Current Projects

Our organization is dedicated to supporting orphaned and vulnerable children in Orange County, California, focusing on both immediate needs and long-term stability. We work alongside trusted local partners that serve children affected by abuse, neglect, abandonment, or family separation, including Orangewood Children’s Home (Orange County Social Services Agency), the county’s emergency shelter and assessment center for youth entering the child welfare system (https://www.ssa.ocgov.com/childrens-home). Community and donor support are essential to sustaining these efforts and helping ensure children receive safe care, stability, and critical resources during times of crisis.

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Did You Know?

• More than 150 million children worldwide are orphans today — children who have lost one or both parents.¹

• Millions of these children will grow up without the stability of a permanent family, increasing their risk of poverty, exploitation, and lifelong hardship.¹

• An estimated 13.8 million children worldwide are AIDS orphans, having lost one or both parents to HIV/AIDS.²

• Most orphans do not live in institutions — they survive in fragile extended-family or community settings that are often overwhelmed and under-resourced.¹

• In the United States, approximately 390,000 children are in foster care at any given time.³

• Every year, about 20,000 young people AGE OUT of the U.S. foster care system with no permanent family to belong to.⁴

• Each day, more than 50 youth AGE OUT of foster care in the U.S. alone, facing adulthood without consistent housing, income, or family support.⁴

• Young adults who AGE OUT are far more likely to experience homelessness, unemployment, incarceration, and untreated mental health challenges than their peers.⁵

• In sub-Saharan Africa, orphanhood remains especially severe due to disease, poverty, and conflict, affecting tens of millions of children.¹

• Armed conflict and displacement continue to create new generations of orphans, leaving children vulnerable to abuse, trafficking, and forced labor.⁶

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Please remember these statistics as a reminder to advocate and to give.
You can make a difference right now in the life of a child who needs a family and a future.

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Reference Links
1. UNICEF – Global Orphan Estimates
According to figures from UNICEF and international child-welfare organizations.
https://data.unicef.org/topic/hivaids/orphanhood/

2. UNICEF – HIV/AIDS Orphanhood Data
Estimates of children who have lost one or both parents due to HIV/AIDS.
https://data.unicef.org/topic/hivaids/orphanhood/

3. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (AFCARS)
National foster care system data.
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/cb/research-data-technology/statistics-research/afcars

4. Gitnux Foster Care & Aging Out Statistics
Annual estimates of youth aging out of foster care in the U.S.
https://gitnux.org/orphan-statistics/

5. The New Foster Care – Outcomes for Youth Aging Out
Data on homelessness, incarceration, education, and employment outcomes.
https://www.thenewfostercare.org/statistics-sources

6. UN / UNICEF – Children Affected by Conflict
Conflict-related displacement and child vulnerability data.
https://www.unicef.org/emergencies