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Tara Garcia came to Honduras in 2004 as a teacher in her twenties and immediately witnessed the widespread disparities in private residential care (“orphanage care”) throughout the country. She saw firsthand how some orphanages provided bilingual learning services or closets of supplies to providing shoes for impoverished children. This disparity spurred Tara to create and direct a ministry that sought to fill in the gaps in care for children without parental care; one that aimed to focus on family. In 2010, Tara moved to Honduras full-time to run this ministry and fulfill its mission.…
Both scripture and science affirm: children grow best in healthy families. For vulnerable children and at-risk families, a wide range of family support and care options together contribute to a full “continuum of care” that meets the unique needs of each child and maximizes opportunities for children to grow up in nurturing families. The Christian Alliance for Orphans has offered this challenge grant opportunity to spark innovation as child-serving organizations create or expand effective family care solutions for children. A total of $50,000 was awarded in grants of $5,000 to $10,000 to…