Silver Lining Foundation
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The Silver Lining Foundation (
Mission statement
To improve the lives of impoverished children and their families and to educate, care for, and show love to all individuals, equipping them with the proper tools to give back to their community.[4]
History
In 2005, Chris and Lydia Yeung, along with their three children, came to China to work at an orphanage for disabled children. They returned to the
Silver Lining Foundation Projects
Silver Lining Workshop
The first of the Silver Lining Foundation projects, the Silver Lining Workshop, was established in 2007.[7] Lydia said that the purpose of starting this workshop was to give hope and opportunities to individuals society had overlooked. The Silver Lining Workshop offers employees musical lessons, which have resulted in the starting of a band called "Inspiration," by the handicapped orphans.[8]
Silver Lining Orphanage
In 2009, Silver Lining started an orphanage in DaHua, Guangxi, China. The Silver Lining Care Center adopts a new dimension to the structure of the orphanage. In order to provide a healthy home environment for the children, every six kids are assigned to a married couple, who live under the same roof.[9]
Silver Lining DaHua Mountain Sponsorship
As of 2010, the Silver Lining foundation has been sponsoring a school located in the poverty stricken mountains of DaHua. Silver Lining provides vegetables, meat, blankets, clothes, and beds for the children who live at school during the school year.[10]
Silver Lining Rehabilitation Center
In 2012, the Silver Lining Rehabilitation Center opened for children with
References
- ^ "Silver Lining Workshop". Silver Lining Foundation.
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(help) - ^ "Caring Center Orphanage". Silver Lining Foundation. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
- ^ Liu, JiangPing. "Around people a sense of personnel clouds to orphans support a sky". NNews [Nanning]. Archived from the original on April 8, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
- ^ "Our Mission". Silver Lining Foundation. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
- ^ "Our Story". Silver Lining Foundation. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
- ^ "Oriental Daily [DaHua]". January 27, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
- ^ Liu, JiangPing (May 24, 2010). "Nanning disabled orphans woven fine jewelry". NNews [Nanning]. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
- ^ Liu, JianQin (December 9, 2008). "Disabled orphans charity handicrafts love pass touched by friends". Nan Guo Zao Bao [Nanning]. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
- ^ Qing, YiBin (December 9, 2008). "The Dahua clouds care center ribbon-cutting ceremony to accept mountain orphans stay". NNews [DaHua]. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
- ^ "Basic daily needs and educational needs of impoverished children in the mountainous areas". Silver Lining Foundation. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
- ^ "云彩行动". Grateful Heart Issue. June 28, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2012.