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EXPANDED: Guidance for Short-Term Missions Now Paired with Real-Life Models
In March, the Christian Alliance for Orphans released, “Wise Short-Term Missions: 8 Principles for Benefiting Orphans and Vulnerable Children.” As affirmed in the guide, “Short-term missions trips carry potential for...
Troubled by Child Separation? 7 Ways We Can Do Something About It
The hearts of many Americans ached over the separation of children from their parents at the US border. And rightly so. Children that lack the care and protection of family...
Changing the Theme Song for Kids in Foster Care
There are millions of cells in your brain dedicated right now to storing the lyrics to theme songs you thought you forgot a long time ago. Theme songs serve different...
Human Trafficking & Orphans: The 2018 Trafficking in Persons Report
As we’ve spotlighted many times on this blog, human traffickers view children that lack families as the ideal target. The new 2018 Trafficking in Persons Report paints a vivid picture...
CAFO Welcomes 3 New Board Members
One of the greatest joys of work in these fields is the people you find yourself laboring alongside. Case in point: the three remarkable individuals now joining the Christian Alliance...
When Foster Care Advocates Invade Someone Else’s Bubble
When one of our daughters (who is now a teenager and has approved this post) was little, she had a tendency to invade people’s personal space. She had developed some...