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)
• General coaching or consultation
• Onsite training
• Online 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

Buckner determines which organizations to work with by considering the following: 1. Location of the request. 2. Alignment of the mission. 3. Ability to support the effort. 4. Scope of the request. 5. Ability to pay (will guide the services offered). Buckner plans to support transitioning in Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Dominican Republic, and Kenya.