When you join forces with SOS Children's Villages, you’re leveraging 75+ years of work with children and young people, a global network of experts and policymakers and a worldwide coalition of passionate suppoters.
One of the largest child protection and care organizations in the world, SOS works in 130+ countries and territories.
99% of all SOS Children’s Villages are locally registered, locally governed and locally staffed.
In 2025, we reached 2.6 million children & families through alternative care and family strengthening.
Every dollar invested in SOS, returns $5 in benefits to society.*
*Average social return on investment (SROI)
Educate your workforce to understand the issues and activate them to join your company in building greater impact together.
— Employee workplace giving — Become a mentorship partner for young people — Corporate matching campaigns
Make meaningful connections by inspiring consumers to join you and SOS in taking action to protect children and strengthen families.
— Cause marketing — Consumer POS donations — Matching campaigns — Social media activations
Align with a credible partner to increase visibility and amplify shared values.
— Invest in key programs for children — Co-design project activities — Collaborate as thought partner for children without parental care — Amplify young voices on your social media channels
SOS partners also receive branded recognition in key SOS communications, including our website, impact reports, annual reports and social media, amplifying your brand with our unique and global donor base.
Tailored to the unique needs of a community, SOS programs are designed to support children and young people in our six areas of expertise. Statistics represent our services for 2022.
1,533 programs reached 70,300 people, providing holistic, non-institutional, trauma-informed and family-like care to children without parents—keeping biological siblings together.
593 programs reached 516,400 people, building capacity for families and communities to care for their children.
122 programs reached 3,826,800 people, protecting children during humanitarian emergencies.
780 programs reached 1,259,600 people, preparing young people for the workforce with skills, training and economic opportunities.
73 programs reached 89,000 people, through advocacy, prevention and services providing access to free, high-quality care for children and families.
SOS uses a gender lens to inform program design, ensuring women and girls equitable access to programs in their communities.
SOS Children’s Villages' work to provide care for children and strengthen families contributes to progress towards the SDGs, including SDG #1: End poverty; #4: Education; #8: Economic empowerment; #10: Reduce inequalities; and #16: Peace and Justice. SOS Children's Villages works to safeguard and protect all children and we advocate for SDG 16.2 and related goals to end all forms of violence against children.
We’re deeply grateful to our partners whose generosity and commitment make life-changing work possible for at-risk children and families around the world. Through their support, thousands of children are gaining access to safe and loving homes, education, healthcare and the opportunity to build brighter futures.
For ten years, Maestro Cares Foundation (MCF) has been partnering with SOS Children’s Villages to building brighter futures for children.
Since 2016, this dedicated partnership has reached more than 12,500 children and youth and 4,500 families across Latin America—while indirectly impacting more than 28,000 community members—creating safe homes, strengthening families and breaking cycles of instability and poverty.
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