About the Organization
Healing the Children is perhaps the oldest and largest registered charitable organization focused single-mindedly on helping underserved children throughout the world to secure urgently needed medical assistance they otherwise are unable to obtain. Established in 1979, HTC has successfully helped over 240,000 children in over 95 countries to date, providing over $600 million of medical services via the healthcare professionals who volunteer and donate to Healing the Children.
Healing the Children is organized as an affiliation of separately incorporated local chapters. Each chapter organizes the medical resources and healthcare professionals and local volunteers in there geographical areas. Approximately 700-1000 U.S. based volunteers and 50-75 international partners are involved in Healing the Children's programs and projects.
Healing the Children's programs fall into three broad categories...
Our Inbound Children Program to bring critically ill children into the U.S. for treatment if this is not available for them outside the US. With the support of our estimated 75 pediatric hospital partners across the United States, Healing the Children has helped over 8,000 children via this program.
Our Outbound Medical Teams Program whereby we organize and manage medical teams sent to work for a week to 10 days at a pre-selected clinic or hospital outside the US alongside of their colleagues in those countries.
And lastly, our Domestic Programs where the chapters work with local social service groups to help children secure medical assistance that may be beyond the more limited missions of other groups and social services. Over 18,000 children have been served by these local programs.