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Family and Community Strengthening

Stronger families support children.

Our family strengthening programs empower families to overcome hardships. We strengthen families at risk of falling apart, giving them the support they need to grow stronger, stay together and keep their children safe. This comprehensive approach builds resilient families that go on to better their own lives and strengthen their communities.

SITUATION OVERVIEW

 

Families across the world are more vulnerable today than ever before. Adverse circumstances like poverty, armed conflict and disease present overwhelming challenges for parents and threaten family stability.

 

When families are at risk of falling apart, children are at a much greater risk of being abandoned and left vulnerable to child labor, child trafficking and other threats to their safety.

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THE PROBLEM IN NUMBERS

 

 million

children worldwide are at risk of growing up alone

 

#

cause for child abandonment is poverty

 

1 in 10

have lost or are at risk of losing parental care 

 

OUR APPROACH

 

In partnership with governments, NGOs and other relief organizations, we build effective community support systems. Our short-term assistance to vulnerable families includes food, medical care and access to education. Our long-term services, which focus on making families self-reliant, include savings and loan associations, income-generating activities, childrearing classes, health education and more.

 

Health Care

 

Access to nutritional and health care support to help keep children and families healthy.

 

Education

 

Assistance with school fees, uniforms and materials so children have the opportunity to learn.

 

Counseling

 

Trainings in parenting and household management skills to help parents provide better care for their children.

 

Income

 

Job skills and income generating support to help families establish a sustainable livelihood.

IMPACT REPORT: STRENGTHENING FAMILIES

With the support of The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, the EduCare program ensures health and well-being through education, essential services, and capacity building.

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LATEST IMPACT STORIES

 

Bolivia

Family strengthening: Becoming a family man

November 19 2019 - Single father Secundino struggled to care for his six children after the death of his wife. A chance encounter made all the difference for the shoemaker and his family.

Ukraine

Nina found the strength to save herself—and her family

November 1 2019 - The World Health Organization states that one person worldwide dies every 40 seconds from suicide. Nina, a mother of three from Ukraine, did not see a way out until she got support from an SOS social worker.

Palestine

Parenting with puppets causes social impact

October 22 2019 - Parenting workshops are one of the ways SOS Children’s Villages Palestine supports women-headed families in the West Bank. Puppets are useful way for to open up difficult subjects with their children.

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OUR UNIQUE FOCUS AREAS: QUALITY CARE THROUGHOUT A CHILD’S LIFE

 

Children's Rights & Advocacy

Actively advocating for children’s rights, and teaching children and youth to become their own advocates so that the voice of future generations is loud and clear.

Long-Term Quality Care

Providing stability and loving families to children and young adults who have been orphaned or abandoned, and ensuring that they are supported, encouraged and loved throughout their lives.  

Education, Employment and Empowerment

Empowering the next generation, and providing them with the education, tools, encouragement and support to build their own futures.

FOR MILLIONS OF VULNERABLE CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD
YOU ARE THE ANSWER. MAKE AN IMPACT NOW !

 

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