Our overarching belief is that the best place for a child is in a family – ideally the birth family – but extended family, foster care or a church-based children's home are all solutions that allow the child to remain immersed within their community.
Based on this, World Orphans has several different types of projects.
HOME-BASED CARE
Home-based care (HBC) projects are run by a local church that identifies 20 orphaned or vulnerable children needing additional support. Children might be living in a single-parent home but at risk of abandonment due to poverty. Some children have been orphaned but taken in by extended family or a foster family who's resources are already stretched thin. The HBC program ensures they receive the care and resources they need to stay in that family. LEARN MORE
RESIDENTIAL CARE
Built on church property, these homes house 8-12 children who are cared for by a couple from the church. More than just a temporary solution, these adults have made a lifelong commitment to welcome the children into this new family.
TRANSITION HOMES
In some of our key strategic cities, World Orphans church partners operate transition homes for older street children or children aging out of institutional, often government-run, orphanages. Transition homes emphasize education and job skills training, while still providing a place of emotional and spiritual healing.
