Why Support Christian Orphanages and Foster Homes?
Ukraine’s Orphanage System
Before the War
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Over 100,000 children were growing up in institutions—many with living parents, unable to care for them.
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Ukraine had begun reforming this Soviet-era system through a National Strategy (2017–2026) to replace orphanages with family-based care (foster, kinship, adoption).
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Progress was real but uneven. Local governments lacked social workers and funding; some resisted closing institutions that provided jobs.
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Prognosis (pre-2022): Cautious optimism. A slow but steady move toward family care.
Since the Invasion
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Mass displacement and destruction forced evacuations or closures of many orphanages.
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Tens of thousands of children were returned to families or relocated, often without proper case-tracking.
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Others were trapped in occupied regions, or illegally deported to Russia—one of the gravest humanitarian crises of the war.
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Ukraine’s foster and kinship systems are overloaded, while trauma and special-needs cases are rising sharply.
Current Prognosis
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Short-term: De-institutionalization has stalled. Emergency shelter and tracking systems remain fragile.
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Medium-term: The reform framework still exists. With support, Ukraine can rebuild around family-based, trauma-informed care. (Foster Homes)
Why It Matters
Every child deserves a family, not an institution. Your partnership helps local churches and caregivers across Ukraine rebuild hope and restore a sense of belonging for children who have lost almost everything.
→ Join us in giving Ukraine’s children a future built on family, not fear.
HOW CAN YOU HELP? SUPPORT Christian orphanage and Foster homes
A Christian orphanage or foster home is an environment filled with love, nurturing, and security that every child needs for sound development.
Working with our church partners, Christian orphanages, and Foster homes, our goal is to rescue vulnerable children and get them into our network of Christian homes.
YOUR GIFT can help us accomplish this and will change the trajectory of a child’s life! YOU can give the gift of a loving Christian home for an orphaned child.
