CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — During this normally happy and festive time of the year especially for children, there are still many kids who feel left out. Talking about kids who for one reason or another, are on their own. Orphans. An Austin-based charitable group called the Miracle Foundation is trying to change all that.
Twenty years ago, Caroline Boudreaux was visiting India and instantly was inspired to do good.
"I was so horrified at what I saw there and I just thought 'wow, somebody needs to help these children. This is not okay,'" said Boudreaux.
From that trip, Boudreaux brought the Miracle Foundation to life. It's a non-profit dedicated to empowering orphaned and vulnerable children from India to the United States. She said to make sure the foundation continues their mission, donations are always needed, and even the smallest donation can change lives.
"For literally pennies a day to make an impact of the rights of a child, It's heartwarming," said Boudreaux.
Boudreaux said from now until the new year, every dollar that's donated to the foundation is matched this way, possibilities for these children are endless.
"With $200, we can send a child to college for a month. That's what we pay to get a kid to college for a month. It pays for mental health counseling for five children," Boudreaux added.
The foundation works year-round to make sure every vulnerable child that enters their path, is taken care of, but there's never been a more important time to have a family than right now.
"They really truly want to look like everybody else and have a family and people that truly care about them," said Boudreaux.
She said the holidays are a special time for the foundation because with the help of the donating communities these kids just might be able to feel what it's like to be cared for.
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