Lift the Children supports projects that strive to change the conditions separating children from families.  We identify and support community based programs that strengthen impoverished families to reduce the risk of child abuse and abandonment.  We help children transition from orphanages into foster families.  We assist older youth as they exit the orphanage system and integrate into communities and adulthood.  We search for opportunities to integrate “forgotten” children into the social and educational spheres that have excluded them.

We also provide financial support, training and technical assistance to build the capacity of our partners to provide effective child and family services.  Through local partnerships, Lift the Children has shared best practices in child protection and family support with trained social workers, paraprofessionals and health service providers.  We have delivered training and follow-up technical assistance not only at our state-of-the art Child Abuse Prevention Center in North Highlands, California, but also in hospitals, community centers, and foster care programs in international locations. 

	Family style care for HIV positive children who are orphaned or abandoded
	Community centers to support and strengthen poor families at risk of abandoning or abusing their children
	Long term foster care reuniting siblings separated by the institutional system
	Integration services for older youth transitioning from foster care or orphanage into independent living
	Therapy and social support for families struggling to keep their special needs children at home and out of institutions
	Professional training and technical support in child protection best practices