Ascent Russian Orphan Aid Foundation - Sponsor a Child at Vladivostok Orphanage #1 for Children with Physical or Mental Deficiencies

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Sponsor a Child at Vladivostok Orphanage #1 for Children with Physical or Mental Deficiencies
As of 5/12/2008 Donated: $60,748.68; Sent to Orphanage: $59,553.50;
Status: This is an on-going project. The funds are sent to the orphanage every quarter end.
Thanks for kind donations: Tania Petricevich, Tom & Joan Petricevich, Craig Walker, Robert Miller, Kathryn Baxter, Tom & Julia Blain, Michele Wiki, Virginia da Costa, Beulah Mare, Cathy Stewart, Clara Baker, Joanne Okura, Elena Andreeva, Diana Janzen, Aaron & Melissa Harrison, Lee Santilli, James Jackson, Megan Black, Andrea & John Janzen, Karen Gabbert, Teresa Goodpaster, Lisa Yancer, Megan Reid, Leonard Lan, John & Nina Crisp, Anna Switzer, Elena Levitskaya, Suzanne Krone, Adam Sheda, Bill Ryerson, Connie Berlin, Ginny Rowley, Alexandra Jablokov, Jonathan Soverns, Richard & Rebecca Soverns, Sarah Clouse, Anne-Marie Barford, Robert Christensen, Francisco Escobar, Elizabeth Bernard, Sira Christensen, Rachael Soverns, Dustin Matlock, Kajsa Toernroth, Alan Owen, Lynn Trobaugh, Michael Yancer, Joseph Dickey, Maria Sanjarovskaia, Kevin & Anastasia Sorce, Anthony Bernard, Sam Blagg, Lauren Feingold, Janell Ward, and our own permanent fund: Katya Sponsorship Fund.

This state "correctional" orphanage is home to 60 sick kids. This kids are almost never adopted and their life prospects are rather grim. Your support is used to buy medication, vitamins, vegetables, fruits and items of special diet. Most of these kids cannot write due to young age or disability. Some kids can draw you a picture. You will receive regular updates fotos from the orphanage staff with photos. They will facilitate your e-mails communication with the children - write as often as you like! You are also welcome to visit the children and send them presents and postcards if you like.

Please select a child to sponsor and currency and click "Donate Quarterly" or "Donate Monthly" button below.

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Denis L., was born on June 30, 1999. He is a wonderful little boy! He resembles a little Winnie the Pooh; he is just as kind and gentle. Denis is four years old and is everybody's favorite. He came to our orphanage from the children's home. His mother abandoned the baby in the birth unit and never cared for his future fate. The baby was very frightful and cried a lot. But after a while Denis became an active participant of children's parties. He is excellent with painting, gluing and sculpturing. He plays ball with other children, bikes and sings. We love Denis greatly and really hope to find him a good family.

Sasha S., born October 15, 2000. The little boy's fate is tragic. Living in his family the 3-year old boy experienced starvation and cruel treatment. Sasha (together with his little sister) lived in an old, almost ruined house without simple conveniences. Their place was always messy, they often had no food at all at home. Kids slept just on a dirty floor. Their mother had no job, she was a bum. Very often children were left all alone in the abandoned house without food and warmth. Their neighbors, who heard the endless cries of the kids, often put some food under the door not to let the kids die. Sometimes distressed by the cries of the children their drunken mother beat them black and blue. Once not controlling herself their mother beat Sasha's little sister so heavily that the little girl died. The woman was imprisoned and the neighbors took Sasha to live with them. The boy was totally exhausted, the whole body was covered with bruises and wounds. In his 3 years he didn't talk and almost didn't move. In hospital doctors found that Sasha has a heart defect. There he was operated on heart. After the operation he came to our children's home. Now he is already 4. For the last time he's changed pretty much due to our loving attitude and attention: he started speaking bit by bit, laughing and play, but his past still has a great impression on his mentality. Sometimes he laughs or cries without any reason. But we believe that in a while he will be able to overcome this thanks to the care and kind attitude to him. Unfortunately he will not be able to become absolutely successful in his development as some serious problems with mental activities are evident.

Thanks to Lynn Trobaugh for sponsoring Sasha S.

