Our Vision

Every child protected in the love of a family.

Our work began in response to children on the streets. Stateless children begging in the market late into the night. Boys digging through the trash for recyclables to sell. When we learned some children were beaten if they did not bring home enough money, our response was a safe house.

Over the years, more children were referred to us, which led to the opening of three more children’s homes.  These homes were always meant to be a short-term solution but foster care and adoption were unheard of. Children who did not have a safe family member to care for them had no where else to go.

While we knew that children needed families, that just didn’t seem possible for these kids.

In 2011, we discovered ways to recruit and train local families to care for the children who could not be safely reunified with their bio families. After a lot of preparation, we partnered with the Thai child welfare department to place our first child in a forever family. Now 98% of those children are growing up in a family of their own!

Why Our Story Matters

Children outside the protection of a safe and loving family are statistically at much higher risk for exploitation, abuse, and trafficking. GCA is working within a network of organizations around the world to reimagine child protection through family preservation, reunification, foster care, and adoption programs. Our unique experience in pioneering these programs in Thailand has allowed us to share key learning from the ground level in order to inform practice and policy level change.

Collaboration

We look beyond brands, funding, and ideology to ensure children are safe from harm. Our partners range from government officials to child welfare, to local organizations and churches.

Being Love

We are Jesus followers and seek to reflect His character and love in all that we do, without agenda.  We are grateful to work in extremely diverse contexts with people of all faiths and backgrounds. 

Best Practice

Since good intentions can lead to a myriad of risks for children, we use evidence-based best practice in our approach to child protection. We are committed to the best interest of every child. 

Family

We believe that family is God’s design for child protection. We strengthen their resilience and give families the tools they need to keep their children safe. 

Holistic Response

We strengthen the existing support systems around children rather than focusing on the child in isolation. With victims of exploitation, we focus on the whole person: mind, body, and soul.

Locally-Led

We listen to our local leaders and champion their vision for their own people. We recognize that their understanding of culture is essential to effectively engage injustice.