Our Family-Style Care Model

At Asia’s Hope, we believe orphaned and vulnerable children thrive in families. That’s why our homes are not institutions or temporary shelters — they are real families, led by committed, long-term caregivers who raise children as their own sons and daughters. Our homes are intentionally small enough to feel like family, yet large enough to accommodate siblings and provide stability, belonging, and growth.

Family-Style Care

We provide a family-style alternative to institutional care for orphaned children who cannot be safely reunited with biological relatives. We reject the idea that "residential care" always means impersonal institutions. Instead, our results show something better is possible.

We currently operate 34 family-style children’s homes across three very different countries — Cambodia, Thailand, and India. Despite the diverse contexts, in each place our children are thriving.

Why Family Matters

Decades of research confirm what our experience affirms: children need safe, stable, and loving relationships in order to grow into healthy adults. Institutional orphanages often fail to provide the permanence, intimacy, and individualized attention that every child needs.
In our homes, children live with caregivers full-time, not shift workers. They share life: meals, chores, celebrations, schoolwork, play, worship, and all the rhythms of family life.
Sibling bonds are preserved: kids live in a mixed-age, mixed-gender setting so they stay with siblings, not separated by age or gender.

Proven Outcomes

In Cambodia, fewer than 15% of college-age adults have completed grade 12. Yet 90% of Asia’s Hope kids are on track to graduate high school, and nearly all of our high school graduates qualify for university admission.
Across Cambodia, Thailand, and India, our children’s educational outcomes far exceed those of peers — including non-orphaned children.
More than 180 Asia’s Hope students are currently attending university or vocational training; many are poised for leadership roles in business, academia, ministry, government, and the arts. All receive full-ride scholarships from Asia’s Hope.

Holistic Support & Community Integration

We ensure that children receive quality education, healthcare, and emotional healing (trauma-informed care). They also have opportunities to develop their talents, whether academically, artistically, or vocationally.
Our homes are embedded in local communities. Children attend local schools, take part in community events, and are connected to their culture and heritage.
We provide support for the transition to adulthood: vocational training, university scholarships, and resources for older youth including transitional living when needed.

Preserving, Strengthening, Reconnecting Biological Families

We believe that even when residential family-style care is the best option, children have a right to maintain safe contact with biological relatives. We also seek to prevent separation when possible. Our efforts include:

Prioritizing for admission children who have already been abandoned or for whom staying with relatives is demonstrably unsafe.
Offering educational, material, and scholarship support to families at risk, so as to strengthen them and avoid family breakdown.
Working with social welfare departments and local officials to re-unite children with their biological relatives when that is in the child’s best interest.

What Makes Asia’s Hope Distinct

Permanent families, not temporary shelters — children remain in the same home until independently ready for adulthood.
Local leadership — each home is overseen and staffed by nationals who deeply understand the culture, language, and local community.
Faith-inspired care — rooted in Christian convictions, but embracing children and families of all faiths.
Strategic simplicity — our methods are replicable, culturally appropriate, and cost-effective across diverse regions.
Measured, high-impact results — children in our homes don’t just survive; they thrive, becoming leaders and driving positive change in their communities.

A Lasting Impact

What sets Asia’s Hope apart is not simply survival — it is flourishing. Kids grow up knowing they are loved, valued, capable. They gain tools to break cycles of poverty, violence, or neglect and become resilient, engaged adults.

Hundreds of children who might have faced neglect, exploitation, or institutionalization are now living full, joyful lives because someone gave them what every child deserves: a family.

How You Can Help

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Family-Style vs. Institutional

Caregivers

At Asia’s Hope — Caregivers live full-time in the home, committing for the long term. Many stay for a decade or more and raise their own children alongside Asia’s Hope kids. They are trained, supported, and invested as true parents.
In an institutional setting — Staff work in shifts, often with high turnover and minimal training. Children may see multiple adults come and go in a single week, making it hard to form lasting attachments.

Family composition

At Asia’s Hope — Children grow up in mixed-age, mixed-gender* families, preserving sibling relationships and creating a natural household dynamic. The child-to-caregiver ratio is about 4:1.
In an institutional setting — Kids are typically separated by age and gender, placed in large dormitories, and experience ratios of 20:1 or higher. Sibling groups are often broken apart.

Permanency and “Aging Out”

At Asia’s Hope — Children stay until they are ready for independence. They can complete high school, attend university, pursue vocational training, and transition into adulthood with support.
In an institutional setting — Children “age out” at 16–18 with little preparation or support, leaving them vulnerable to poverty, exploitation, or crime.

Holistic Support

At Asia’s Hope — Care includes education, healthcare, trauma-informed practices, and opportunities to develop talents. The goal is to send young adults into the world prepared and confident.
In an institutional setting — Focus is often limited to meeting basic needs. Opportunities for emotional healing, personal development, and future preparation are inconsistent or absent.

*Except in India where prohibited by law