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Are you looking for a holiday gift, a token for your child’s teacher, a birthday gift for a loved one, or a way to show someone that you care for them? If so, please visit our online catalog and do some shopping! We will send a card on your behalf to the person to whom you are gifting, letting them know that you not only care for them, but that you’ve also given something life-changing to a child.
What We Do
AFCA supports efficient and sustainable programs that promote self-reliance for children infected and/or affected by AIDS, as well as their families and caregivers. We work in regions that are underserved and marginalized, providing care that is measurable, real and hope-filled.
Join a Team
Would you like to travel to another country and experience a different way of living while working hand in hand with a community? If so, why not join us on a Vacation with a Purpose in Zimbabwe, Kenya or Uganda and paint a school, build a playground, distribute livestock, help in a hospital, set up administrative systems, teach English, and so much more! Each trip is different, but they are all exciting.
Latest News From The Field
March 9, 2017 – loaded a container bound for Miwani, Kenya
February 2, 2017 – container of medical supplies arrived at Holy Innocents Hospital close to Mbale, Uganda
January 31, 2017 – container of medical supplies loaded. Container is bound for Kampala, Uganda
January 27, 2017 – Covenant Christian Academy did a day of service at AFCA’s warehouse
November 15, 2016 – new container of medical supplies to be loaded and shipped to Holy Innocents Hospital in Uganda
October 8, 2016 – Music Festival held in Grantham, PA
August 2016 – Sisal fiber project started in Miwani, Kenya to provide HIV+ parents with work
May 13-15, 2016 – Board of directors strategic meeting held in Harrisburg, PA
#PassMyPlate
Since 2005, AFCA has served tens of thousands of families in underserved and marginalized communities in Africa with medical support, livelihoods, nutrition, educational support and emergency relief. Join us by participating in our latest initiative, #PassMyPlate
What are you doing for New Year?
Are you beginning to think about what you'd like to do over the New Year? How about getting away from the cold from Dec 25, 2017 to Jan 7, 2018 and making an amazing difference in the lives of kids in Zimbabwe! There are lots of different activities you can get involved in from construction of goat pens as part of our Kids4Kids project, painting a girls' boarding school, teaching english or many other things.
More Details - Zimbabwe Team Fisher Other VWP Teams
MUSIC FESTIVAL 2017
Join the American Foundation for Children with AIDS for a family-friendly music and food festival on October 7, 2017 from 1-6pm at Wind in the Willows Inn, 35 Webster School Road, Grantville, PA 17028
- $10 for adults ($15 at the door)
- Kids 10 and under are free
Music includes: Katy Atkins, Josh Zimmerman, Spriritual Messengers, Warriors for God, Altoona Drumming Circle
Climb Up This Year 2017
Climb Up So Kids Can Grow Up provides adventure travel opportunities for individuals and groups. The primary purpose of these trips is to raise funds which go directly to support AFCA’s programs, helping children affected and/or infected by AIDS. As added benefits, you will learn about different cultures while pushing yourself physically. Great beauty will surround you, but better yet—the knowledge that you are helping children who desperately need care will motivate you to reach a summit or hike just a bit further.
In each country where we have Climb Up events – Peru (Machu Picchu and Amazon Rainforest), New Zealand (Southern Island), Tanzania (Mt. Kilimanjaro), and Nepal (Bigu) AFCA partners with respected, experienced, service-oriented outdoor outfitters to provide in-country logistical support.
Come! Climb Up with us.
Warehouse Updates
We need volunteers on the first Saturday of every month to help out our warehouse. We will next be open on Oct. 7th, 2017.
Click here to see how to get there.
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American Foundation for Children with AIDS
1520 Greening Lane
Harrisburg, PA 17110
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