Psychological support is the #1 need for Ukrainian people on their journeys to rebuilding their lives.
Now more than ever Ukrainian people need our support. They need us to not turn away.
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YOUR GIFT WILL SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM
Art therapy and rehabilitation summer camp for children orphaned by the war
We are proud to partner with a Ukrainian charitable organization Children of Heroes to offer Art Therapy Programs for kids who have lost one or both parents since the start of the invasion.
So far we’ve been able to offer Art Therapy Programs to 400+ children and plan to increase our reach in Winter and Spring 2026.
Help us provide more of this vital support!
RECENT PROJECTS
In July 2025 we have co-sponsored a psychological rehabilitation camp for 80 children and widows of fallen heroes.
The story of camp participant Kyrylo, 8 years old — Mykolaiv
Kyrylo, 8 years old — Mykolaiv
Before the full-scale invasion, Kyrylo and his mother Kateryna lived a quiet life in Mykolaiv. When the war began, Kateryna fled with her children to the Lviv region while her husband stayed behind to defend Ukraine. The family has since returned to Mykolaiv, but their lives have been marked by grief and uncertainty.
Kateryna shared that after her loss, she felt an overwhelming emptiness and pain. At first, Kyrylo didn’t understand what had happened, but soon he began to grieve deeply. He slept poorly and constantly asked questions about his father.
When they were invited to the “Svitlyachok” psychological recovery summer camp, Kateryna accepted immediately. She wanted her son to rest among friends, away from sirens and explosions, and to experience even one week of a carefree childhood.
At the camp, Kyrylo blossomed. He rested, made new friends, and became more independent. The nature of the Carpathians — the forests, the mountains, the quiet — had a profound impact on him. He and his mother went on excursions, discovering new and wonderful places together.
Art therapy sessions sparked something in him. Now he loves creating with his hands — sculpting, crafting, drawing — and dreams of becoming a sculptor.
Kateryna and Kyrylo are deeply grateful to the Foundation, Project Nadiya, and all partners for giving them a week of healing, new memories, and a gentle easing of the sharp pain of loss.
The Story of The K Family — Mark, Alisa, and Zlata (and mother Yana)
The K Family — Alisa, Mark, and Zlata
The K family lives in Starokostiantyniv in the Khmelnytskyi region. On May 12, 2024, Yana’s husband and the children’s father, Oleksii, went missing under special circumstances while carrying out a combat mission in the Kharkiv direction, protecting Ukraine’s borders and territorial integrity.
The uncertainty surrounding his fate is a heavy burden for the family. There has been no official information — only the words of fellow soldiers who fear he was likely killed. Still, both Yana and the children wait and hope for his return.
By the time Yana arrived at camp with her three children, she was exhausted and in great need of psychological support. She said that during their time there, they were finally able to rest, recharge, and regain strength.
The children loved everything about the camp — the activities, the excursions, and especially the swimming pool. Art therapy became a highlight for them, offering a creative and gentle way to express emotions, process fear and sadness, and rediscover joy through making things with their own hands.
They still talk about the mountains and remember the camp with warmth. For this family, it wasn’t just a week away — it was a moment of healing, hope, and relief in an otherwise heavy year.
Thanks to the Children of Heroes Foundation, Project Nadiya, and our partners, Yana and her children received vital psychological support and a chance to breathe again.
Tools to access psychological support services and education
In frontline areas, many children can't access education or psychological support as services moved online for safety. To bridge this gap, we’ve provided over 100 children with electronic devices with long-lasting batteries, ensuring they stay connected despite frequent power outages.
These are just some of the stories of children that we’ve been able to help. The need for these simple tools remains, and we hope you will continue to support our vital work!
Play and Study Spaces for Children
We provided a play and study space for kids in a safer area of Ukraine. These brothers, Tima (4) and Ilya (7) from an occupied village in the Bakhmut region (pictured below with their mom Olena, and with the founder of our organization, Nadya Tkachenko). Behind those smiles, there is so much trauma that they simply cannot express in words...
When they were just 2 and 5 years old their family of four was woken up by the harrowing sound of multiple missiles all at once destroying nearby houses in their village - forced to shelter in the tiny cellar for 3 weeks in the frigid cold of March 2022 - with no water, electricity, and barely any food. After escaping near-death while fleeing from the occupied territory, traveling with their family from town to town as refugees under constant shelling, and living in an unheated abandoned house last winter, they’ve recently moved into the residential center that we built in a safer area of Ukraine.
These two boys are lucky to have both parents still alive. But many children just like them have lost at least one, sometimes both parents, to the war. We're creating programs that will be aimed at helping kids like this process their unimaginable experience.
