For decades, unwed mothers in Italy were pressured to give up children born out of wedlock. Thousands were sent to America.

The Retail Orphan Initiative (RetailROI), a charitable foundation created to help more than 400 million vulnerable children worldwide, is celebrating its fifth anniversary. Since its inception, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We often think of “orphans” as children who have lost both parents and who lack kin networks. One might ask why someone would “opt ...

Emanuel Nabieu was taken in by the Child Rescue Center 16 years ago. Now he is taking the organization in a different direction. When Emmanuel Nabieu started working at the Child Rescue Centre in ...

Nearly 200 children are buried in the cemetery at the Minnesota State Public School for Dependent and Neglected Children in ...

In the world of international child development and orphan care, it’s not uncommon for children with families to declare themselves orphans. In fact, this practice can be traced back to precolonial ...