SUNLIGHT ORPHAN AID

Sunlight Children's Aid (originally named Sunlight Orphan Aid for Lithuania, or "Saulute") was founded in 1993 by Chicagoan Indre Tijunelis (1934-2022) in response to the orphanage system abandoned by the collapse of the Soviet Union. Our goal was to help these orphaned children who were lacking clothing, funding and support. With time, our focus widened to to help any child in need. Through the assistance of Lithuanian Children's Fund (Lietuvos vaikų fondas) and regional social workers, we began our Sponsor a Child Program allowing benefactors to direct their donations to specific children... Sunlight Children's Aid continues to work closely with regional social workers and local children's advocates in Lithuania to identify areas that need more support. We continue to maintain our Sponsor a Child Program, respond to specific donor requests, and a different annual project each year... Supporting children with disabilities or living in underserved communities in Lithuania.

Primary location: Lemont United States