These resources will help you explore the Continuum of Care for children who are separated or at risk of separation from parental care.

Publication
A Continuum of Care for Orphans and Vulnerable Children provides an overview of a range of alternative care options for children who have been separated from parental care. In keeping with research and evidence-based guidance on the importance of family in the life of a child, the continuum places a high priority on family care while also recognizing the role that temporary residential care and small group homes can play in the spectrum of options to meet individual situations and needs. This resources is translated into Spanish.

Webinar
This webinar looks at the range of alternative care for children who have been separated from parental care and will emphasize family care. Alternative care includes: kinship care, foster care, adoption, and formal residential care such as temporary rehabilitative care and small group homes. Large-scale institutional care is not recommended. This webinar looks at the importance of transitioning children to family care through reunification or alternative family care whenever possible.

Interactive Graphic
The Continuum of Care Interactive Graphic depicts an overview of the different types of care that come into play when a child is separated from family care. Multiple pathways illustrate the uniqueness of children’s circumstances and journeys—no single pathway or type of care can meet the needs of every child. A full range of approaches, as well as sound decision making (known as gatekeeping) and strong family support services (including prevention of separation) are needed to ensure the best outcomes for all orphans and vulnerable children.

Podcast
This podcast looks at the range of alternative care options for children who have been separated from parental care. Family care experts, Kerry Olson, Founding Member of the Faith to Action Initiative, and Elli Oswald, Executive Director of the Faith to Action Initiative, explore the importance of transitioning children to family care through reunification or alternative family care whenever possible.