CHILD WELFARE
Our response is unique to each circumstance, but our goal is the same for every child: whether through emergency foster care, reintegration, or alternative placement, we make sure they are protected and destined for family.
From the moment a child comes into our care, we set out on the mission of reunifying them with family. Our Emergency Foster Care Program enables care workers to bypass residential or institutional care, including crisis nurseries, allowing them to place vulnerable children directly into a safe family environment.
For the past 25 years, we have worked with local governments in Zambia and other African countries to implement systems change in regard to child welfare and create a new paradigm in family-based care.
As we work to successfully reintegrate a child with their biological relatives or place them in another loving family, we coordinate with local communities and governments to sensitize, train and counsel families in advance of a child placement.
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES
Protection
Our caregivers and emergency foster care families provide vulnerable children with emotional and physical protection. Our social workers seek a permanent, secure, and loving family for every child.
Emergency Foster Care
Our Emergency Foster Care Program enables care workers to bypass residential or institutional care, including crisis nurseries, allowing them to place vulnerable children directly into a safe family environment.
Reintegration
Whenever possible, we seek to reintegrate children with biological family. We create a customized plan to ensure a safe and healthy reintegration process with systemic support to prevent future disruption.
Placement
We recruit, assess, train, and prepare foster and adoptive families for children without available biological family. We offer continued support through post-placement visits and family networking opportunities.