Building a lasting movement of family care.
THIS GIVINGTUESDAY, Give Hope
“I say often that we are planting trees, not vegetable gardens. Vegetable gardens give an immediate reward, resulting in a harvest in the near future. Trees take years, even decades, but provide fruit and shade for generations.”
We're already seeing that momentum grow beyond our own program locations. An organization in Oaxaca, Mexico, has run an orphanage there for more than fifty years. For the last three years, we’ve walked alongside them, sharing what we've learned as they explored what a transition toward family care could look like.
A few weeks ago, they signed an agreement with the government of Oaxaca to run a foster care program for the next three years. We celebrate with them, and we're thrilled for what it means for children in Oaxaca.
Since 2015, The Hope Effect has had a simple but powerful vision: to change the way the world cares for orphans. We believe children belong in families, not institutions.
With your support, we've helped hundreds of children grow up in the love, safety, and hope of a family. But we're not just changing individual lives. Together, we’re creating lasting, sustainable change.
I say often that we are planting trees, not vegetable gardens. Vegetable gardens give an immediate reward, resulting in a harvest in the near future. Trees take years, even decades, but provide fruit and shade for generations.
While we are helping children right now, we're also planting trees that will one day shade generations we'll never meet. We are building systems, shaping policy, and shifting how governments and communities think about family.
We're already seeing that momentum grow beyond our own program locations. An organization in Oaxaca, Mexico, has run an orphanage there for more than fifty years. For the last three years, we’ve walked alongside them, sharing what we've learned as they explored what a transition toward family care could look like.
A few weeks ago, they signed an agreement with the government of Oaxaca to run a foster care program for the next three years. We celebrate with them, and we're thrilled for what it means for children in Oaxaca.
Thanks to this organization, we have real numbers behind what we've long known to be true. Family-based care leads to better outcomes for children, and it changes in ways institutional care ever could.
Because there is a better way, for every child.
Until every child has a family,
When a child is welcomed into a family, everything can change.
Benjamín's story didn't start in a family. It began in prison. His mother was incarcerated, and he spent the early part of his life never knowing the safety of a home or the love of a family.
In many parts of the world, Benjamín would have grown up in an orphanage, with an uncertain future. But thankfully, there was a better way.
When Benjamín was 19 months old, he was welcomed into the loving arms of a foster family. There, he began to thrive…and his life changed forever.