About Children’s Rescue Outreach International INC

Children’s Rescue Outreach International Inc is a 501(c)(3) organization based in Texas, United States. We support orphans, abandoned children, and widows worldwide by providing nutrition, education, housing, vocational training, healthcare, and emotional and spiritual care.

Children’s Rescue Outreach International was founded in 2004, inspired by Lucy Roberts’ visit to Liberia in 1998 after the Liberian civil war, which resulted in approximately 200,000 casualties. During her stay, Ms. Roberts identified significant needs within the population, particularly among women and children living in extreme poverty. Drawing from her personal experience as an orphan in Liberia, she was deeply motivated to prevent other children from facing similar hardships. She met with local churches, Mr. Alexander Clark—founder of the Children’s Rescue Center in Mount Barclay—and women in Owensgrove, Liberia, Lucy encouraged them to  engaged in the support of widows and children. Upon returning to the United States, she discussed the situation in Liberia with her pastor, Ray Hampton, and together they initiated fundraising efforts through local churches and her beauty salon.

Initially, the organization concentrated on implementing feeding programs. Over time, it became apparent that comprehensive empowerment of orphans and vulnerable children was essential. Consequently, Children’s Rescue Outreach International expanded its focus to include the construction of orphanage facilities—such as dormitories, a school, a clinic, and a church—as well as the provision of food distribution services for widows.