Sasha E. born 02/28/1997. Sasha was born with signs of central nervous system damage. His mother gave up her custody rights after giving birth. He was initially admitted to the specialized care facility for children with neurological deficiencies, where he spent his early years. While there he was diagnosed with rickets and failure to thrive. Sasha was transferred to the orphanage in November, 2003. He was a very active child, had hard time concentrating, his speech was fast and loud. He also has a pronounced fear of animals. While living in the orphanage Sasha made good progress, his activity level now is closer to normal. Sasha still suffers from some developmental delay, has hard time paying attention in class and memorizing things. He sometimes needs multiple repetitions to learn a new material. However, Sasha is a very sweet boy, nice and polite. He is always eager to help and enjoys helping others.

Thanks to Robert Miller for sponsoring Sasha E.

Oleg M. - was born October 1, 2002. His mother refused him at the hospital and was therefore deprived of her parental rights. His father is unkown. Oleg suffers from atrophy of the optical nerve, cerebral palsy, and slight anemia. He has recently entered the orphanage but has adapted very quickly. He is curious about everything! He constantly gathers leaves, twigs and stones when outside. He recently learned how to say "Hello!" and shouts its loudly when greeting someone.

Thanks to Francisco Escobar for sponsoring Oleg M.

Anton Zh. - was born August 20, 1999. His mother abandoned him at the hospital and his father is unkown. Anton suffers from hypothyroidism and has a slight learning disablilty. This year, Anton is in the 1st grade. He is a good student and listens attentively. He himself said: "I want to learn to read and write beautifully." He likes to go for walks in his free time. And he loves fairy talkes and cartoons.

Thanks to Robert Christiansen for sponsoring Anton Zh.

Gleb B. - was born November 5, 2002. His mother abandoned him at the hospital maternity ward and his father is unknown. Gleb has partial atrophy of his optical nerve, microcephaly, and a disorder of the Nervous System. He is a very happy boy and loves to play catch with a ball.

Thanks to Sira Christensen for sponsoring Gleb B.

Vita V . - was born April 17, 2003. His mother was deprived of her parental rights due to neglect and his father is missing. There were no beds in their apartment for the kids to sleep on. Vita also has a 16 year old sister. He has trouble with his vision and slight retardation. Vita is very calm, he knows his own name. He loves to listen to fairy tales and sing childrens songs. When he doesn't know the words he just sings "bi-bi-bi!"

Thanks to Aaron & Melissa Harrison for sponsoring Vita V.

Anya V. - was born November 28, 2002. Anya's parents were deprived of their parental rights since they were unemployed and heavily abused alcohol.They did not keep food in the house for her and the other children in the family , so the kids were forced to beg on the streets so they wouldn't starve. Anya has a 17 year old sister and a 15 year old brother. She is calm and quite and can dress and undress herself. Anya can speak well and likes to sing children's songs, her favorite toy is her dolly.

Thanks to Lee Santilli for sponsoring Anya V.

Alyosha L. Born August 13, 1999. He was transferred to our orphanage from another one as he needed a special learning program. His mother died in 1999. The information about Alyosha’s father in his Birth Certificate was provided by his mother, though he never showed up. After the death of his mother, there were no relatives to be found who would like to take care of Alyosha. Alyosha is a calm boy and he likes to do things. He likes to take care of younger children and help elders around the orphanage.

Thanks to Elizabeth Barnard for sponsoring Alyosha L.

Sergey T. born 06/18/1999, he talks about himself... I love summer and I enjoy so much the sun, so warm and tender. I like playing with my friend Dima. We like to run chasing each other. For Dima's birthday I gave to him my favorite toy." Sergey's mother was deprived of her rights as a mother. The boy is in good form now, but he has intellectual development lagging. He has some problems with concentrating. Nevertheless, Sergey is a very sociable person. He likes playing with toys and he is fond of sports.

Thanks to Robert Miller for sponsoring Sergey T.

Katya K. born 01/07/1999. Katya was the 9th child born to an alcoholic mother. Her weight at birth was 4.6 lb (below normal). Katya's birthparents' custody rights have been since terminated by the state. Two of her older siblings are now in a correctional school; another one has been placed in a specialized care facility. Katya was admitted to the orphanage in November, 2004. She was diagnosed with a developmental delay, but made some progress while in the orphanage. She still has hard time concentrating on an activity for any significant amount of time, and doesn't seem to have much interest in academic activities. It often takes her longer than other kids to accomplish an everyday task, like getting dressed or making her bed. However, her concentration seemed to have improved since her admittance.

Thanks to Adam Sheda for sponsoring Katya K.

