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You would never know it

The number of children living in poverty in Loudoun County

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Did you know that in parts of Loudoun, more than half of children are economically disadvantaged? These kids are your children's classmates. They are your neighbors. But you would never know how much they struggle.

Financial hardship places these children at risk for abuse or neglect and detrimentally impacts academic achievement. INMED's Family & Youth Opportunity Center in Sterling provides academic enrichment, STEM programs and summer learning camps to level the playing field for kids living in poverty. And we help their parents strengthen their parenting and job skills to provide stable, nurturing environments for raising self-reliant and healthy children.

TODAY, you have the opportunity to help us narrow the opportunity gaps for these kids by donating to INMED Partnerships for Children during #GiveChoose--a 24-hour online giving event by the Community Foundation of Loudoun & Northern Fauquier Counties to support local nonprofits. If you don't already support a charitable organization, please consider donating to INMED Partnerships for Children for our Opportunity Center kids and families.

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