Orphanages are sometimes necessary to protect the most vulnerable

• Commentary, Global Church
• July 17, 2017

For many foster care is not an option. In many places this is due to issues of extreme poverty. There may be a lack of resources to properly screen and train foster carers with the risk that children placed into such care are vulnerable to abuse. The traditional orphanage is important as a place of last resort, for children with no other available living situation.