We host children from the country of Belarus. 70% of the radiation from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster fell on that country. The children there suffer from a breakdown of their immune system due to constant bombardment by radiation.

In the Press

Petaluma Situation - Article One

Petaluma Situation - Article Two

Belarus News

FTC Newsletter Archive

Wikepedia on Belarus

Articles of Interest

Pierce County Article - Laura Bruer

KOMO Television report on the children's arrival

Fred Hutchinson Study - Thyroid Cancer Increases in Radiation Zones