70th Anniversary: Aiseien and its Children, Then and Now

Thank you for all of your support for the Aiseien Children’s Home so far!
We received a message from Director Mr. Nobuhiko Ito for everyone in the Bay Area:

Aiseien celebrated its 70th Anniversary this year. Seventy years have passed since its beginnings as a home in the mountains of Tanagura, Fukushima for the orphaned children of war-torn Tokyo, who had lost everything from their homes to their family. Times have changed, and so have the issues the children deal with. Still, even now there is much work to be done for children who lack homes they can live in. The issue of child abuse is of especially dire importance. We work hard every day so these children with physical and emotional hurt can live their lives safely and with a sense of security. We would love for you to keep in your thoughts not just Aiseien, but the work of all 600 Children’s Homes in Japan.

福島の児童養護施設、愛生園を支援下さってありがとうございます！
園長の伊藤信彦先生よりメッセージが届きました：

　愛生園は今年で創立７０年を迎えました。太平洋戦争敗戦直後、焼け野原となった東京で、住む家も、家族も失った戦争孤児たちと福島棚倉の山中で生活を始めて以来７０年という月日が経ちました。時代が変わり、子どもたちの抱える問題も変化してきましたが、今もなお住む家庭を失った子どもたちへの働きが求められています。特に児童虐待の問題は深刻です。心身ともに傷ついた子どもたちが安心して安全に生活できるように日々努力しています。どうぞ、愛生園のみならず日本の600ある児童養護施設の働きも覚えて頂ければ幸いです。