Sadly, Pamela Landwirth, President and CEO of Give Kids the World Village, an organization that is near and dear to many of our hearts, has sent out an announcement that the village will remain closed for “an undetermined period of time.”

You can read the full statement below.

For those of you who aren’t aware of just how incredible this organization is, take a look at the interview below where Deni Sunderly had the chance to sit with Pamela Landwirth and discuss the many incredible things that the village does for families with critically ill children.