Stories

We first met 20-year-old Denis* when he was still in an institution. We worked hard to help him leave the residential institution, then continued to ...

When his father struggled to care for Manuel* and his two brothers, the government sent them to an institution. After being there for over a ...

Many parents in Haiti are promised the best for their children when they entrust orphanage owners with their children’s care. But instead of the promised ...

When the coronavirus crisis hit Ukraine, the government announced that almost 75% of the children living in orphanages would be returned home. There was no ...

Isus lives with severe intellectual and physical disabilities and receives full-time care from his loving foster mother, Dima. The story of how Dima and Lumos ...

Diana dreams of helping other children like her who have experienced life without a family or a home. In 2018, Diana (13) and her younger ...

Born with cerebral palsy in Moldova, little Maria was left in an orphanage – until she found a home with Mama Maria.

When she met Isus, Dima could immediately see what the system couldn’t: that children with disabilities need families.

Lured into an orphanage with false promises, Diego has now been reunited with his mother.