A dedicated team of midwifery trainers with Helping Children Worldwide returned from Sierra Leone with incredible news: more than 60 midwives received advanced training, equipping them with lifesaving skills for mothers and newborns in some of the most underserved regions of the country.

This month we held our eighth annual Health & Hope Breakfast at the Mellwood Arts Center. This year we had a record crowd of attendees and a stellar line-up of wonderful speakers who did an amazing job showcasing the impact of the SOS mission work.

Engaging Future Healthcare Workers, Volunteer Spotlight, Lasting Legacy of Health and Hope, Health & Hope Breakfast & more!

Training Tomorrow's Healthcare Workforce, Expanding Healthcare in Rural Communities, Life Changing Surgeries in Belize & more!

New Hospital Saves First Patient's Life, Students Giving Back, Engaging Youth With Healthcare, Healing Smiles, Changing Lives & more!

Engaging Our Youth with Health Care, Bringing Joy to Children in Need, Life Changing Surgeries in Honduras & more!

A Thank You From Ethiopia - A 40-foot container from SOS that arrived in Butajira this summer is elevating medical care, transforming lives and bringing hope for a healthier future to an entire region.

A Thank You from Guatemala - Pre- and post-natal care is becoming routine for Indiginous women in Mam, Guatemala, thanks to SOS support. Here, one grateful partner’s update.

Starting the School Year Strong - Back to school season at SOS was busier than ever as the Local Education Program served 39 high school and post-secondary schools and rushed to replace supplies lost in an arson fire at Marion C. Moore High School.

Helping a West Louisville Neighbor Recover from a House Fire. When fire tore through the West Louisville home she's lived in for thirty years, Bobbie Taylor lost everything including her power wheelchair. After months of battling with insurance, Bobbie found SOS and regained her independence.

Equipped with nine boxes of supplies and surgical equipment from SOS, a volunteer team of surgeons and medical residents brought long-awaited treatments to patients in impoverished Rakai.

Helping Neighbors Recover From the Latest Disaster. The powerful tornado that swept through Kentucky left first responders and medical professionals scrambling for more medical supplies. SOS quickly answered their calls for help.

Bringing Relief and Recovery Assistance to Flood-Ravaged Neighbors - When the flood waters came, SOS was ready for the rush-- responding to urgent calls from organizations and individuals impacted by our state's latest disaster.

Clients showed up bright and early this past Saturday at our first Free Wheelchair Clinic in West Louisville-- which was the fifth in a series of clinics supported by funding from The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation and by a 2025 community grant from Park Community Credit Union Foundation.

A 40-foot container sent by the Franciscan Friars last month is changing lives in rural Ndola. Nursing students at the University of Kentucky are getting more hands-on learning opportunities thanks to SOS. You won't want to miss the Seventh Annual Health & Hope Breakfast! and more...

In 2024, our mission touched more lives than ever before-- impacting hundreds of thousands of lives across the world and in our own backyard by improving their access to essential medical care.