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, emotional and physical support for the children on a daily basis. Shortly thereafter, the organization attempted to register for official status from the Ukrainian government. They were turned down and told that there were no homeless children in Ukraine and that even if there were, it was strictly the government's right to responsibility.

Despite this setback, one evening after work, as Roman was tucking his daughter in to sleep, he envisioned the terrible conditions in which the children he tended to were sleeping. Roman was unable to sleep that night, thinking instead of the children. The next day Roman shared his concern with his fellow teammates and they proceeded to organize the housing of children within the apartment, despite a conflict with Ukrainian law. Several days later, 17 children were housed in bunk beds while another 20 came for aid throughout the day.