Operation International Children

Cause Area

  • Children & Youth
  • Education & Literacy
  • International

Location

1529 AtlanticN. Kansas City, MO 64116 United States
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Mission Statement

Operation International Children is a grassroots organization aimed to providing the children of Iraq, Afghanistan, and other nations with essential school supplie, by way of American soldiers.

Operation International Children provides concerned Americans with a means to reach out to the children in Iraq and Afghanistan to help support our troops' efforts to assist the children of these nations. To learn more about OIC, please visit www.operationinternationalchildren.org.

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OIC was co-founded in 2004 by actor Gary Sinise (Forrest Gump, CSI: NY) and author Laura Hillenbrand (Seabiscuit: An American Legend). This program provides concerned Americans with a means to reach out to the children in Iraq and Afghanistan to help support our troops.. To learn more about our program, please visit www.operationinternationalchildren.org.

Recently, OIC has expanded its outreach program to children in Afghanistan, and children in the United States who were adversely affected by Hurricane Katrina. In recognition of our efforts, OIC was voted "Best Bridge Builder" of 2006 by Reader's Digest Magazine and has received an official letter of endorsement from the White House.

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