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03/21/2023

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What is JOURNEYHOME?

Dive into this online learning platform designed with world-class training and resources for leaders in global child welfare.

Take free online courses to help you shift the mindset, the model, and money towards family reunification and strengthening.

MINDSET: Always Family
Discover why orphanages worldwide are deciding to shift to family care programs

MODEL: From How to Wow
Learn field-tested practices on how to safely reunify children home and keep them there

MONEY: Love Wisely
Find ways for donors and volunteers to join the movement of ethical child welfare

Explore courses at 1millionhome.com/journeyhome or the link in bio.

03/08/2023

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For many families worldwide, putting their child in an orphanage is an act of sacrificial love.

It’s the place where their child can get food, shelter, and education.

But research is showing more and more:

filling practical needs can never replace the love of a family.

As 1MILLIONHOME, we partner with organizations who have transformed to family-based care.

We work with them to train even more orphanages to help children reunify with safe, permanent families.

We have seen thousands of children come home—but there’s thousands more waiting for family.

Join us in the mission to see one million children come home.

Learn more at 1MILLIONHOME.com in bio ❤️

03/05/2023

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What is family strengthening—and why does it matter?

Every community has support systems and services available for families. Education, medical care, food markets, churches—all of these combine to strengthen a family.

But even in communities with all these services, children still get separated from their families. How?

It can looks like this: A father suddenly passes away—the mom, devastated, doesn't know what to do, because they're already impoverished.

So now, they have poverty plus the loss of a primary caregiver. The mom needs to pay for schooling—but they don't have an income anymore.

So she takes her child to the orphanage.

That’s the best solution, right?

It’s easy to think so.

But family strengthening should always be our first response.

In that dire situation, family strengthening would say:

“Well, hold on. How can we help provide the education so that that's covered? How can the church give any other support? How can we pull in the extended family, can her younger sister moves in and help them?”

All of these things strengthen the family. And when the family gets stronger, especially in time of crisis—that means they won’t be separated.

And that’s what keeps kids off the streets, and curbs the crisis.

Let’s start with the family.

03/13/2021

Go check out KomezArt! They are selling originals and reprints of many artists from the region!

A native of Chicago, Amanda Good moved to the land of a thousand hills 6 years ago and has been working with homeless youth in Rwanda ever since. Her art has been one way to start a conversation about some of the people she cares most about in the world. Many of her pieces have come from photographs...

01/09/2021

Prints available!

10/21/2020

Winter Blues

24 X 36 inches
$150

10/21/2020

Another warm fall abstract available in Chicago, ready to hang tomorrow 🙂 28 x 36 inches! $150

10/14/2020

10/14/2020

Reprints available!

10/07/2020

Lots of new abstracts going to the US :)

So many friends looking for their forever homes :)

10/07/2020