Save the Children USA
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Save the Children Federation, Inc., more commonly known as Save the Children USA, is a non-profit organization in the United States. Its stated goal is to improve the lives of children in the U.S. and around the world. Its headquarters is in Fairfield, Connecticut.
Founded | 1932 |
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Founder | Eglantyne Jebb Dorothy Buxton |
Type | NGO |
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Area served | United States and Worldwide |
Key people | Janti Soeripto (President & CEO)[1] |
Website | www |
The organization was established in 1932 to help children in the Appalachian mountains during the Great Depression. It was modeled on the Save the Children Fund which had been established in Britain in 1919.[2]
Save the Children USA is part of Save the Children International, which operates in over 120 countries. It was rated 4-stars by the Charity Navigator from 2001 to 2014,[3] 3-stars from 2015 to 2017, and 4-stars in 2018 and 2019.[4]