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350 families received financial support from $100 to $5,000. During 2023, we provided financial support to Ukrainian families with children who lost their family members, homes, jobs, or were forced to relocate due to Russian hostilities and occupation. The program was implemented in cooperation with the "Dream" Foundation.

Almost 1,000 human stories of Ukrainian families have been collected by the foundation's volunteers. An information base of Ukrainian families in need of urgent assistance has been created. For the most part, these are large families from the East of Ukraine. To support the affected families, a program has been launched to find American families who take a Ukrainian family under their patronage for long-term care.

Personal correspondence from families:

"You are doing incredible things! You see, it's just a miracle!"

"Thank you for the hope!"

"Many were filled in, but you were the first to respond, and gave hope for help!"

"I received funds and an account. Sincere thanks to you and all good people involved in good deeds!"

"Thank you very much, I received the money. Very timely and unexpected before the New Year. You are doing a great job at this difficult time."

For more than a year, the exhibition of Ukrainian children's drawings collected by the charitable family foundation "The Cifers Foundation", has been on display in the nation’s Capital. Now, it can be seen by millions of people from different parts of the world who fly to and from Dulles International Airport.

The exposition presents works created by children in Ukraine and those who were forced to leave their homes, fleeing from hostilities to different parts of the world. Young artists depicted their families, hometowns and villages, and Ukraine’s courageous defenders. The drawings are full of strength, love and firm belief in the victory of good over evil. This is the message of Ukrainian children to the world.

We will remind that the first viewing of the exhibition in the USA took place on the eve of the Independence Day of Ukraine at the Visual Arts Center of Longwood University.

The Cifers Foundation continues to help Ukrainian families who have found a home in the United States. The family foundation still helps with housing, employment, purchasing cars and more. These families have survived all the horrors of war, occupation and multiple displacements in search of a safe place.

We created a small Ukrainian community in the city of Farmville, which harmoniously merged into local life in churches, private enterprises, and cultural projects, while securing gainful employment to become self-sufficient, pay taxes, and work for the benefit of our community. We value them for their decency, hard work, positive thinking, hope and virtuous Christian behavior.

With the support of the Cifers Foundation, Ivan Yushchenko, an 18-year-old resident of Ukraine, took part in an international competition and became the world champion in MMA in the weight category of 77.1 kg among youth. The 2022 MMA World Mixed Martial Arts Championship was held in the capital of Serbia, Belgrade. More than half a thousand athletes from 63 countries of the world took part in the competition. Ivan Yushchenko fought five fights and won all of them. In the final match, he defeated an athlete from Armenia - Spartak Mikailyan. We are incredibly proud of the achievements of a young Ukrainian!