Care for a child every month$38 a month

The Center

The Jesus Loves Me Children's Center

The busiest children's medical center in Liberia, on a 22-acre, solar-powered campus in Bong County. Mothers travel from across the country to bring their children here.

"We exist to provide free, quality and compassionate healthcare to Liberia's most vulnerable children."

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Liberian nurses examine a young child as her mother holds her on the ward at the Jesus Loves Me Children's Center

What care looks like

Quality care for every child who comes through the doors.

From a fever at the outpatient clinic to a critical case on the inpatient ward, children get the care they need, seven days a week. The inpatient ward is open 24 hours a day.

Outpatient clinic

Thousands of children seen every month for fevers, infections and check-ups.

Inpatient ward

50 beds for children who are critically ill, open 24 hours a day.

Malnutrition care

Therapeutic milk and Plumpy’Nut to help children regain strength.

Malaria and transfusions

Fast malaria treatment and a blood bank with blood on hand.

Immunizations

Thousands of vaccines given every month to keep children well.

Specialty clinics

Sickle cell, asthma, epilepsy, heart, TB and HIV care.

Training

Emergency-care courses for Liberian health workers.

Community outreach

Health education that helps families keep children healthy at home.

Why it exists

In Liberia, 1 in 12 children dies before turning five.

In the U.S., it's about 1 in 150.

Most of these children die from illnesses doctors know how to treat, like malaria and malnutrition. What's missing is care they can reach in time.

That's why the Children's Center is here.

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation via World Bank, 2024 (Liberia 86, U.S. 6.5 deaths per 1,000 live births).

3,000children’s visits every month

1,400+immunizations every month

50inpatient beds, never empty

177Liberian doctors, nurses & staff

Where we are

In the heart of Liberia.

The Children’s Center sits on a 22-acre campus in Bong County, in the heart of Liberia, inland from the capital, Monrovia.

Opened its doors2024
Square feet of care18,000
Solar powered, day and night100%
Inpatient beds50

Our story

From one orphanage to Liberia's busiest children's center.

2008
The beginning
Daryl and Chrissy Roberts found LIVE2540 after Daryl visits Liberia on a church mission trip and sees the needs of vulnerable children firsthand.
2008–14
Caring for orphans
We partner with an orphanage in remote Liberia, home to 67 children, most orphaned by the country’s 20-year civil war. We build new dormitories and provide water, food, clothing and basic necessities.
2010
Education takes root
Tal Academy opens, giving children at the orphanage a quality K–8 education.
2014
Ebola response
When Ebola devastates Liberia, we help 400 children who lost parents find foster homes and support their new families every month.
2016
Expanding reach
A food program begins serving 10 orphanages in critical need across the country.
2019
A loss that changed everything
Theresa, a child in our care, dies from cerebral malaria. With no healthcare nearby, she couldn’t be saved in time. Her death reveals an urgent need, and a new calling.
2020
A shift to healthcare
We partner with ELWA Hospital in Monrovia and begin sending life-saving nutrition supplies to treat malnourished children.
2021
Breaking ground
Construction begins on the Jesus Loves Me Children’s Center in Bong County, not far from where Theresa lived.
2024
Doors open
The Children’s Center opens with free inpatient and outpatient care. The first child on bed #1, Rachel, comes in with cerebral malaria and goes home healthy two days later.
Today
The busiest in Liberia
About 3,000 children’s visits a month, 50 full beds and 177 Liberian staff, living out Matthew 25:40 every day.

Who we are

Run by Liberians, for Liberia's children.

177 Liberian doctors, nurses, lab techs, cooks, cleaners and security staff, every one a believer, care for children seven days a week. Our Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Michael Bryant, leads the medical team.

Also on the campus is His Safe Haven, a village where children with special needs are loved and cared for by Liberian caretaker mothers.

Meet our team

Questions about the Children's Center.

Where is the Jesus Loves Me Children's Center?

In Bong County, in central Liberia, West Africa, inland from the capital, Monrovia. It sits on a 22-acre, solar-powered campus.

Who runs the Children's Center?

LIVE2540, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Cartersville, Georgia (EIN 27-4270641). The center is staffed by 177 Liberian doctors, nurses and staff, led by Chief Medical Officer Dr. Michael Bryant.

What does the Children's Center treat?

Malaria, malnutrition and other common childhood illnesses, plus specialty care for sickle cell, asthma, epilepsy, heart conditions, TB and HIV. It also gives immunizations and blood transfusions.

Do families pay for care?

No. Our mission is to provide free, quality and compassionate healthcare to Liberia's most vulnerable children.

How is the Children's Center funded?

By people who give: monthly members of The Collective, Bed Sponsors, churches and partners. $38 a month cares for one child.

Can I see the Children's Center?

Yes. Take the virtual reality tour, or visit The LOVE. Store in Cartersville, Georgia, to experience it in person.