Child Rights and You America Inc. (formerly Child Relief and You) is an independent, non-religious, non-political, 501(c)(3) registered non-profit organization in the United States. It works to restore basic rights to underprivileged children, especially from India. It is affiliated with Child Rights and You, a non-profit organization in India. CRY focuses mainly on four basic rights which were defined by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), an international human rights treaty. The treaty has been ratified by 192 countries, including India.
The CRC is built on certain foundation principles that underpin all children's rights. The CRC confers without discrimination the following basic rights on all children across the world: The right to health, nutrition, and name and nationality The right to develop through education, care, leisure, and recreation The right to be protected from exploitation, abuse, or neglect The right to express thoughts, receive and give information, and practice religion
CRY America works to ensure these rights to all underprivileged children, who could be street children, children bonded in labor, children of commercial sex workers, physically and mentally challenged children, or children in juvenile institutions.
The San Francisco Bay Area Action Center and the Connecticut Action Center are just two representative centers out of many CRY America action centers throughout the United States.
The Bay Area Action Center raises funds and awareness through events, such as, CRY Walk 2007, Dhamaka - a musical song and dance event and the Holiday Donation Drive 2007.
The Connecticut Action Center raises funds and awareness through events, such as, the upcoming event, "INDIAN OCEAN" Concert 2008.
The Detroit Action Center is actively involved in fund raising and local community challenges prevail in the Detroit area.
Projects CRY America's role is not limited to funding. Drawing on the management services of CRY, their partner in India, CRY America attempts to ensure optimal utilization of funds for the enhancement and quality of the supported initiative.
Project name State Country Grant Amount Boys and Girls Clubs of America All 50 States United States 35,000 Children Welfare Society (CWS) Uttar Pradesh India 33,737 Collective Action for Rural Development (CAFORD) Andhra Pradesh India 34,437 Disha Odisha India 16,695 Don Bosco Anbu Illam Social Service Society Tamil Nadu India 19,725 JAGRUTHI (Tsunami Support) Andhra Pradesh India 14,489 Kalapandhari Magasvargiya & Adivasi Gramin Vikas Maharashtra India 51,044 Mahan Seva Sansthan Rajasthan India 22,986 Mahila Mandal Barmer Agor (MMBA) Rajasthan India 8,599 PARYAVARAN CHETNA KENDRA (PCK) Jharkhand India 17,285 SATHEE - Society for Advancement in Tribes, Health, Education, Environment Jharkhand India 17,853 Save the Children (Hurricane Katrina Support) 3 States United States 20,000 Shramika Vikas Kendram (SVK) Andhra Pradesh India 25,280 Society for Help Entire Lower and Rural People (Tsunami Support) Andhra Pradesh India 16,044 SPREAD - Society for Promotion of Rural Education and Development Odisha India 13,869 The Community Services Guild (Tsunami Support) Tamil Nadu India 50,969 Vatsalya Rajasthan India 22,594 Vikramshila Education Resource Society (VERS) West Bengal India 60,000 Youth Council for Development Alternatives (YCDA) Odisha India 23,056 CRY (Grant Management Services for 9 projects in India) 34,819 CRY (Tsunami Grant Management Services) 8,133
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