New Clothes and Crocs for the Care Center Kids
The August team delivered new clothes and new crocs for every child at our Care Center in Kumasi. The crocs were donated by The Branch Church in Farmer's Branch, TX and the clothes were donated by many supporters using the Touch A Life Amazon Smile wish list! Each of...
Paper Mosaic Contest
The kids at the Touch A Life Care Center in Ghana participated in a mid-year art contest this summer! Kwame, our Art Center Director, gave the theme of mosaic and each of the kids got started cutting tiny pieces of colored paper to make their beautiful creations....
Redesigning the Zachary’s Porch Shop
For anyone who visits the Touch A Life Care Center in Kumasi, the sewing shop at Zachary's House is the perfect place to relax and pick out a handmade gift to bring home. While most of Zachary's House serves as a dorm for the youngest 12 Touch A Life girls, the room...
Meet our Summer Interns
The Touch A Life Summer Collegiate Internship program is underway! Six college students from around the country have been working on programs, parties, and product development as they prepare for an 18-day trip to Ghana this July. Keep reading to learn more about each...
Creating Scrapbooks for the Touch A Life Kids
One of our recent projects for our Global Family was creating pages for our kids to put in their new scrapbooks! This summer the 8x8 inch pages will travel to Ghana and each child will have the opportunity to create more scrapbook pages and complete their book. Full...
The Batik Collection by Re:new
Today we are introducing a brand new collection of products! This limited edition collection is made with batik fabric handmade at the Touch A Life Care Center. The fabric was then sent to Re:new Project in Chicago where it was transformed into beautiful bags,...
Touch A Life Announces New Executive Director
The Touch A Life Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Jan Osborn as Executive Director, effective May 1. Jan succeeds John O’Toole, who transitioned to the role of Chief Executive Officer at the end of 2016. Previously holding the role of...
Eight Students Promoted to Year Two of Life Academy
Last February Touch A Life launched Life Academy, a new program to provide vocational training opportunities and life skills development for eight young adults. These students were rescued from child labor situations along Lake Volta as teenagers, and now they are...
Survivor Care After the Rescue: Remember
Almost two months ago Remember was rescued from a forced child labor situation along the banks of Lake Volta in Ghana. Since living at the Touch A Life Care Center, he has been learning to live in freedom with his new (big!) family. Remember has been given medical...
Painting Projects in the Ghana Art Center
Each weekend the Touch A Life kids gather in Connor Creative Art Center for art classes and art healing sessions. Kwame, our Art Center Director, teaches classical painting techniques and traditional West African art styles. This month, some of our older students...