http://www.inmed.org/index.htm INMED Partnerships for Children is an international 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening the ability of families and communities to support the development of healthy, educated children who have increased opportunities for the future. http://www.inmed.org/kids.jpg http://www.inmed.org/index.htm http://www.inmed.org/newsandevents/newsletters/October2009.htm Maternity Waiting Homes - Houses of Hope, INMED helps to open first of six maternity houses for expectant mothers in Peru. Although when translated literally, Casa de Espera means "waiting house," for many pregnant women of Amazon jungle communities the phrase takes on far larger meaning. Many times between life and death. "House of hope," an alternate translation, is perhaps the more appropriate of the two, noted Linda Pfeiffer, president and chief executive officer of INMED Partnerships for Children. Too many expectant mothers have little to no access to health care. Where health care facilities do exist in the rugged country, they are often too far for women whose only mode of transportation is a boat with a small portable 2-cycle engine on the river, sometimes taking up to 12 hours to reach the closest health care facility. As part of its Healthy Babies program in Peru, INMED has been working with local municipalities and health ministries to build maternity waiting houses near health facilities throughout the country's Ucayali Region. The maternity waiting houses will allow expectant mothers and their families to reside there in the last stages of their pregnancies or during a high-risk pregnancy to ensure they are close to obstetrical care. Residents will also be encouraged to attend education sessions on basic infant care and nutrition. Following a recent donation from the Dominion Woman's Club in Virginia, interior work on this maternity waiting house in Peru can begin. The house is expected to open before year's end. http://www.inmed.org/newsandevents/newsletters/October2009.htm Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:00:00 EST http://www.inmed.org/jobs.htm Bilingual (English/Spanish) Family Support Worker and Case Manager needed for agency serving at-risk populations in Loudoun County. Provide intensive home visiting and case management, plus transportation and translation as necessary. Knowledge of local human services agencies a plus. Experience working with families and children required. Understanding of cultural differences a must. Good writing and organizational skills needed. Training provided. Fax or e-mail resume to 703-858-7253 or mvasquez@inmed.org http://www.inmed.org/jobs.htm Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:00:00 EST http://www.inmed.org/newsandevents/newsletters/July2009.htm Since 1986, INMED Partnerships for Children has worked around the world to prevent irreversible harm to children, whether through disease, neglect or lack of education or opportunity, helping them develop the skills they need to succeed and empowering them and their communities to create hope and opportunity for themselves and generations to come. http://www.inmed.org/newsandevents/newsletters/July2009.htm Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:00:00 EST http://www.inmed.org/newsandevents/highlight/20090716_Vegetables.htm Congress, kids do like their vegetables. As congressional members consider the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act this year, they might want to hear what some 50 grade- and middle-school students in south Los Angeles County told INMED Partnerships for Children. They want more healthy foods. The students were part of focus groups at schools in the Compton Unified School District. The focus groups were organized by INMED's Food for Thought program, designed to bring parents and the district together to address obesity among children and ensure access to healthy foods for their students. "What we learned from the students," said Joey Shanahan, the Food for Thought program manager, "is that they want to see fresh and delicious fruits and vegetables in their schools. Students want to be healthy." The program is funded by a two-year, $400,000 grant from The California Endowment. http://www.inmed.org/newsandevents/highlight/20090716_Vegetables.htm Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:00:00 EST http://www.inmed.org/newsandevents/highlight/20090716_Deworming.htm Parasitic worms have been a part of life for millions of children in developing and emerging nations worldwide. So too have been the resulting lethargy, inattention and poor performance in school that they have suffered through. But all that - and more - is changing. With medicines donated to INMED Partnerships for Children over more than 20 years, more than 5 million children in 15 countries have been freed from infection with multiple types of intestinal worms. One of the current focus areas for INMED's deworming program is Brazil, where in some locations more than four out of five children have tested positive for worms. Yet with medicine donated to INMED from Johnson & Johnson and its affiliate, Janssen-Cilag, children can expel the majority of these worms within days. From there, other dramatic differences soon unfold. http://www.inmed.org/newsandevents/highlight/20090716_Deworming.htm Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:00:00 EST http://www.inmed.org/newsandevents/highlight/20090713_HealthyFutures.htm Monsanto Fund grant to expand nutrition program to all primary schools in Johannesburg township. Although preparing to turn over its nutrition program to nearly a dozen schools in this impoverished township just outside of Johannesburg, where malnutrition plagues thousands of children, INMED's work here is far from done. In fact, for some schools, thanks to a renewed commitment from the Monsanto Fund, which will extend its support of INMED's programs in South Africa over five years, the work is just beginning. Since 2006, INMED Partnerships for Children has worked with 11 schools to reduce hunger among 10,600 children by increasing the availability of nutritious produce through school gardens and delivering nutrition education for teachers, school food workers and families of school-age children. Funding for this first phase of the program was $600,000. http://www.inmed.org/newsandevents/highlight/20090713_HealthyFutures.htm Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:00:00 EST http://www.inmed.org/newsandevents/inthenews/HopeforHomelessFamilies070209.pdf Despite its status as one of the most affluent communities in the country, Loudoun County has experienced a rapid increase in homelessness. According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the number of homeless people in the county grew from 29 in 2005 to 170 in 2008, the highest percentage increase among jurisdictions in the metro area. Most of last year's cases could be attributed to foreclosures and unemployment, officials said. "We're not seeing what people consider a traditional homeless population, but a mix of families from different income levels that are becoming homeless," said Linda Pfeiffer, president and chief executive of INMED Partnerships for Children, an Ashburn-based nonprofit organization that serves Loudoun children and families through a number of programs. http://www.inmed.org/newsandevents/inthenews/HopeforHomelessFamilies070209.pdf Thu, 2 Jul 2009 08:00:00 EST http://www.inmed.org/newsandevents/highlight/20090615_OpeningDoors.htm Freddie Mac Foundation award to INMED addresses urgent, but often hidden need. They are, in many cases invisible to the greater community. And therein lays the problem when talking about the homeless in Loudoun County, one of the richest communities in the nation, says Maria Elena Vasquez-Alvarez, director of Loudoun Programs with INMED Partnerships for Children. "It is difficult to put a face on the homeless here. With the economic downturn, the traditional homeless are no longer the only group that needs help. Many times, you don't know who they are, and if you do, you can't find them. But they are here and they need help," said Vasquez-Alvarez. http://www.inmed.org/newsandevents/highlight/20090615_OpeningDoors.htm Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST http://www.inmed.org/newsandevents/inthenews/Monday_DevelopmentsApril09.pdf An article on the impact of the global economic crisis on giving for long-term sustainability programs by Linda Pfeiffer, President and CEO of INMED Partnerships for Children, was published in the April 2009 issue of Monday Developments, an InterAction magazine. InterAction is the largest alliance of U.S.-based international development and humanitarian non-government organizations with more than 170 members, including INMED. Article is on pg 12-14. http://www.inmed.org/newsandevents/inthenews/Monday_DevelopmentsApril09.pdf Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:00:00 EST http://www.inmed.org/newsandevents/highlight/20090211_FreddieMac.htm The Freddie Mac Foundation has once again renewed its ongoing support of the INMED MotherNet/Healthy Families Loudoun program in Loudoun County, Va. with a $100,000 grant. http://www.inmed.org/newsandevents/highlight/20090211_FreddieMac.htm Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:00:00 EST http://www.inmed.org/newsandevents/highlight/20090205_BrazilProgramExpands.htm Thanks to a new funding stream, the Healthy Children, Healthy Futures program in Brazil, already serving about 90,000 children in 400 schools, will expand into 12 new economically depressed towns in March, according to INMED Brazil Executive Director Joyce Capelli. http://www.inmed.org/newsandevents/highlight/20090205_BrazilProgramExpands.htm Thu, 5 Feb 2009 08:00:00 EST http://www.inmed.org/newsandevents/highlight/20090127_NutritionSAfrica.htm More than 10,000 school children in South Africa's Orange Farm settlement on the outskirts of Johannesburg have something they never had before — fresh produce for lunch from gardens at their own schools. http://www.inmed.org/newsandevents/highlight/20090127_NutritionSAfrica.htm Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:00:00 EST