Sergey Z. born 09/15/1999. When he was born, Sergey weighted only 2,1 kg. He was the second baby for his mother. But she left the boy in the maternity hospital. Sergey is very sociable person. He is so tender: he can easily embrace, kiss and express sympathy to others. Here is how Sergey tells about last summer: "In the summer there so many small insects, worms. I like to watch them moving. Also I like to play in the sand-box making sandy pies".

Thanks to Theresa Goodpaster for sponsoring Sergey Z.

Lyuda R. born 06/23/2002. In our orphanage there is a wonderful girl with big dark eyes. She is only 3 y.o. She is an active girl. Lyuda is everybody's favorite. We are very worried about her future. Lyuda has many chronic illnesses. She doesn't speak so far. Her mother left her and there are no any other relatives. And nobody has shown any interest in her since she is in the orphanage.

Thanks to Connie Berlin for sponsoring Lyuda R.

Phakhrad Sh. born 03/15/1999. His mother was deprived of her mother's rights due to her immoral life style. Phakhrad is a calm, even-tempered boy. He likes to help the personnel. He has speech problems but he understands others well. Phakhrad is fond of cars, he adores playing with them.

Thanks to Elena Levitskaya for sponsoring Phakhrad Sh.

Oleg Ch. born 04/21/2000 His mother rejected him. Oleg is in a physical good form. However, he has speech problems and lack of concentration. Still sometimes he shows some interest in his study. He is a little bit stubborn and this leads to conflicts with personnel sometimes. Here is what Oleg tells about himself: "I adore summertime. I help our governess to look after the flowers. I like to play football with my friend Sasha. We are very friendly. On my birthday I've got a car. I play with it a lot."

Thanks to Elena Andreeva for sponsoring Oleg Ch.

Tanya A. born 09/12/2000. Tanya's mother rejected her the next day after her birth. There is no father's name in the Tanya's documents. Tanya is an affectionate child; she is very kind, emotional. There is always smile on her face. She loves to play with dolls. She is a very good helpmate.

Thanks to Suzanne Krone for sponsoring Tanya A.

Anya T. born 09/11/1998. Came to the orphanage 2 years ago. She had a serious intellectual development lagging, because nobody took part in her upbringing. When Anya was born her mother was very young and actually not ready to raise her daughter. Anya's mother and grandmother led an immoral life style, abused alcohol. Social service personnel took Anya from the family. The mother didn't want to change her life style and she didn't try to take her daughter back home. In summer, 2005, she committed suicide. Now Anya is an orphan, the information about Anya's father in her Birth Certificate was provided by her mother, though he never showed up. Having spent in the orphanage 2 years, Anya has got a lot of training in different type of activities. And now she is a 1st year school-girl. She studies very hard and makes a good progress. Anya often comes to the group of younger kids, where she came from, and helps personnel there.

Thanks to Virginia da Costa for sponsoring Anya T.

Igor L. born 02/05/2002. His mother registered at the maternity hospital using a fake name and she ran away after giving a birth to Igor. Igor was raises in Baby Orphanage and on September 2, 2005 he was transferred to the orphanage.

Thanks to Anna Switzer for sponsoring Igor L.

Vova Sh. born 02/06/2001. His mother’s parental rights were terminated on the base of amoral life-style and threatening the life of the children. Vova is a cheerful and energetic boy. He is always smiling and has a good sense of humor. He still doesn’t talk very well, but he attends classes with pleasure.

Thanks to Robert Miller for sponsoring Vova Sh.

Irina E. born 09/29/2002. The woman who gave birth to her used a fake name and ran away from the maternity hospital after giving birth. Ira arrived to the orphanage from City Baby Orphanage.

Thanks to Clara Baker for sponsoring Irina E.

Vova N. born July 26, 1997. He arrived to the orphanage on August 28, 2000. His mother was declared an unfit parent, the name of his father is recorded from mother’s words. The mother, during her pregnancy, abused alcohol, led an immoral way of life, were cruel to her children which threatened the life and health of her children. Vova has a brother and two sisters. No one takes interest in the child. The boy was aggressive, reserved, capricious and slow. He did not talk. His vocabulary consisted of words “give”, “here”, “beep-beep (car).” Currently, with the help of a tutor, the boy recites poetry, fairy tales. He sings, likes to arrange jig-saw puzzles and draws. He still sucks his fingers, sometimes he bites other kids, pushes and mistreats them. He takes a long time to fall asleep.

