Our Goals

• Assess the services available in the region of Ruse, and find appropriate alternatives for the children and young adults (including foster care and/or the return of children to their parents with the provision of training, rehab therapy, and counseling).
  

• Create programs for prevention and early intervention at local service centers to prevent children from being sent to institutions, working with parents, pediatricians, counselors, and local government officials.
  

• Create a training program to train more specialists based upon the community's needs.
  

• Create an educational and rehabilitation program for these young adults and children including:
  social workers, teachers, physical and speech therapists.

Karina Needs Your Help!

We are in need of both financial support and as well as volunteers with valuable skills and expertise. At this early stage of our campaign we urgently need people with the following areas of expertise: therapists, psychologists, social workers, special education teachers, mentors, musicians, art therapists, human development specialists, accountants, fundraisers, and home renovators. We especially need people who have a call to give the most precious gift, the gift of love.

Please contact us if you are able to give the gift of time and love to help these children.

KARINA ASSOCIATION is in partnership with The Trussell Trust in UK and would like to invite volunteers from the USA to join the British team on a TREK to Bulgaria in September 2010. We will be able to campaign to raise support and awearness about the abandoned children of Bulgaria. To register send an email to biliana@karinaassociation.org

For more infomation go to the website: www.trusselltrust.org

Restoring dignity and reviving hope for the abandoned children in Bulgaria.

We would like to invite volunteers from the USA to join our partners from UK to help these abandoned new born babies in Pleven, Bulgaria. If you are interested, please email Biliana Borimetchkova at biliana@karinaassociation.org

Give a Gift Today: Donate

Open your heart and make a difference in the lives of hundreds of children and young adults with developmental disabilities in Bulgaria. You can make a difference in someone’s life by making a donation to Karina Association. We are a 501(c)(3) tax exempt non-profit organization so your donation is 100% tax deductible.

Thank you so much for whatever contribution you are able to make to enable us to serve these children.

To donate by mail, please send a check made out to "Karina Association, Inc." to:

To donate by bank:

IBAN (International Bank Account Number)
IBAN of the account in US dollars is BG52BUIB98881117546600
IBAN of the account in GBP is BG16BUIB98881917546600

Address: Bulgaria, Sofia 1000, 11?, Saborna Street , Tel.: +3592/9399240, Telex: 23008 brib bg,
SWIFT: BUIBBGSF

Bank account holder - Association Karina

To donate via PayPal, click on the option that best suits you below: One-time donation: Automated monthly donations: $25 per month $50 per month $100 per month

If you are able, please consider the following sponsorships:
 

$3,000 will cover the costs of therapy for one child for one year, with the child receiving physical and speech therapy two times a week.	$24,000 will cover the costs of two teachers to run a special education program in a small group home for one year.	$50,000 will cover the costs of therapy for children within a small group home for one year, with the following full-time staff: one physical therapist, one speech therapist, one occupational therapist, and one psychologist.

$50,000 will cover the complete costs of a small group home for one year. This includes the therapy and special education programs mentioned above plus the costs of operating the home throughout the year: utilities, food, maintenance of the home, educational supplies, medical supplies, medical care, and on-site caregivers.