Family Preservation Program
Family Preservation Program
separated by poverty
Poverty drives many circumstances that cause vulnerable families to be separated and the child/children to be placed into institutional care. We believe that poverty should never separate a family.
Institutions and orphanages cannot replace family. While some orphanages are well-staffed and resourced, studies now show that institutionalization usually has a negative impact on a child’s mental, physical, and emotional well-being. In addition, it is assumed that institutions and orphanages exist to support orphans but the global reality is that approximately 80% of children in orphanages have a living parent or family member. These children can potentially leave orphanage care and return home with the right support system in place.
BREAKING THE CYCLE
We aim to break the cycle of generational poverty and support families so that they never depend on institutionalized care for their children due to poverty.
Every family is unique and the process of reuniting and supporting families is very relational in order to create the best plan of action for each family. Once families are reunited, we help provide for physical, emotional, and spiritual needs various ways.
Family Strengthening Workshops
These workshops represent a vital step in empowering these families with the tools and resources they need to thrive. Through these courses, parents gain essential parenting, job, and life skills which aid to set them on a path towards a brighter future for themselves and their children. Childcare is provided during the workshop so that parents can attend without worry. Families are served snacks or lunch during the workshops and leave with a food basket full of much need staple items.
We seek to encourage family
wholeness
in the following ways:
- Our social worker conducts monthly home visits with local families and/or phone calls to ensure ongoing support, set goals, assess needs, and assist with family guidance.
- We provide food, hygiene items, medication, and cleaning items as needed to active families within our program.
- We aim to connect families with a local church, counseling services, and other community resources, as needed.
- We open our transition home as needed for tutoring and/or to have the technology available to reunited children.
- We have assisted families with financial resources to create or sustain a family business to ensure the family has a reliable source of income.
