Many children were sent home from orphanages during the pandemic. Why? Well, that question is difficult to answer. Children in orphanages often have parents that are unable to care for them properly, but their rights have not fully been terminated. During the pandemic, the government pushed them out of the orphanages and back to families. We don't want to speculate or try to understand the reasons for all of this as every situation is different.

What do we want to do? Preserve families! When the orphanages reopen, we want families to stay together. Camp LELA is going to assist families this summer. Each family has a different need. Some need food, some need better living conditions, some need electricity and water back on, some need family counseling, and so on. We are going to step into their situation and help.