Third Transition Home
Residents of the First Transition Home with House Parent Valya and Adoption Facilitator Tonya
Hopeful Hearts in 2008 opened its third transition home in Ukraine. The first two homes were for girls, but this one was for the boys.
The three transition homes help prevent children from living on the streets by housing selected children who have “graduated” from a traditional orphanage. Although “graduation” typically occurs before age 17, orphan children are often released to the streets at much younger ages.
The transition homes are operated by Hopeful Hearts (Ukrainian) employees, and Hopeful Hearts provides all living necessities for the children. The vision for the transition homes is to teach the children daily living skills and provide educational and spirtual opportunites so they can eventually give back to their own communities.
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