Why Older Kids?

​Most people think about babies when they think of Chinese orphans, and particularly baby girls. While hugging babies is always a good job to have, that isn't the group that has broken my heart and not just called, but truly driven me to do what I do. The kids that keep me up at night are teens and even a bit older (and I don't mean MY teens and twenty-somethings though they all have their moments!!).  If you are curious, even a little bit, about the who, what, why, where and how of  these young people who are a sometimes invisible part of the orphan crisis, watch this video.

If you want to dig a little deeper, take a look at the Older Orphan page for more information about the questions below. The answers may surprise you.

• The orphan population in institutions appears to be growing not declining, despite thousands of adoptions and fewer healthy infants being abandoned – how is that possible?
• The children in orphanages are both boys and girls with moderate to severe special needs, why?