Organizations Working on Children's Care

This page offers a Directory of Organizations working on children’s care issues around the world, at a local, national, regional, and/or global level. The Directory is provided to encourage information sharing and communication between actors working in this sector.

Please note that the inclusion or exclusion of organizations in this Directory does not necessarily entail any judgement or endorsement on the part of BCN or its advisory group on the quality of their programs or services. In line with BCN's Mission, criteria for adding an organization to the Directory include evidence of relevant work in the areas of family strengthening, prevention of separation, alternative care, reintegration and transition from care, care reform, and other relevant areas. We are continuing to expand our directory and welcome suggestions of additional organizations to highlight.

Note: Choosing 'Global' from the drop-down menu below will produce a list of organizations that work at the global level (not a list of all organizations).

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100% Mamans

100% Mamans support single mothers and their children in order to empower these women and prevent child abandonment.

100% Mamans is a member of Family for Every Child.

1MillionHome

1MILLIONHOME (1MH) is an initiative of Chosen & Dearly Loved , a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. 1MILLIONHOME’s mission is to help a million children get home and eradicate the practices that lead to family separation. The 1MH community of practice is made up of family focused organizations as well as residential facilities that are transitioning to family care.

3PC (the Partnership Program for the Protection of Children)

3PC (the Partnership Program for the Protection of Children) is a Cambodian child protection program powered by Friends-International (FI) in collaboration with UNICEF and the Cambodian Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation (MoSVY). 3PC is a network that aims to: facilitate the coordination of social work services in Cambodia, build the capacities of NGOs and Government with the objectives of learning from each other, and create a national Child Protection System for Cambodia.

A Family for Every Orphan

A Family for Every Orphan is a Christian organization that helps orphans find families in their home countries.

Aberlour

Aberlour, formerly an orphanage in Scotland, now offers foster and residential care for children in care as well as substance abuse recovery services for families, early intervention and family support services, as well as support services for families with children with disabilities.

Abide Family Center

Abide Family Center is located in Jinja, Uganda. Abide Family Center's goal is to reduce the number of children living in orphanages in Uganda. The organization offers direct services to families at risk.

Able Child Africa

Able Child Africa was initially founded in 1984 as the Uganda Society for Disabled Children (USDC) to support children injured by the Ugandan Civil War in the 1970’s and 80’s. In 2007, USDC in the UK became Able Child Africa and began supporting work with children with disabilities in other countries and with additional partners.

ACCI Missions and Relief

ACCI Relief is the Aid and Development arm of the Australian Christian Churches movement. They are also signatories to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Code of Conduct for Disaster Relief and aim to meet the standards for Disaster Response as set out by the Sphere Humanitarian Charter.

ACCI Relief: Kinnected

In 2011, ACCI Relief (ACCIR) established the Kinnected Program, which seeks to preserve and strengthen families, scale down the overuse of residential care, and advocate for care reforms globally.

The Kinnected Program seeks to take a proactive approach to scaling down the use of residential care and assisting children within the context of their families. ACCIR is the aid and development arm of the Australian Christian Churches (ACC) movement.

Based in Australia, Kinnected works within the country to

ACER Brazil

The Association for Support of Children at Risk - ACER Brazil was established in November 1993 with a great ideal: to provide an effective road to recovery for children living on the street.