Cambodian Children's Fund - CCF

When we received our call to serve in Cambodia, we immediately started to Google to find out as much as we could about where we were called to serve. Among those early search results was the Cambodian Children's Fund (CCF) started by Scott Neeson. We were impressed as we read his story and learned of his efforts to help many of the poorest people of Cambodia.

As we came to Cambodia we found out that the Church, through LDS Charities, had partnered with CCF on some projects. Elder and Sister Meinzer have been the driving forces behind those joint ventures to aid the poor. Because the Meinzers are going home soon, Scott Neeson and CCF invited all of the Senior Couples in Phnom Penh to go to dinner at a restaurant next to the Service Center named Black Bambu. Not only was Scott Neeson there but he also invited several of his senior staff members to this dinner.

Being able to sit and talk with them was very interesting and informative. CCF helps about 2,500 school children through their programs. It has very strict requirements, the parents and children have to commit to certain responsibilities to get into and remain in the program. They also have a health clinic that has helped over 10,000 families. Likewise there is a nutrition program for the younger children where they feed almost 700 children everyday to help them get to a proper weight. This is a truly Christlike organization that wants to help and make a difference by changing lives. Here is a link to their website where you can read more about them, https://www.cambodianchildrensfund.org