Welcome Back, Sara

1/15/2026

Dear Friends,

As we begin a new year, we’re grateful for this community, and for the work we continue to do together on behalf of children and families here at home and around the world.

We’re also happy to welcome Sara back to the Mending Kids team after her maternity leave. Her return reminds us why our work for children and families matters so deeply. We wanted to share a few words from her as she steps back into this chapter with us.

Best,
Isabelle Fox
Executive Director

welcome back, sara!

Dear Friends of Mending Kids,

After six months away, I am writing to you with a full heart and a renewed sense of purpose.

This past season, I welcomed my second child, a baby girl, into the world. Because of the incredible support I received from Mending Kids, I was given something truly invaluable: time. Time to heal, to bond, to transition into motherhood once again, and to be fully present during those early, irreplaceable months of my daughter’s life.

I am deeply grateful for this gift. It is not something I take lightly.

As I return to my work, I do so with a heightened awareness that this experience, one rooted in stability, care, and support, is not universally shared. Not all mothers are able to step away without fear of financial strain. Not all families have access to the medical care their children need. And not all children are given the chance to heal, to thrive, or to grow into the fullness of who they are meant to be.

This is why Mending Kids’ mission matters so profoundly.

Every day, we work to ensure that children around the world receive life-changing surgical care, care that restores health, dignity, and hope. When a child is healed, an entire family is transformed. When a family is supported, a future is rewritten.

My own journey into motherhood has only deepened my belief in this work. I see more clearly now how critical compassion, access, and community truly are, and how powerful it is when we come together to protect childhood and support families during their most vulnerable moments.

Together, we can mend more than bodies; we can mend lives.

With gratitude and purpose,
Sara
Development Manager

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