i-ro i-ro Children's Home

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i-ro i-ro Children's Home

Assisting Children to Grow Safely in the Community

Whenever we encounter children who wander in the community after school

Ask them why they don't go home right away,

they would always tell us "there is no one at home"

or "there is nothing to eat at home".

From their eyes, we could always see their aspiration for "home".

However, for some children, "returning home" is never an easy thing to do.

Purpose

Named after the Japanese phrase "いろいろ" (i-ro i-ro) for diversity, or the diversified background of each child, we start out from the service concept of "children-centric, family-centric, and community-centric" to provide children and youth with corresponding care, medication, education, social welfare, or community services depending on their needs.

By building Iro Children's Home in the community, we provide children who want to "go home" with a sweet "home". By reducing family conflicts through love and companionship, we are not trying to replace the function of their original families, but to allow parents and children to have a space for restoration before setting out once again.

To reduce family conflicts and confrontations caused by forced placement, we first build trust with parents or major caregivers before providing parental education so that families facing difficulties are able to rebuild their order. Through long-term companionship and support, children and parents can eventually return home and rebuild a happy family.

Service Targets

Children and adolescents aged 2 to 18.
Financially disadvantaged or vulnerable families, such as families that have suffered major changes, single-parent families, intergenerational parenting, etc. (including foreign spouses and indigenous families).

Service Features

Providing daily support by the local church.
Creating a space for families to take a rest and set off again.
Providing nutritious diets every day, housework training, and self-care training.
Providing gender education and life counseling.

Undertaking the responsibility of taking care of children entrusted by the families, i-ro i-ro Children's Home caregivers are not only loving and patient but also provide children with a safe, adaptive, and stable living space.

Life has Changed

Since Yun's parents divorced, her father has been raising her alone. Since her father was unable to find a stable job, they had to rely on government subsidies for low-income families to get by. Though her father loved his child very much, he had no idea how to take care of a girl properly. Therefore, Yun has become a target of concern due to her unstable school attendance.

After being placed into i-ro i-ro Children's Home, Yun began following a regular life schedule and going to school on time. Whenever she had problems with her homework, she always sought help from the volunteers. Under the encouragement of i-ro i-ro Children's Home, her father was able to have breakfast with her regularly and has acquired the right parenting attitude through parent workshops.

Now in the fifth grade of elementary school, Yun is able to take care of herself, get up early, and wash her hands and face. She has become even more confident with her homework and saw a great improvement in her family relationship. Seeing the positive changes in Yun and her father, the teachers felt that every time spent with them in the past was worthwhile.

As long as there are children and youth in need, we would always seek innovative and multi-services approaches to securing the children and youth's rights and interests. Combining government and community resources, we provide community-based and family-centric services in support of children and youth so that they can return to their original families through external assistance.

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