Moving together toward better care for vulnerable children and families
A Trusted Authority in Global Orphan Care
God’s heart is for the orphaned and vulnerable children, and as Christians we’re called to express the same love and care. Additionally, His design is for children to be in families. That’s why our mission is to help you care well for vulnerable children and families. With decades of direct field experience, we intimately understand the challenges faced by caregivers and practitioners like you.
Countless lives have been transformed by our evidence-based solutions and practical resources, cementing our reputation as a trusted authority in global orphan care.
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Improving Care
No matter how tirelessly you pour your heart into caring for vulnerable children and families, the healing and thriving you yearn for them to experience can seem elusive. You feel overwhelmed and powerless to provide effective care with uncertainty, unsure of what steps to take.
But it doesn’t have to be this way. There is help and there is hope. Explore tools and resources designed to help you foster meaningful change:
• Core Elements Self-Assessment
• Core Elements of Success Program
• Connect with a supportive community
Transitioning to Family Care
Around the world there is a growing movement of transitioning from residential care to family-based care for children outside of parental care. With millions of children living in orphanages and children’s homes around the world, programs need support to transition to family care models.
We offer support for that process in a number of ways:
• Transitioning Donors Booklet - bring your donors along to a new model of family-based care.
• Moving Toward Family Solutions - an experiential workshop exploring the realities of transitioning to family care
• Care Transition Accelerator Academy - developing regional coaches to support local programs in transitioning to family care
Connecting Research to Practice
We provide opportunities for academic researchers to connect their work with realworld impact by participating in relevant studies, sharing research with practitioners, and joining a community of academics that is actively connecting research to practice.
• Published Research
• Research Affiliates Program
• OVC Research Symposium
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Resource Library
Access resources like infographics, e-courses, e-books, webinars, and self-assessments related to improving care for children
Take the Self-Assessment
A FREE comprehensive evaluation of your program’s strengths and areas for growth in serving vulnerable children.
Try one of our FREE on-demand eCourses: Attachment After Adversity or The Brain is Created to Heal: Breaking down the idea of neuroplasticity
