OutreachThe Long and Winding Road: From orphanage back to family
Last week, we looked at about three considerations central to the process of reintegrating children from an orphanage, back to their community. Each step of the way, we work with leaders to ensure that we are able to get the best outcomes for the child, their family and their community. The safety of the child,…
CiFChildren in Families·2019-04-26·8 min read
OutreachFamily reintegration? 3 things are key…
Well, it’s all good to say that we need to reintegrate kids from orphanages back to their families, but how can that actually be done?
CiFChildren in Families·2019-04-19·5 min read
OutreachSupport Families, Not Orphanages
Explaining why you should support families, not orphanages, Friends-International put out a short-but-powerful illustrated ChildSafe video. They reiterated the same message Lumos Int., Children in Families (CIF), and several other organizations have found through research: most children in orphanages have families; they just live in poverty. Many issues stem from placing children into institutional care. The…
CiFChildren in Families·2016-06-01·2 min read
OutreachOrphanages to Family Care: Leakena at CIF
Meet Leakena. This amazing, 28-year-old Khmer woman started at CIF as our Outreach to Orphanages Manager in January 2016. She was previously a teacher’s assistant for toddlers at an international school. She also volunteered at Raven’s Hope International as a Liaison helping build spiritual growth, leadership development, and mission opportunities to young women from around the world. When Leakena heard about…
CiFChildren in Families·2016-05-25·2 min read
OutreachOutreach Program Announcement [INFOGRAPHIC]
New Outreach Program! We are excited to announce the official beginning of our new outreach program here at Children in Families. It’s an idea that we’ve been mulling over for sometime here at CIF and now it’s off the ground and running! Working with Others At the center of the new program is the desire…
CiFChildren in Families·2016-01-15·1 min read
Outreach4 Things we Love About the Lumos Orphanage Video
Harry Potter, Lumos, Orphanages, and Children In Families You’ve heard of Harry Potter, right? Of course, most people have. Well what you might not know is that JK Rowling, the author of Harry Potter, also started a charity. The JK Rowling Lumos charity exists to “help the millions of children in institutions worldwide regain their…
CiFChildren in Families·2015-09-10·2 min read
