share her story and thanked CHC staff and all American people who had helped her.

hopechest.org Nadezhda Fund Perspectives For 20 years the Lord has provided us with love, knowledge, experience and let us create effective practices with proven results; Our programs are based on Christian values and a high level professionalism; Our vision for the future is to transfer existing programs to other regions of Russia so many orphans could enjoy God’s mercy and glorify Him by releasing their own potential through partnerships that cultivate holistic transformation and sustainability.

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. John 10:10

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