Contact

Wayne Cottle
1900 Richmond Road
Lexington, KY 40502
United States

(859) 268-5698 (Phone)
859-268-5636 (Fax)

Non-Profit
Type: 501C-3

Regions: Central America
Countries: Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Bolivia, World
Specific cities, regions, or groups of people: San Juan, Sacapetequez, Flores, Jalapa, Port Barrios, Huehuetenango and Guatemala City.
Age Group: Adults, Children
Fees Charged: No

Prosthetic Fitting, Orthotic Fitting, Medical Equipment / Supplies, Education, Funding, Medical / Surgical Care, Rehabilitation / Training
There is a facility/physical building for patient care at the specified location.
Accomodations for volunteers near or at the specified location.

Financial Assistance

Volunteers: Prosthetists, Orthotists, Lay Persons, Physicians, Nurses, Therapists

Materials, Components, and Equipment: New, Equipment, Medical Supplies

Historical Information
Founded in 1986
Total recipients of care to date: 2800+

Financial Information
Organization does NOT provide funding for volunteers.
Volunteer needs to raise individual funds for all expenses.

Mission Statement
With the belief that all mankind has a non-waiverable interest and responsibility in the children of the world regardless of national origin, religion, or race and that the children of today are the future of the world tomorrow, and knowing that there are children in the world who lack adequate medical and/or surgical care, who lack educational opportunity, and who have disrupted home lives, and that there are significant and willing resources available to help some of those children overcome those problems, COTA shall be a referral agency dedicated to the purpose of: A. Medical and/or Surgical Care: COTA shall actively endeavor to locate these children, identify their specific medical needs, recruit medical personnel and facilities to provide the required care, arrange for families who will care for the child in the community where the care is to be provided, coordinate logistics between all involved parties, and cooperate with other local, state, national, and international agencies in meeting medical and placement needs of these children. B. Child Advocacy Program: COTA shall actively pursue reuniting all children in any aspect of the program with the natural family as quickly as possible whenever medically and socially appropriate. Believing that the natural family unit is the first choice in placing children, all children referred to this agency shall be screened for family contacts prior to placement outside the home situation. In those situations where a child is abandoned, orphaned, socially or medically unable to return home or for any other reason is in need of permanent placement, this agency shall seek to arrange sponsorship or adoptive families who will provide loving support and a stable home environment for the child. A child advocacy program shall be implemented whenever deemed necessary by the Board of Directors to provide stabilization of any child's situation.

COTA is a state-licensed foster agency