Thanks to Robert Miller for sponsoring Vova N.

Vanya T. was born on 28 of January, 2002. He is a wonderful 4 year old child: lively, affectionate, fun, all the orphanage children and adults- favorite. Vanya-s Mother was drugs-addict and abandoned him in a maternity hospital. Vanya has no relatives. Since he was born he was placed to a medical-social department for HIV-positive children. Now he is not registered as an HIV-positive. He doesn-t know how to talk, can pronounce only separate words and syllables, though understands others quite well. Vanya loves to play with toy-cars and mechanical toys.

Thanks to Lisa Yancer for sponsoring Vanya T.

Igor B. born June 22, 2001. In our house lives a dark eyed, attractive lad. His name is Igor. He is 4 years old. Igor is a curious, kind boy. His fortune has been tough. He was left in the maternity ward. The boy suffered through hepatitis. He is currently registered. Igor does not have a father, relatives or close family friends. Nobody cares about his fait or provides for him materially. Igor loves to play board games. We are worried about the fate of this youngster.

Thanks to Leonard Lan for sponsoring Igor B.

Artyom L. was born on 9 of May, 2001. He is a very nice, kind, and affectionate boy. There is only one concern - he is an orphan and, moreover, a disabled orphan. Mother abandoned him in a maternity hospital. No one cares for the boy. It would be great if Artyom is adopted by some family to grow healthy and cheerful. This year he turned 4. Children organized a fun party for him: elder children prepared a performance and bought sweets and presents for him.

Thanks to Julia Pashilite for sponsoring Artyom L.

Andrew B., born 08/28/1997. He was admitted to our orphanage in October, 2001. He was born when his mother was only 18 y.o. The pregnancy was undesirable for Andrew's mother and she tried to get rid of her baby several times. She didn't attend maternity welfare centre during pregnancy as well. Andrew was given a premature birth on 28th week. His weight was 1,5 kg only (around 3,3 lb). Andrew's mother refused from him right after his birth. At birth, Andrew was diagnosed with intrauterine fetal hypotrophy, serious central nervous system affection, and psychomotor retardation. When Andrew was admitted to the orphanage he was very quiet, didn't play games with other children, he was afraid of any noise and animals. He spoke only syllables, parts of words. However, even then, Andrew always tried to get dressed himself and he enjoyed helping others. Now Andrew likes playing games, but alone. He is very accurate and careful with toys and his belongings. Andrew has started to draw. He carries out tasks given to him with interest. What he loves is to learn poems and sing songs. Unfortunately, he often weeps tears and he is still afraid of animals.

Thanks to Tom and Joan Petricevich for sponsoring Andrew B.

Kristina U., born October 2nd, 1999. She is an animated little girl with an amicable appearance. She is social and communicative. She can play with other children. Kristina was left by her mother at the maternity hospital. Her mother keeps an amoral life and was declared an unfit mother. In our orphanage she receives special tutoring. She is under medical watch. Kristina loves board games and activities in graphic arts. She performs work assignments well; however, she does not pay attention in class, has trouble memorizing poetry and has bad speech.

Thanks to Tom and Joan Petricevich for sponsoring Kristina U.

Dima S., born July 22nd, 1997. Mother is declared an unfit parent. She does not have a permanent residency. Dima has a brother and a sister, both of whom are minors. Father's identity is not recorded. Dima arrived at the orphanage on September 25, 2001 from a psychoneurological ward for children (Children's House.) While he could not speak coherent phrases, he could understand adult speech well. He carries out tasks given to him with interest. In the Children's House Dima was under constant surveillance by the medical staff. He was given personal tutoring. He learned to speak and loves to ask questions. He can perform basic exercises. He became interested in studies. Dima is very resentful. He has bad habits such as swaying his head and sticking his tongue out.

Thanks to Tom and Joan Petricevich for sponsoring Dima S.

Irina Sh. born 12/11/1998. Irina is not an "easy" child; she is very emotional and can be demanding at times. However, she is quite social and likes to share her thoughts, positive and negative alike. She is a sensitive child, and does not deal well with failure. She often has trouble falling asleep, and has to rock herself to sleep at night. Irina's birthparents' custody rights were terminated by the state. The parents have never made an attempt to visit their daughter in the orphanage or to make any contact with her since her admittance. Irina's mother has been dead since September 2003.

Thanks to Jim Jackson for sponsoring Irina Sh.

