Now Available for Download – Summary of Research!
Faith to Action's latest publication, "Children, Orphanages, and Families: A Summary of Research to Help Guide Faith-Based Action" is now available online for download! This exciting resource for the faith-based community regarding care for orphanages and vulnerable children includes: Current global estimates and key facts about orphans, vulnerable children, and separation from parental care; Compelling evidence demonstrating the importance of family care; Research on the limitations of orphanages (as well as residential care); and A concise overview of family-based care (reunification, kinship, foster care, and adoption) and strategies to strengthen families. Read more and download your copy here: Children, Orphanages, [...]
Announcing our New Website
We are proud to welcome you to our new Faith to Action website! Launched on September 23, 2013, www.faithtoaction.org is designed for ease of use whether you are connecting from your computer, tablet, or mobile device. Our goal is to provide the Christian faith community–churches, mission groups, and individuals–with valuable resources, inspiring stories, and practical tools to inform and support your ministries in response to the needs of orphans and vulnerable children. We invite you to explore the special features below, to share our website with others, and to give us your feedback so that we can continue to improve our site to better serve you.
Who is the Faith To Action Initiative?
The Faith to Action Initiative (formerly called the Better Care Network Faith-Based Outreach Committee) was first formed in 2006 in response to a growing concern about the high number of orphanages being funded and built in response to a growing concern about the high number of orphanages being funded and built in Africa in the wake of the HIV and AIDS crisis. We are a collaborative initiative made up of a group of individuals representing a range of Christian faith-based and child-focused organizations working to support the needs of orphans and vulnerable children in Africa (and beyond) and committed to [...]
Faith To Action Initiative Partners with CAFO
Faith to Action Initiative Partners with the Christian Alliance for Orphans to host Moving Forward: Transitioning, Transforming and Creating New Models of Orphan Care workshop. On May 1, 2013 the Faith to Action Initiative, in partnership with the Christian Alliance for Orphans, hosted a daylong workshop for over 90 individuals committed to caring for orphans and vulnerable children around the world. As a group, workshop participants represented nearly 60 churches and faith-based organizations working in 51 countries. Experts from the field shared their experience with identifying and implementing better practice in supporting family and community-based care. One highlight was a panel [...]