THE KIDSAVE
MIRACLES
CENTER

Building Hope and Connections for Orphans in Ukraine

Located in the mountains of western Ukraine, construction on the Kidsave Miracles Center is well underway. The Miracles Center is a versatile campus designed to offer war trauma therapy, connection events, and internships events for emancipated orphans and teens.

While still under construction, the Kidsave Miracles Center will encompass training, conference, office spaces, modular housing for children and prospective families, a wellness center, a fishery, a commercial kitchen, and sports and recreation areas.

Further funding is required to fully realize the Center’s vision. There are sponsorship and naming opportunities available throughout the campus.

A distinctive feature of the Kidsave Miracles Center is the opportunity to work in one of the center’s several social entrepreneurship projects. One of these is the Colyba Cultural Café, an on-campus eatery serving authentic Ukrainian cuisine. The cafe will employ young adults who grew up in foster care, orphanages, or institutions, providing them with valuable work experience and benefiting the local community. Additionally, all cafe revenue will support the Center’s ongoing social programs.

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The Kidsave Miracles Center has truly been a labor of love. All work on the site has been done by local Ukrainians, including youth from the Corporate Mentoring Program Pathways to Success, providing jobs to many who have been without work because of the war. Our dedicated team and volunteers are working alongside the construction crews to ensure the Center becomes a nurturing and supportive environment for children and youth.

The vision for the Miracles Center came from Pavlo and Olena Shulha, the Ukrainian couple who are invaluable partners and true leaders for the Kidsave team.

Since the start of the war, Pavlo has led the volunteer group known as the Angels of Hope, which is responsible for helping evacuate over 31,000 people to safety and delivering more than 2,000 tons of humanitarian aid. Today, Pavlo splits his time between the Angels of Hope, overseeing the construction of the Center, and working to raise funds to support its completion.

Olena is the future Director of the Kidsave Miracles Center, and its existence is, in many ways, thanks to her. Even during the war, Olena worked tirelessly to find 150 orphaned children and new Ukrainian families. The land the Center sits on was gifted to Olena to further that work, and it was through her partnership with Kidsave the Kidsave Miracles Center became a possibility.

Read about Randi’s trip to Ukraine in September to visit the site.

Gallery – October 2023

Welcome Center

Workers put a coat of paint on the beautiful Welcome Center, high in the mountains.

Roofing

Workers carry roofing materials across the construction site of the Kidsave Miracles Site.

Building One

Workers lay the new roofing on building number one. Sponsorships and naming opportunities are available for various buildings, rooms, and playground equipment across the Kidsave Miracles Center.

Colyba Restaurant

Pavlo, Randi, and Nata, tour the construction site of the future Colyba Restaurant, a social entrepreneurship project that will create job opportunities on site at the Kidsave Miracles Center.

Colyba Entrance

Kidsave team members gather at what will be the entrance of the Colyba Restaurant—a social entrepreneurship opportunity for the Kidsave Miracles Center to engage with the local community and economy.

Colyba Interior

Pavlo and his wife, Olena, chat with Randi and Nata at the Colyba construction site.

Colyba Construction Site

Pavlo shows Randi and Nata the Colyba construction site. The Colyba will be a social entrepreneurship opportunity that provides job opportunities to Corporate Mentoring program alumni and boosts the local economy.

Site Tour

Kidsave CEO and Co-Founder Randi Thompson tours the Kidsave Miracles Center campus with Ukrainian team members Nata Kravchuk and Pavlo Shulha.

Igor

Once an orphaned child, Igor found a loving family thanks to Kidsave. Today he works alongside Kidsave’s team building the Kidsave Miracles Center to create a brighter future for the next generation of Ukrainian children.

Randi and Igor

Kidsave CEO and Co-Founder Randi Thompson and Kidsave Ukraine Director Nata Kravchuk chat with Igor.

Vova on Site

Vova, the President of the Corporate Mentoring Program Alumni Association and self-proclaimed future President of Ukraine, works on the Kidsave Miracles Center.

Building One

Construction continues on building one which will provide respite housing for up to 15 children, a training or conference area for up to 40 people, and two kitchenettes.

Bed Assembly

Kidsave’s team, with help from volunteers, assembled 30 beds for the housing area. One of the many functions of the Kidsave Miracles Center will be safe, respite housing for orphans and older youth transitioning out of institutional care.

Volunteers

Kidsave’s team, with help from volunteers, assembled 30 beds for the housing area. One of the many functions of the Kidsave Miracles Center will be safe, respite housing for orphans and older youth transitioning out of institutional care.

Worker Talking with Randi

Kidsave CEO and Co-Founder Randi Thompson chats with one of the workers taking a break.

Local Workers

All work is being done by local Ukrainian laborers who have otherwise struggled to find work because of the ongoing war.

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