Over a hundred years of research proves institutional care is harmful to children, and that family and community care is better for children. Our advocacy team have produced and collated a range of publications relating to deinstitutionalisation, child care reform, and specific global regions.
This report summarizes a 2026 European Parliament round table on advancing care reform, highlighting the shift from institutional to family- and community-based care for children across Europe. It focuses on policy, funding, and political actions needed to support reform and align EU priorities with child rights.
The evidence is overwhelming. Orphanages kill children, harm them and exploit them — regardless of who runs them, of how much money they have, or how good the intentions behind them are.
Hope and Homes for Children has endorsed the Joint Statement: A Roadmap for Every Child – EU Alliance for Investing in Children reaction to the 2026 Social Package with focus on the Communication “Breaking the Cycle of Child Poverty – Strengthening the European Child Guarantee”.
Together with other organisations from the Child Rights Action Group (CRAG), Hope and Homes for Children calls on the EU to invest in all children, everywhere. Children’s rights under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) should be protected, respected, and actively promoted. This means prioritising and mainstreaming children’s rights and […]
The Our Voices Matter (OVM) Charter is a commitment signed on 16 January 2026 by young people, the Directors and SMTs of HHC programmes and partners, and the Trustees and Senior Management of Hope and Homes for Children. The young people want Our Voices Matter to be an international community of children and young people, […]
Child rights networks and organisations across the globe collectively condemn what the continued revelations surrounding the Epstein case have laid bare: a horrific pattern of systemic failure to protect children and young people. What continues to emerge are cycles of sexual violence, abuse, and exploitation, upheld by patriarchal structures that treat women and children as […]
Joint statement by Hope and Homes for Children & Lumos urges UN action to protect children deprived of family care in armed conflicts. Calls for family reunification, ending institutions, & resilient systems amid risks like trafficking & separation.
As the EU shapes its 2028–2034 budget, strong commitments are needed to prevent investment in institutional care. EU funds should prioritise child protection, family support, and community-based services, at home and globally.
Hope and Homes for Children’s contribution to the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy highlights how poverty drives family separation and child institutionalisation, calling for child- and family-centred reforms, stronger social protection, and investment in community-based care across Europe.
Hope and Homes for Children’s contribution to the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy highlights how poverty drives family separation and child institutionalisation, calling for child- and family-centred reforms, stronger social protection, and investment in community-based care across Europe.
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