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Founded in 1997 by Rodger Harrison Paramedics For Children is an international humanitarian organization serving
the world's poor by providing programs that help save lives, bring hope, and restore dignity. This assistance is
always provided without regard to religious beliefs, gender, or ethnic background, and without any personal agendas
on the part of our organization. We are now working in Honduras Central America"
We are not a part of, or affiliated with an, political, environmental, or religious groups. All of our funding
comes totally from private donations. Many of our donors are also volunteers. Although we are a small charity we
are very proud of our ability to get the job done. We maintain our main office in Gastonia, NC and are an incorporated
501 (c) (3) non profit organization. Our IRS identification number is: 56-2142951. We also maintain a headquarters
in Copan Ruinas, Honduras, where we have an office and medical clinic.
Currently we are working on the following projects:
1. School supply programs in place since 1997 whereby we provide school supplies for 1,600 children in the 28 high
mountain schools in the Copan Valley. This program provides for a school supply package for each child that is
delivered by out hands to the children four times per year. This program has worked very well for the children
and in the last nine years we have seen a substantial increase in enrollment and decrease in student dropouts.
Often because of the remoteness of these schools we have to deliver these supplies by horseback.
2. Nutritional vitamin programs that allow for chewable vitamins to 500 nutritionally deficient children in the
above referenced school communities. Vitamins are purchased in bulk as needed and the identified children receive
medical evaluations along with vitamins distributed by the teachers at the school. Over the last 7 years that this
program has been in effect we have seen incredible results in the ability of these children to nurture and prosper.
3. The Paramedics For Children clinic of hope is now treating over 750 patients per month. Through this unique
donor supplement program we have been able to keep the doors open and to bring affordable health care to over 25,000
Chorti poor for as little as $16.00 US dollars per day. Or a cost of only $0.79 cents to treat a single patient.
This new program has now been in operation for just over a year and a half and already the charity community is
a buzz with how simple it is, and how easy it works.
PFC supports the doctors by allowing them full use our clinic, equipment, and donated medicines at no charge while
our contributors donate a small hourly supplement for each hour that the clinic is open. In return the doctors
charge the patient a very low fee of only 50 limperias ($2.64) which on average is only 25% of a normal consultation
fee. Even though the fees are super low the doctors can earn enough through patient volume, due to the large number
of poor that come to the clinic. 100% of all fees charged go to the doctors, so there is no need for accountants
or other personnel to increase the costs of operation. This program has been in operation since July of 2005.
4. Donation of emergency vehicles and medical supplies to PFC chapters in both Honduras and Guatemala. The PFC
ambulance program starts with the donation of high quality used ambulances that we transport to Central American
and donate in kind to any one of eight chapters in both Guatemala, and Honduras. Presently we have 36 ambulances
in service with over 340 trained volunteers.
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