Sponsorship Opportunities
One Child At A Time
Children Needing Sponsors
Join us in supporting the children of Guatemala! Sponsor A Child and a make a difference ONE LIFE AT A TIME!
How Sponsorship Works
Embrace Child Sponsorship is a unique ministry program that connects malnourished children in need with compassionate sponsors like you! Becoming a sponsor means giving Guatemalan children the chance to grow up healthy, educated and safe – forever changing their life and future.
When you become a child sponsor, your donation goes directly to the child you sponsor making a huge impact on the life of that child and the family! You just might find that it changes you, too.
What do we use to measure the health of a child?
To assess a child’s health and growth, we use the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards — a globally recognized tool for tracking how children grow from birth to age 5 under optimal health and nutrition conditions. These standards help health professionals determine whether a child is developing appropriately and identify nutritional or health concerns early.
Key measurements and indicators for the Embrace Program are the Body Mass Index (BMI)-for-Age, which gauges weight relative to height as children grow.
These measurements are taken and plotted on standardized growth charts, and interpreted using age and sex-specific references. This allows caregivers to understand a child’s growth pattern, undernutrition, and take timely action.
You will see the child’s health reflected with either a positive or negative sign followed by the number of standard deviation (SD) from the normal BMI for the child.
To make this data easier for everyone to understand, we translate the BMI-for-age standard deviations (SD) into clear categories:
> 0 or above – Normal / Moving Toward Healthy Growth
The child is within a healthy range or showing positive progress.> -1 – Early Stages of Malnutrition (Intervention Necessary)
The child is beginning to fall behind expected growth and needs nutritional support.> -2 – Malnourished (Intervention Necessary)
The child is significantly below healthy growth standards and requires consistent intervention.> -3 – Acute Malnutrition (Medical Attention Needed)
The child is at high risk and may require urgent medical and nutritional care.
What You Receive When You Sponsor a Child:
- A welcome email package, including a photo and information about the child you sponsor.
- Annual updates and ongoing communications highlighting the impact of sponsorship on the Embrace children.
- The joy of knowing you’re truly making a difference!
What the Child You Sponsor Receives:
- Monthly Food Distribution
- Vitamin and Moringa Supplement Monthly
- Annual school supplies
- Periodic hygiene packs
- Health & Nutritional Education
- Water Filtration System
- Access to Health & Dental Clinics
FAQs
Other Frequently Asked Questions About Child Sponsorship
Sponsorship is $50 per month, which includes transportation. Protein can be added for an additional $10 per month.
Your sponsorship is truly an investment in children’s lives and futures!
Yes! Many of our sponsors like to give extra. Twice a year, with the extra offering the kids are given a $150 coupon for the store for:
- Birthday gift
- Christmas gift
Embrace has also developed a list of essential items that can be added as a one-time gift to your child:
- Eco Stove
- Rain Barrel
- Latrine
Many sponsors do this as their Christmas gift to their child. Look for an email with details about purchasing these essential items for your sponsor child.
You will receive a monthly email update with your Sponsor Child’s health data along with a photo.
Child sponsorship is a voluntary, ongoing contribution. You decide how long you’re able to help. Children remain in the program for 3-5 years, graduating out to make room for new incoming Children.
Unfortunately no. Because there is no mail system in Guatemala and the complexity of translating messages Embrace cannot accommodate personal letters.
YES! Join one of the Short-Team trips that can be found on Servant Ministries website. An optional highlight of nearly every trip is the Embrace “Adopt-A-Child” activity. At this activity, your Sponsor Child will be invited to attend and you will have the opportunity to spend part of a day playing games, doing crafts, swimming, shopping, and having lunch.
Sometimes, sponsors finish off their day by doing a “home visit” with their child and family. This is a truly enlightening experience that will allow you to see first-hand how the family lives and to see the difference that you are making in their lives, as a sponsor!
How To Sponsor A Child
- 1. If you have selected a particular child that you would like to sponsor, click on the button "Sponsor Now" and fill out the form Make sure to include the code number, name of the child. Your child will be placed on “hold” on while we await your payment.
- 2. Decide whether you will be providing the basic benefits or want to add the protein and/or transportation package to your monthly sponsorship.
- 3. Look for an email to make your initial payment online, or you can mail your first payment(s) to the Michigan office. Checks should be made payable to “Embrace” and sent to: Servant Ministries PO Box 596073 Fort Gratiot, MI 48059 (Make sure you have the child's name and code number on the memo line.)
- 4. The child will begin to receive their benefits after your third payment. Alternatively, you can opt to send in 3 months of payments initially so that the child can begin to receive their benefits as soon as possible. The child will always receive those extra two retroactive months at the end of your sponsorship but it gives a cushion to not interrupt the child receiving their monthly benefits.
- 5. After your payment(s) are received, you will receive communication from Randy Pettinger, Embrace Communication Coordinator, that will give you options for future payments and answer any questions you have in regards to your sponsorship. If you any questions you can email randy@servantministries.net
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