CARE FOR CHILDREN USA INC

LEAWOOD, Kansas, 66209-7806 United States

Mission Statement

Care for Children is a global children's charity that believes all children have the right to grow up in a family environment where they will be nurtured to reach their potential. Our vision and mission is to see children across the world moved out of orphanages and into local families in local communities.

About This Cause

Decades of research shows that orphanages cannot provide the one-to-one care, love and attention a child needs to develop and thrive. Children living in orphanages tend to have low academic achievement and, on leaving the care system, many fall victim to trafficking, sexual exploitation, unemployment, mental health problems and homelessness. Care for Children currently works in four countries across Asia, ensuring some of the most vulnerable children - who are growing up in orphanages - have the opportunity to grow up in a family. We partner with governments that want to develop foster care as a positive and sustainable alternative to orphanages, but lack the knowledge and skills needed to see it through effectively. Drawing on over 25 years of international expertise and experience, we provide specialised training and support to government orphanages, enabling them to set-up and run their own foster care programmes. This means that they can start moving children out of orphanages and into local, loving families. Since 1998, we have trained over 7,000 people from over 600 orphanages, resulting in more than a million children being placed into families.

CARE FOR CHILDREN USA INC
5000 W 134Th St
LEAWOOD, Kansas 66209-7806
United States
Phone +44 (0)1603 627814
Unique Identifier 300136132