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An estimated 800,000 children in the European Union are separated from an imprisoned parent on any given day. Yet few people are aware of the impact that a parent's incarceration can have on a child. Children separated from a parent in prison frequently experience multiple emotional and social difficulties associated with their parent's incarceration. They not only have to cope with the parent's absence and the disruption of the child-parent bond, but are also vulnerable to social exclusion, financial hardship, discrimination and shame. Children of Prisoners Europe (COPE) is a pan-European network which encourages innovative perspectives and practice to ensure that the rights of these children (as enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the European Convention on Human Rights) are fully respected and that action is taken to secure their well-being and healthy development. The network is a membership-based organisation made up of non-governmental organisations and individuals across Europe and beyond, linked by a staff team based at its French headquarters. Raising awareness among child-related agencies, prison services and policymakers to the specific needs of children of prisoners and promoting initiatives that take these needs into account, the organisation is seeking to: - Expand programmes that support the child-parent relationship and help minimise violence for children with an imprisoned parent; - Introduce the child's perspective throughout the criminal justice process, from arrest to resettlement; - Foster cross-sectoral collaboration among public and private agencies involved in supporting and making decisions about children of prisoners; - Obtain better information and greater visibility for prisoners' children and influence policy at the national, European and international level on their behalf; - Promote the exchange of initiatives, expertise and good practice for children with imprisoned parents; - Enhance the competence of professionals within the field. Working to foster the promotion and provision of policies, frameworks and meaningful action on behalf of children affected by parental incarceration to protect their development and well-being, our aim is to ease the burden of the imprisonment of a parent on the child.

DCI is a non-profit organization working to protect child rights and help families out of the poverty cycle through education, healthcare, and income generating opportunities. DCI also connects American youth to less fortunate children in other countries, educating them about the challenges facing children worldwide and inspiring them to take leadership in humanitarian causes. Distressed Children & Infant International (DCI) is a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization registered in the United States and operating around the world.

All God's Children International is an orphan care ministry answering God's call to provide the love and care that every child deserves.We are the world’s leading child advocacy and trauma disruptor organization. All around the world, we’re standing up for children who need family now by dismantling trauma and unlocking new futures. Our vision is to empower local leaders to intervene for the millions of children currently living in institutions and create more paths to faith, family, and independence.

Franciscan Children’s provides specialized medical, rehabilitative, behavioral-health and educational services for children and adolescents with complex health needs. The organization delivers inpatient and outpatient care (including rehabilitation, mental health, dentistry and a specialized day school) with a family-centered approach to help each child reach their fullest potential.

Washburn Center for Children nurtures every child and family's well-being and full potential through transformative children's mental health care.With the vast COVid-19 impacts, families are more isolated, struggling with job loss and economic stressors, and deeply affected by the pervasive anxiety that we are all experiencing. Our team moved rapidly to ensure we would continue to support the health and well-being of our staff and the children and families who they serve. In mid-March, we suspended face-to-face sessions at our sites and transitioned to phone-based and teletherapy for all services. We have capacity for new children and families who need stabilizing therapeutic services because of intensified stress, anxiety and depression.

Calvary Home provides help, hope, and home to abused and neglected children. Our vision is to build an exceptional community of nurturing homes for displaced children in the Upstate through our campus. We strive for every child to be nurtured in a welcoming, reliable, and Christ-centered home and be united with their family as a more physically, emotionally, and academically stable individual.

Rainbows for All Children supports all youth as they navigate grief and heal from loss, whether from death, divorce, deployment, or other trauma. Rainbows for All Children fosters awareness that youth require support to heal. We nurture a community of effective Rainbows-trained Facilitators, supported with a repository of resources designed to guide youth in their grieving process.

TO EFFECTIVELY SUPPORTING BURN CHILDREN SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES DURING THE REHABILITATION PROCESS. HELP THEM TO HEAL, AND GO ON TO LEAD FULL AND PRODUCTIVE LIVES.

Hscpc Provides Quality Rehabilitative, Transitional, And Specialty Care For Children, Adolescents, And Young Adults With Special Health Care Needs In The Washington, D.C. And Baltimore Areas.

Empowering Children and Families was born out of experience working with children and families whose needs weren’t being met. A dedicated and compassionate group of people decided to join forces and build an organization to help kids and families. It was and is the right thing to do. Our mission is to help children and families construct and sustain a healthy foundation for the future. We do this by taking the time to establish trust and build a collaborative relationship. Many parents are too afraid to ask for help and if they do, they cycle through program after program with little to no progress. ECF makes a difference with families by providing a comprehensive “roadmap” unique to each family’s strengths and challenges that is culturally responsive.

At any given time, there are thousands of impoverished, orphaned or abandoned children fighting just to survive in the unforgiving streets and desperately poor rural regions of Honduras. Their existence is bleak. It's defined by hunger, violence, drug abuse, prostitution and exploitation. It's an existence of fear, heartache and despair. But it doesn't have to be that way. With the help of our fellow Canadians and our Honduran partner Sociedad Amigos de los Niños, Friends of Honduran Children has set out to rescue these children and give them what they urgently need - a home and a future – helping them to transform themselves from victims of poverty, abuse and crime into functioning, independent, self-reliant, contributing members of society.

Founded as a Presbyterian ministry in 1875, Thornwell Home for Children is a joyful christian community, offering hope and wholeness to children and families its goals are to provide loving homes for abused, abandoned and neglected child ren, to offer an opportunity for healing by providing proper healthcare and mental health counseling for every thornwell child, and to offer thorn well's child ren hope for a successful future by providing educational support and teaching self-advocacy.