Foster Care“A Family to Care for Them” A conversation with Leak
It was the middle of a hectic week when I had the chance to chat with Leak in the office at CIF. He had just returned from the province, meeting with government officials, village chiefs, police officers, teachers and church leaders, passionately spreading awareness about the benefits of caring for vulnerable children in families. As…
CiFChildren in Families·2019-02-15·6 min read
ABLEYou Know My Name: The Journey to Belonging
Last month we introduced you to Courtney, one of our ABLE Technical advisers. This month she reflects on her experience of accompanying one of our ABLE children to a medical appointment. We arrive at the hospital and wander around the massive grounds until we find the pediatric therapy center. Long is a high-energy 12 year-old…
CiFChildren in Families·2017-10-13·3 min read
Foster CareCelebrating ‘Anne with an E’ Part 3: Family- based care in Fiction
When we think of foster care and kinship care in popular fiction, we can very easily believe that kinship care and foster care are harmful.
CiFChildren in Families·2017-07-12·7 min read
Foster CareFoster Care: A Mother’s Love for Pisey
Success of a program (foster care) is best measured over time, looking at long-term results. In the line of work we do, we get to meet a lot of great families. Some are exceptional. Pisey’s* family is one of those. As one of CIF’s first families to foster and care for children, here is their…
CiFChildren in Families·2016-07-06·4 min read
ABLEFrom Lonely Orphan to Loved Son
From birth to five-years-old, Sam Ang, a blind child, lived in an orphanage, suffering developmental delays and self-harm due to trauma. When CIF placed him with a foster family, he was incapable of eating or talking. Within a year, all that changed. Watch his video to learn how the love of community and family drastically…
CiFChildren in Families·2016-06-21·1 min read
Foster CareFoster Care: Sreynear’s New Beginning
Meet Sreynear, one of our beautiful foster children who went from a place of pain – a sad child who acted out in anger – to a place of life and of thriving. We are so proud of her Foster Care family for their incredible love and endurance through the difficult times. Even more, we…
CiFChildren in Families·2016-04-23·2 min read
