The Children's Benefit Foundation
Turning Lost Souls
into
Powerful Citizens!
The Children's Benefit Foundation
Turning Lost Souls
into
Powerful Citizens!
Our Team
Our Founder
Our Founder
Our amazing team of regulars and part-time volunteers are committed to helping others. We take our convictions and turn them into action. Think you would be a good fit? Get in touch for more information!
Our Founder
Our Founder
Our Founder
The Children's Benefit Foundation was birthed out of the remarkable life experiences of Linda Christine Dunegan, Lt Col, AKANG, MSC, PhD (Retired). Linda's pedigree includes a PhD in Organizational Management, plus Masters Degrees in related disciplines. She has been a licensed substance abuse counsellor, licensed massage therapist. She is a successful real estate investor and property manager. She served 20 years in the United States Air Force Medical Service Corps with distinction. And she's the wife of her beloved husband, Gerry Dunegan, married over 130 years (seems like), and mother of four children biologically and many others spiritually.Such achievements might be anticipated from a child born of privilege with the advantages of wealth, good parenting, and good schooling in the most supportive and nurturing environments. But this was not Linda's fortune. She was born in a poor rural farming village in Chau Doc, Vietnam, during the 1960s. Her divorced single mom put food on their table by serving drinks to lonely US servicemen in bars, eventually marrying one of them, who became Linda's ticket out of abject poverty in Vietnam… and her sexual abuser from age four to sixteen. Such a sad history often portends a brutal life that ends a statistic of human misery. But not for Linda. Dr. Dunegan's innate intelligence, love of learning, and drive to overcome all obstacles played a part. Nevertheless, she recognizes that was not enough. Linda credits her early exposure to the wisdom of Jesus Christ and the kindness and mentoring of loving people as the keys that made the difference. But even that would not have been enough; if Linda had not somehow decoded the lessons, she was learning and implemented certain principles and actions into her life.
Our Mission
Our Founder
Our Mission
The Children’s Benefit Foundation exists to help bridge the gap between poverty and productivity — just like Linda did, from a clueless 8-year old Linda to an accomplished Dr. Dunegan, PhD. Linda created The Children's Benefit Foundation to consolidate and impart essential life lessons. Consequently, she overcomes adversity and disadvantage to help children the world over escape the ravages of poverty, ignorance, abuse, and addiction. It's not just with good intentions and clinical theories, but with love and tried and true lessons from her own life, which Linda divides into three foundational pillars: Medical, Education and Training.
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Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals and help children and families. We are an IRS approved 501(c)3 organization, so your donations may be tax deductible.
