The resources on this page will help you understand the research behind the transformation from residential care to family care for orphaned and abandoned children. Please review and share these articles, videos and infographics that explain why children belong in families, not institutions.
If you have questions about the transition away from institutional care to family care, we would love to hear from you. Please contact Laura Horvath, HCW's Director of Program Development and Community Engagement at [email protected].
If you have questions about the transition away from institutional care to family care, we would love to hear from you. Please contact Laura Horvath, HCW's Director of Program Development and Community Engagement at [email protected].
Key Recommendations for the 2019 UNGA Resolutions on the Rights of the Child with a focus on children without parental care (download).
Why we decided to transition from residential to family-based care (published in the Scottish Journal of Residential Care Vol. 18 No. 2)
Why funding orphanages harms the children it aims to help.
Rising Tides 2020 Resources
- Partnership Due Diligence Assessment Tool | Better Care Network Developed specifically for charities seeking to partner with overseas organizations that provide residential care services for children. It is designed to help you determine whether your partner or prospective partner is operating in accordance with standard notions of good practice and international norms. Created by ReThink Orphanages.
- 1 Million Home: (Resources to Engage Your Church): 1millionhome.com/transform#engage
- Faith to Action: (Resources and Research on Family Care): www.faithtoaction.org
- Journeys of Faith and Study Series | Faith to Action
- Global Church Pledge – To See Children Thriving in Safe and Loving Families
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Building adult capabilities to improve child outcomes: a theory of change
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"We all need families at the end of the day," Better Care Network
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World Without Orphans animation
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Collaborative Efforts
Helping Children Worldwide is grateful for opportunities to collaborate with the following leaders of reintegration work:
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Helping Children Worldwide belongs to a coalition of 1MILLIONHOME regional ambassadors, including these organizations.
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