Stories

At Lumos we believe that children and young people should be at the heart of any discussion around alternative care. They’re the experts, and they ...

“I was a little problematic before,” admits 18-year-old Felipe. “I was disobedient. I help my dad now, and I help my brothers in what I ...

Meet Grace. From her early work to keep children off the streets in Kenya, to her determination to stand up for struggling mothers and prevent ...

María lives in Bogotá, Colombia, with her five children. When the government placed Maria’s children in an institution, we worked with Maria to give her ...

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 ...