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James Publishing's Kids

Every year James Publishing gives at least 1% of its revenues to James Publishing’s Kids.

This private charitable foundation supports educational and health projects for needy youth in the United States and less developed countries. James Publishing’s Kids is currently focusing its money and efforts on three projects:

1.  College scholarships in California. We directly provide tuition and guidance to four inner-city students who were accepted to top universities, but could not afford to attend without our help. Two of our students attend University of California (UC) at Santa Barbara, one is a nursing student at California State University (Cal State) at Long Beach, and the fourth attends UC Irvine.

We also found sponsors for five additional students. Thanks to generous donors, these five students now attend UC Berkeley, USC, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Cal State Los Angeles, and Cal Poly Pomona. If you would like to sponsor a needy college student, please contact Jim Pawell at 714-755-5472 or jimpawell@jamespublishing.com. The cost per student is roughly $20,000 per year.

 


2.  Clean water in Indonesia. We are providing money for the Sumba Foundation to drill water wells and lay water pipe for the village of Pahola on the island of Sumba. Our first well provides clean water for 145 students and 300 villagers. Next we will lay pipe that will distribute the well’s water to over 500 residents of neighboring villages.

A clean water source is important during the Indonesian monsoon months of December–March. The springs become polluted with runoff, causing dangerous outbreaks of diarrhea that kill many young children. Our wells will eliminate this cause of death.

 

 

3.  New school in Afghanistan. We provided the startup money and contribute 80% of the annual budget for the Helping Hands School in Kabul, which educates and feeds 195 students. Helping Hands started as an elementary and trade school for orphans and widows, and still contains many students who have lost a parent or spouse. Its doors are now also open at no charge to others in need.

Helping Hands differs from the public schools in that:

  • Our student/teacher ratio is 25/1, half the public-school ratio.

  • Our classes are co-ed, which is unusual in Afghanistan.

  • English is taught as a second language beginning in 1st grade,
    compared to 7th grade elsewhere.

  • We teach science, history, and art. Religion is not taught.

  • Our class day is twice as long.

  • Meals are served. Many of our students come to us malnourished and unable
    to concentrate, but after a few months of our fare, they fill out and are able to focus.