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Transforming Lives.
One Child at a Time.

Providing humanitarian aid, medical care and therapy, education, and vocational training with compassion to at-risk orphans and children with disabilities.

Who We Are

Philip Hayden Foundation serves children that the world considers broken, giving them the support they need to flourish. We believe every child is valuable. Beyond their basic physical needs, children need to feel love and be part of a community. PHF works directly with families and with local charities in China and Mexico to provide humanitarian aid, medical care, education, and vocational training for at-risk children. And that care always includes love and compassion.

Over 4,000 orphans cared for

What We Do

At Philip Hayden Foundation, we’re working to transform the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children. We care for children in China and Mexico who have disabilities, live in impoverished areas, or don’t have adequate family support. 

We make a difference for these special kids in four key ways.

Humanitarian

Philip Hayden Foundation provides nutritious food, safe shelter, and medical services to vulnerable children. Children’s short-term basic needs must be met before they can benefit from other assistance like therapy, education, and vocational training. 

Vocation

Meaningful work allows people with disabilities to gain independence, contribute to society, and be viewed with dignity. Philip Hayden Foundation provides vocational and life skills training that enables at-risk young people to become productive, self-supporting adults.

Education

PHF helps at-risk children and children with disabilities receive specialized education that allows them to thrive. Depending on the need, our support may include funding a teacher in a Montessori classroom, paying school tuition, providing supplies, hiring a tutor, and more.

Medical

Medical care saves and transforms children’s lives. PHF provides surgeries, treatment, and medicine to vulnerable children, and we help families travel to medical appointments. We also provide therapies to children with disabilities and support training for therapists.

Children in Need

RosalĂ­a

Medical

UPDATE: ROSALIA passed away on July 10, 2025. Please remember her family as they grieve for the loss of a second daughter.  Ten-year-old RosalĂ­a was heartbreakingly diagnosed with a brain tumor, the same type as the tumor that recently took the life of her older sister, Fátima. RosalĂ­a completed a six-month course of chemotherapy several […]

Children in Need

Meet Catarino

Medical

Catarino has non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Catarino is twelve years old. He lives with his close-knit multi-generational family in extreme poverty. Last month, Catarino and his family received the devastating news of his lymphoma. Our partners, Red de Ciudadanos de MerĂ­da, regularly provide supplemental food to the struggling family. The family finds it challenging to get enough […]

Children in Need

Eduardo

Medical

Eduardo and his family live just outside the city of MĂ©rida on the Yucatán peninsula. Like many of their neighbors, their house has a dirt floor and no running water. Many days there is not enough to eat. But Eduardo is happy that his family is together – because to him, family is everything. Eduardo […]

Children in Need

Meet Zhihao

Vocation

Zhihao is a determined young man, despite facing challenges like epilepsy and needing a wheelchair whenever he leaves his home. After vocational training at Buns of Joy, where he learned to sell steamed buns, Zhihao felt a sense of belonging and appreciation for the supportive community around him. Every day, Zhihao grows more confident and […]

Children in Need

Elijah

Education

Elijah is one of many orphans and unsupported children with cerebral palsy (CP) in this rural community in China. Elijah is now receiving therapy three times a week to improve his strength and mobility. But Elijah also attends the Montessori preschool, thanks to generous donors. There he is learning basic arithmetic and reading. He also […]

Children in Need

Didier

Medical

Two-year-old Didier is currently hospitalized in MĂ©rida. A devastating fire destroyed his home, and his father perished while saving Didier and his brother JesĂşs David. Didier is alone in the hospital – his three-year-old brother has burns over his entire body and was transferred to a hospital in Mexico City with a burn unit. His […]

Get Involved, Make a Difference

In many parts of the world, people with disabilities are invisible. And yet all of us yearn to belong and to have a purpose. Our vision is that one day every child will be seen, known, loved, and valued. The loving gaze of someone listening to our dreams or the sweet taste of success with a task can be life changing. At PHF, we make it possible for vulnerable children to experience these transforming moments and grow into their full potential. 

Our mission is to provide humanitarian aid, medical care, education, and vocational training to at-risk children in China and Mexico, transforming hopelessness into lives of dignity, fulfillment, and value.

With your help, we can make a difference, one child at a time.

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