This article from the Washington Post describes how Venezuela's economic crisis has become so severe that it has left many parents unable to provide care to their children, leading them to relinquish those children to the care of orphanages throughout the country. The author describes his visit to one such institution in Venezuela, Fundana, and the children and parents he met. "There are no official statistics on how many children are abandoned or sent to orphanages and care homes by their parents for economic reasons," writes the author. "But interviews with officials at Fundana and nine other private and public organizations that manage children in crisis suggest that the cases number in the hundreds — or more — nationwide." The article shares stories of some of the children and families who have been separated by this crisis.
