ICF "Father's House". About us. History.

The work of Father's House began when God called a young doctor Roman Korniyko to start working with the homeless children of Kiev, Ukraine. Initially, Dr. Korniyko had neither a specific opinions of these children nor a strong desire to work with them. Suddenly, though…

God's calling

Eventually, Roman spoke of his work at a local church and several people responded, proposing that they rent a more suitable location for working with the children. It was in a two-room apartment on Borshagivska Street that Roman and others started to provide spiritual,…

Children's center

Shortly thereafter, police raided the apartment causing fear and panic in the hearts of the children living there. The policemen's aggression quickly melted into concern as they saw the hospitable atmosphere within the apartment. It was these policemen who initiated the…

Our own "Father's House"

On January 4, 1999б the Ukrainian Justice Department registered "Father's House" International Charity Foundation with the aim of assisting the government in saving a generation of homeless children. Father's House established a center for social care for children on…

Prominent milestones in "Fathers House" life

Today, "Father's House" is recognized at all government levels as the leader among programs of children's care and support in Ukraine. More than 12 departments aimed at supporting homeless children make up Father's House. The organizations actively introduces innovation…

Our vision

The vision of "Father's House" is to help Ukraine to save a generation of homeless children, proclaiming Gospel in word and deed.

According to official statistics there are 129 000 of homeless children in Ukraine, who are tramping and cadgeing, almost 100 000…

Our goal

Giving to child a necessary combined support (social, educational rehabilitation; legal assistance, medical aid etc.):

Don't let a child to get off from family into "street";
To bring back a child to his own family;

To find a new family for a child;
Or to prepare him to independent life.

Fundamental components of our vision:

Preventive measures of replenishment of the ranks of homeless children through TV and broadcast programs, directed to renewal of spiritual and moral values of family
Creation of consulting and rehabilitation centers for families
Rehabilitation of homeless children and children in crisis
Rehabilitation of parents and bringing back children into rehabilitated families
Popularization of adoption and improvement of adoption in new families
Improvement of spread of family forms of education: care, foster families, children's houses of family pattern, program of family education
Support of graduating students of boarding schools and other child institutions
Spreading of experience and successful model of work with children

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Whom our work directed at

Every child, deprived of care need support, including:

Homeless children
Orphans
Children, deprived of parental care
Children from crisis families

People and institutions, which help children, including:

Churches
Charity and public institutions
Child institutions and programs of child support
Structures of governmental authorities

Spiritual reasons which cause problems of children, left without parental care

Lack of faith in God and responsibility before Him for own child.
Destruction during several generations of family values.
Negative influence of television on forming a worldview of child.
Killing of child inside of mother's belly.
Indifference of society to the destiny of growing generation of children.
Damnation that came to our nation because of offences against families and children of Christians and Jews.

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