What is a church orphan home and how is it different from institutional orphanages?
~ Most people think of an orphanage as some sort of sprawling, dingy, isolated institution. Warm Blankets supports a quite different model. Based on pilot programs developed in Cambodia church orphan homes follow a strict model where the childrens home is designed for multiple uses. In Cambodia the buildings are designed with the child’s safety as our primary concern. Sleeping and privacy quarters for the children and caretakers are separate from public areas used for church services, music or worship. In addition the facility may serve the local village in other ways such as serving as a community-training center. In some cases, the homes have been used as temporary medical treatment centers for surrounding villages. MORE…
