To help prevent children from ending up on the street, ChildsLife sponsors after-school shelters for kids living in extreme poverty. These schools offer a safe place to play, study and relax. Social workers at these shelters help children with emotional problems and identify those with special needs. These after-school centres only receive a small amount of government funding. With our support, they provide children hot meals, tutoring services, computer skills and emotional support on a daily basis. Children who attend these programs are more likely to finish school and stay off the streets.

Across Romania ChildsLife is partnering with government agencies and private charities. We work together with the Romanian Department of Child Protection and the Federation of International Community Educators (FICE) to provide assistance to more than 800 families and more than 8,000 children.