Dima R. was born in June 8, 1999. Dima is 5.5 years old. He is small, pale with underdeveloped speech. The child was born out of wedlock. his mother refused him from birth, motivating her actions by the lack of either financial or other resources to raise up the baby. Dima has been in our orphanage for the past 2.5 years. He is taking specially designed classes in all streams. As a result, his speech improved. He began to memorize poetry and songs. Dima loves to watch TV, draw and play table games. However, he is still showing traces of an underdeveloped intellectual activity.

Thanks to Diana Janzen for sponsoring Dima R.

Katia Z. was born on December 25, 1999. The girl spent her first two years in a disturbed family. Her mother drank. The father was not there. The woman frequently left the baby unattended and starving for days. The child had no toys or cloths. The house had no furniture other than a table and a bed. While intoxicated, the girl's mother even attempted to sell the child. For that she lost her parental rights. Katia was sent to the orphanage. While Katia was staying at the orphanage, none of her relatives inquired after her. The girl is ill with phenylketonuria since birth. Because of this Katia requires a special diet which is vital to her survival. The child is very kind, caring and sensitive.

Thanks to Kathryn Baxter for sponsoring Katia Z.

Sasha B., was born on July 7, 2000. His mother rejected the baby right after birth. His father is unknown. Sasha spent all his early years in hospital. When he was three years old, he was transferred to the orphanage. Nobody inquired after the child in all his years there. Sasha is a very sweet, kind boy. Unfortunately he has some health problems. The boy loves socializing and is very active in class. But due to lack of articulation, he is lagging in speech development. It takes time for both adults and children to understand him. We are concerned for his future.

Thanks to Michele Wiki for sponsoring Sasha B.

Sasha K . - was born May 26, 1998. His mother was deprived of her parental rights and his father suffers from mental illness. Sasha was extremely neglected when he was taken from his parents. Sasha has slight scoliosis on his right side and a learning disability. This year Sasha entered the 1st grade. He tells us he has a good teacher and will do his best. He likes to draw and make models from clay.

Thanks to Anne-Marie Belford for sponsoring Sasha K.

Sasha G., born June 03, 1998. Sasha is 6 years old, but he's very small and one may say he is no more than 4. He is skinny and speaks not very well. Before his birth his 20-year old mother got rid of 7 unborn babies. Sasha was another undesirable baby, and his mother tried to get rid of him even before his birth - she used special drugs and some mechanical means, but despite this Sash was born on 28th week. His mother refused from him r ight after his birth. Because of some harmful chemicals the boy was born with cataract of both eyes, partial atrophy of the optic nerve, breach of hearing, high degree of dystrophy. Sasha has lived in our children's house for 2,5 years already. He is regularly examined by our medical staff. He receives special course of treatment. Personal exercises were also appointed for him. Thanks to all this he learned to speak, do some easy physical exercises, sing songs, model plastic objects and even paint. Sasha loves nature very much, he's fond of walking in the forest. But the consequences of the intra-uterine development caused the problems in mental activities.

Thanks to Maria Sanjarovskaia for sponsoring Sasha G.

Igor B., born September 30, 1997. Little Igor has 2 brothers. One of them is disabled since childhood and his grandmother is guardian to him, while his another brother Pavel is staying together with him in our organization. Pavel is 2 years older than Igor. Kids were born and lived in the family of alcohol addict people. The whole family was cooped up in a single small room; therefore all scuffles, alcoholic sessions etc took place just near them all the time. Very often drunk parents bit their kids, who were hiding behind beds and wall-clocks and sometimes dirty and hungry, they spent the whole day there. If they could they left their house and were on the tramp looking for some food: sometimes they asked people to give them something to eat, sometimes they looked for food in the trash dumpsters. Little kids had to wear ragged clothes and walk without boots even in cold winters. Once during one of their usual drunk-meetings the father of the kids killed their mother with the knife and the woman died. The man was imprisoned and kids became orphans. For a long time children couldn't recover from such a psychological strain: they didn't talk, greedily grasped the food, hid pieces of bread in their pockets or in the bed linen. The only word the could utter was "lala" (Russian for or "baby"). Now the kids get accustomed to normal life, they started talking, but the syndrome of "permanent hunger" is affecting their behavior even now, after 3 years had passed since those terrible events. The intellect level of both Igor and Pavel is very low. Only thanks to the care and love of the staff of our kids' house these kids got their childhood again.

Thanks to Sam Blagg for sponsoring Igor B.