FAQs
How do we pick a child?
All the kids on our SD Kids page need sponsors. Read about some of them and pick one!
What happens if a kid doesn't have a sponsor?
Ideally, all the kids will have the 3 sponsors they need to support their educational costs at the Santo Domingo school. In the Kids Alive ministries, the sponsorship money gets pooled together, so if one kid isn't supported, they will still be able to go to school that month. Kids Alive has put some extra fundraising efforts towards the Santo Domingo school so it can stay supported until all the kids have sponsors.
What happens when people graduate or move off?
The model we follow is the people currently in the group are part of the sponsorship. So the girls currently living on the wing are the sponsors, and when girls move off they're not part of it anymore, and when girls move on they get to be part of it too. Or the guys on the team are the sponsors, and when guys graduate they don't sponsor anymore, but next year the new freshmen on the team see the excitement the upperclassmen have about sponsoring and they become part of it.
How do we collect sponsorship payments?
Sponsorship payments will be collected once a semester. The total yearly cost of a sponsorship is $480, so each semester, your floor or wing or team will collect $240. Those payments can be taken to JOY and we will send them to Kids Alive.
Can we write to our sponsored child?
Yes! Write them notes! Send them little care packages! Send them pictures of your group! We have connections of people going back & forth to the DR fairly often, so we have ways of delivering things.
Can we visit our child?
We will have JOY trips throughout the year with opportunities for Taylor students to visit the Santo Domingo school! We want to see Taylor students connecting with their sponsored child not only through sending mail communication but also through meeting in person.
What else can I do to help?
You can donate money to the school, come to a JOY event, get involved with JOY leadership, go on a JOY trip, or sponsor a child by yourself! Email JOYattaylor@gmail.com or talk to one of the JOY leadership to learn more.