Home Free helps children at risk of growing up in orphanages, and those living in institutions to to grow up in loving families. They support children with school fees, medical care and other necessities, so that they can live and thrive at home. And, they work with local communities to protect children from harm, and to ensure every child can grow up in a loving family.
Where they operate
Headquarters Location
99 TINY BEACHES ROAD NORTH
TINY ON L0L 2J0
Canada
Organization Type
Main Areas of Work
What They Do
Home Free helps children at risk of growing up in orphanages, and those living in institutions to grow up in loving families. They support children with school fees, medical care and other necessities, so that they can live and thrive at home. And, they work with local communities to protect children from harm, and to ensure every child can grow up in a loving family.
Residential Care Service Transition Support
Supports they have offered, or plan to offer, include:
- Introducing the importance of family care and reintegration to leaders in the organization
- Strategy and planning for the transition
- Donor and board engagement
- Community awareness raising and engagement
- Partnerships
- Government engagement and linking to systems reforms
- Assessments of children and families
- Family tracing
- Preparing children and families for transition
- Social work or case management training or support
- Staffing adjustments or training
- Use of buildings and other assets
- Developing new programs, including:
- Family and community strengthening
- Alternative family care (including kinship care, foster care, adoption)
- Advocacy
- Child Protection
- Provide funding for the transition
- General coaching or consultation
- Onsite training
- Onsite visits/meetings
- Phone calls/video conference
- Provision of standards and written guidance or tools for transitioning
- Connecting with others or building a network
We plan to support transitioning in Uganda.