CRY America


Child Rights and You America Inc. is an independent, non-religious, non-political, 501 registered non-profit organization in the United States. It works to restore basic rights to underprivileged children, especially from India. It is affiliated with Child Rights and You, a non-profit organization in India. CRY focuses mainly on four basic rights which were defined by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, an international human rights treaty. The treaty has been ratified by 192 countries, including India.

The CRC is built on certain foundation principles that underpin all children's rights. The CRC confers without discrimination the following basic rights on all children across the world:
CRY America works to ensure these rights to all underprivileged children, who could be street children, children bonded in labor, children of commercial sex workers, physically and mentally challenged children, or children in juvenile institutions.
The San Francisco Bay Area Action Center and the Connecticut Action Center are just two representative centers out of many CRY America action centers throughout United States.
The Bay Area Action Center raises funds and awareness through events, such as, CRY Walk 2007, Dhamaka - a musical song and dance event and the Holiday Donation Drive 2007.
The Connecticut Action Center raises funds and awareness through events, such as, the upcoming event, "INDIAN OCEAN" Concert 2008.
The Detroit Action Center is actively involved in fund raising and local community challenges prevail in Detroit area.

Projects

CRY America's role is not limited to funding. Drawing on the management services of CRY, their partner in India, CRY America attempts to ensure optimal utilization of funds for the enhancement and quality of the supported initiative.
Project NameStateCountryGrant Amount
Boys and Girls Clubs of AmericaAll 50 StatesUnited States
1000000,00000 grands		-
Children Welfare Society Uttar PradeshIndia33,737
Collective Action for Rural Development Andhra PradeshIndia34,437
DishaOdishaIndia16,695
Don Bosco Anbu Illam Social Service SocietyTamil NaduIndia19,725
JAGRUTHI Andhra PradeshIndia14,489
Kalapandhari Magasvargiya & Adivasi Gramin VikasMaharashtraIndia51,044
Mahan Seva SansthanRajasthanIndia22,986
Mahila Mandal Barmer Agor RajasthanIndia8,599
PARYAVARAN CHETNA KENDRA JharkhandIndia17,285
SATHEE - Society for Advancement in Tribes, Health, Education, EnvironmentJharkhandIndia17,853
Save the Children 3 StatesUnited States20,000
Shramika Vikas Kendram Andhra PradeshIndia25,280
Society for Help Entire Lower and Rural People Andhra PradeshIndia16,044
SPREAD - Society for Promotion of Rural Education and DevelopmentOdishaIndia13,869
The Community Services Guild Tamil NaduIndia50,969
VatsalyaRajasthanIndia22,594
Vikramshila Education Resource Society West BengalIndia60,000
Youth Council for Development Alternatives OdishaIndia23,056
CRY 34,819
CRY 8,133