USAID's Displaced Children and Orphans Fund (DCOF) provides financial and technical assistance for the care and protection of vulnerable children, particularly those who are separated from their families or are at risk of losing family care and protection. In its implementation of DCOF, USAID has given particular attention to children in institutional care, those affected by war, or those on the street, as well as children with disabilities and other disenfranchised or unaccompanied children. Some of these children are orphans who have lost both parents; most are not. DCOF supports programs that help families and communities to provide necessary care, protection, and support for children without adequate care.