FAQs

In the early years of the project, many of the children were rescued directly from the streets. They would come to our day centre programme for food and clothing, and some would express their desire to live in a family-style home. By 2004 the number of children living on the streets had dropped significantly, and now children are generally referred to us by the excellent Child Protection authorities in Constanta with whom we enjoy an excellent, collaborative relationship.

As in countries worldwide, it varies greatly, with any one or more of the following: extreme poverty with unsuitable nutrition and living conditions; one or both parents absent, sometimes gone to work abroad; divorce or death of parent(s); neglect; abuse; rejection. Some children may have run away and can’t return home for any number of reasons.

We welcome the children to stay in our homes as long as they are enrolled in school, up to age 23. Most of them want to be independent as soon as they graduate from high school or trade school, and that is often around aged 18. However if they still need help, we assist them in finding a job and a place to live, or we offer them the possibility to stay in a transition home which we may provide ourselves in some cases.

At present, sadly the donations together with government allocations we receive do not cover our operational costs, which leads to the accumulation of debts. We are believing the Lord, as we do our part, to raise up new and much greater financial support. We look forward to, with the Lord’s help as He works through generous people, becoming financially secure and stable and so to grow and expand our work – His work - to help many more vulnerable and marginalised young people.

We run our project by faith, and the funds come primarily from donations. The State gives a nominal allocation per week for food for each child we assist in our two group homes, but its budget does not permit subsidising a large portion of our expenses.

We have seven main areas of service: 

1. We maintain a residential home for boys, named Casa Benjamin
2. We maintain a residential home for girls, named Casa Anna
3. We operate an after-school Christian-based educational day centre
4. We host Christian summer camps, which are funded by supporters
5. Street outreach, feeding and ministering to young people still struggling to live on the streets
6. We assist helping abandoned babies in the county hospital
7. We minister to impoverished individuals and families, meeting them at their point of need 

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