The AHOPE goal is to try to keep orphaned children with their families. In most cases, due to the ongoing stigma attached to AIDS, an HIV+ child does not have anyone who is willing to take them in and care for them. In some cases, an HIV+ child has an extended family member that is willing to care for them but may not have the means to feed or clothe or educate them. Nor are they prepared to deal with the nutritional and hygienic issues related to an HIV+ child. That’s why AHOPE has the Community Development Program (CDP).