orphan care
Helping abandoned children
Orphan care refers to the support, protection, and nurturing of children who have lost one or both parents.
The term encompasses institutional care like orphanages, foster placement, and adoption, as well as community-based approaches that keep children with extended family.
She devoted her career to orphan care in East Africa.
The phrase often appears in religious and humanitarian contexts.
- permanency planningChild welfare placement strategy
- poverty alleviationReducing extreme economic need
- child protection lawsStatutes defending minors' welfare
- child welfareProtecting minors' wellbeing
- identity formationBuilding a sense of self
loving home · grief counseling · attachment theory · volunteer programs · refugee support · group homes · trauma therapy · education programs · guardianship rights · safe haven · mentorship · healthcare access · aging out · peer support groups · protection · welfare · healing · second chance
orphan carechild abandonment
Deserting one's minor dependents
child neglect · child exploitation · child abuse · child trafficking · child endangerment