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IMPROVING CARE

Better care leads to better outcomes.

Evidence-informed training to help you offer better care and see better outcomes for children and families.

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You love the children in your care for and want to see them thrive.

At the same time, you tirelessly pour yourself into your work, trying to meet too many needs with too few resources. The results you hoped for don’t always match up with the results you’re getting. You are exhausted, overwhelmed, and wearing multiple hats in order to get it all done. You want to improve the care your program offers, but you have no idea where to start.

You don't have to do this alone.

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ABOUT CORE ELEMENTS PROGRAM

A proven framework to strengthen care.

The Core Elements of Success has been created with leaders like you in mind. It includes self-paced courses in 21 key areas impacting the quality for nonprofits and programs providing care for vulnerable children and families.

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21 Key Areas of Evidence-Informed Quality Care

Built from peer-reviewed research and best practices

Trusted by Hundreds of NGOs around the world

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How It Works

How to move from guessing to growing in your work

We’ve curated actionable strategies that are grounded in both comprehensive research and biblical perspective, so you can foster meaningful change in your programs.

  1. Evaluate

    Start your Core Elements journey with the CareIndex, your personalized roadmap to achieving better care. Upon completion of the exercise, we will send you a customized report to review your strengths and areas for growth.

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  2. Learn

    Begin taking the recommended courses in English or Spanish to gain knowledge and practical resources to improve care in that area of your program.

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  3. Implement

    Utilize new learning and practical tools from the course to refine your program and establish new ways of working. Beyond the templates and tools available through the Core Elements courses, there are additional learning opportunities available throughout the year for you.

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  4. Report

    Share your learning and results with donors and key stakeholders to evidence what is working, areas of learning, and measured growth over time. Repeat the process annually and watch the care you offer lead to better outcomes for children and families! 

Thoughtfully designed courses

For you to lead well in every aspect of care

Strategy & Measurement

Strategy & Measurement

English | Spanish

Case Management

Case Management

English | Spanish

Child Protection

Child Protection

English | Spanish

Partnerships: Community Mapping & Healthy Collaboration

Partnerships: Community Mapping & Healthy Collaboration

English | Spanish

Child Development

Child Development

English | Spanish

Confidentiality

Confidentiality

English | Spanish

Wise Short-Term Missions

Wise Short-Term Missions

English | Spanish

Family Strengthening

Family Strengthening

English | Spanish

Board Governance

Board Governance

English | Spanish

Fiscal Accountability

Fiscal Accountability

English | Spanish

Local Empowerment

Local Empowerment

English | Spanish

Disabilities in Global Child Welfare

Disabilities in Global Child Welfare

English | Spanish

Child & Family Participation

Child & Family Participation

English | Spanish

Family Reintegration

Family Reintegration

English | Spanish

Gatekeeping

Gatekeeping

English | Spanish

Local Empowerment

Local Empowerment

English | Spanish

COMING SOON

Transition to Adulthood

COMING SOON

Transition to Adulthood

English | Spanish

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Spiritual Development for Children

COMING SOON

Spiritual Development for Children

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Residential Care

COMING SOON

Residential Care

ENGLISH | SPANISH

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Alternative Family Care

COMING SOON

Alternative Family Care

ENGLISH | SPANISH

Explore all Core Elements courses in English and Spanish.

Hear from other leaders about the impact of the Core Elements program:

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Family is possible, and children belong in families. I have been equipped to become a changemaker in my country, to advocate that children should be in families. I used to think orphanages were the only option for children to be safe or to thrive. But I’ve come to realize… families are possible, and they are the best place for children.

Elizabeth Mark Alternative Care Manager, Back-to-Back Ministries Nigeria

"My message for others working in this space has always been, and probably always will be, that you are not alone. This can be a lonely field and is a supremely challenging one. The fellowship that the CAFO Research Center fosters is one deeply needed in our field and helps people feel not-alone."

Ian Forber-Pratt, MSW Deputy Executive Director, Children's Emergency Relief International (CERI)

"The Bible instructs us to take care of orphans. It also instructs us that we do this out of love and that the love Jesus showed us is our example. But the details aren’t there, and because children are so valuable and so vulnerable, we have to look for the best information on how we can take care of them the best way."

Dr. Dana Johnson Professor of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota

Built for organizations serving vulnerable children and families.

When child well-being is at stake, it can be overwhelming to know who to trust and what to do next. We have analyzed the data and curated the information, and we can help you apply evidence-informed practice through a Biblical lens.

The Core Elements Program is for you if:

You serve vulnerable children and/or families.

You want to know, rather than just hope, that your program is effective.

You want to learn HOW to improve and receive the tools to do so.

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Ready to strengthen the care you provide?

Start the CareIndex today and receive your personalized roadmap to better care.

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