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Category: Child Welfare

  • Optimistic Voices Discusses Building Resilience in Children w/ Nicole

    Optimistic Voices Discusses Building Resilience in Children w/ Nicole

    Christian Alliance for Orphans brings you the connections drawn by Nicole Wilke, Ph. D's on what research and Christian philosophy say about creating resilience through deepening family relationship. 'Overcoming' emphasizes the power of relationships to buffer the negative impacts of adversity. It demonstrates how small acts of love and connection can make it easier for…

  • Counseling Services Strengthen Family Bonds

    Counseling Services Strengthen Family Bonds

    Rosa Saffa and Rev. Edward Lavalie provide families with counseling services in Sierra Leone at the Child Reintegration Centre to address parent-child conflict and bring family together. There is an African proverb that says, “the family tree may bend, but it will not break.” Strengthening family bonds ensures that they are resilient in facing future…

  • CRC hosts a parent education session

    Parent-Child Bonding and Attachment Theory

  • Protecting Children from Child Labor Starts with Strengthening Families

    Protecting Children from Child Labor Starts with Strengthening Families

    World Day Against Child Labor 6/12/2026 This year on June 12, the world recognizes World Day Against Child Labour, a day set aside by the International Labour Organization to call attention to child labor and renew global commitment to ending it.​This year, that reminder is urgent. According to the most recent ILO and UNICEF global…

  • Supporting Families, Strengthening Futures: International Day of Families 2026

    Supporting Families, Strengthening Futures: International Day of Families 2026

    5/15/2026 The International Day of Families invites us to reflect on the essential role families play in the well-being of children and communities. At Helping Children Worldwide, this is more than a theme. It is at the heart of our mission. We believe children thrive best in safe, loving, permanent families. And we believe that…

  • With Deep Gratitude: Honoring Reverend Olivia Fonnie’s Service to the Child Reintegration Centre

    With Deep Gratitude: Honoring Reverend Olivia Fonnie’s Service to the Child Reintegration Centre

    Today, we give thanks for Reverend Olivia Fonnie and her years of faithful service as Director of the Child Reintegration Centre in Bo, Sierra Leone. Rev. Fonnie began her leadership at CRC in 2019, bringing with her deep experience in children’s ministry and Christian education. Before joining CRC, she served as Director of Christian Education…