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.
Our renewed call for support for global child protection and care reform to unlock progress against 2030 goals
1 July 2023 marks the beginning of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU. We propose a series of recommendations to ensure the rights of children to live in a caring and safe family environment are sufficiently met.
Read our key recommendations on the reform of Ukraine’s child protection and care system ahead of the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2023
Joint submission from Hope and Homes for Children and Lumos examining the impact of volunteering in orphanages.
Hope and Homes for Children, along with 9 other organisations, welcome the European Commission’s proposal to review Directive 2011/36/EU.
The EU Anti-Trafficking Directive is an opportunity to tackle institution-related trafficking – our call to the EU
Read our Ukraine One-Year-On Response Report to learn about our challenges and successes, stories of the families we’ve supported, and our ambitions for the future.
Read our interagency statement on the forcible transfer, deportation, and adoption of children from ukraine by russia
Our call for strengthened protection and care systems to support children and young people, one year on since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Our recommendations to the Government of Sweden for an upcoming Presidency of the Council of the EU supporting families, not institutions, for children.
