What Is the Community Care Program?
March 28, 2022
The Advocates of Love Community Care Program helps less fortunate children in Samaná who still have a responsible guardian and safe living environment. Despite having
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Family is the single most important influence in a child’s life. From their first moments of life, children depend on their parents and family to protect them and provide for their needs. Parents and families form a child’s first relationships.
Learning comes in many forms. Sometimes children learn by being told something directly. However, the most common way children learn is through observation of everyday life. A child’s learning and socialization are most influenced by their family since the family is the child’s primary social group. Child development happens physically, emotionally, socially, and intellectually during this time.
To make an analogy, if you were constructing a large building, you have to make sure that it has a solid foundation so that the rest of the building can stand tall and strong for many years to come. If the foundation is not strong, the building will have trouble standing on its own. Just like people, if our foundations are not solid, we find it more difficult to be successful in our relationships with others, work, health, and ourselves. So, it cannot be stressed enough how important the family is in the development of a child.
… children had higher self-esteem, better performance in school, and fewer negative outcomes such as depression or drug use in teen and later years.
Family , including a family-like environment, has very powerful effects on the developing child, impacting attitudes, beliefs, opportunities, habits, and personality traits. Healthy caregivers play a critical role in determining who a child becomes and what he or she accomplishes.
Our ability to help shape children’s futures is largely dependent on you, our donor and child sponsor partners. Meet our children here.
The Advocates of Love Community Care Program helps less fortunate children in Samaná who still have a responsible guardian and safe living environment. Despite having
A parent’s tragic illness is a common way that children in the Samaná province in the Dominican Republic come into our care. Without adequate financial
Family—a safe haven of people who bring us into the world, love us, and encourage our growth. Families can be beautiful and full of hope.
The US-based organization, Advocates of Love is an approved 501c3. Under the guidance of its Board of Directors, Advocates of Love is responsible for raising mission awareness, fundraising, and operational management of the non-governmental organization (NGO) in the Dominican Republic. Advocates of Love has final approval over all activities required to operate the Children’s Home.
The Dominican Republic-based organization, Fundacion Defensores De Amor, is an approved NGO. The NGO, in partnership with local churches, is accountable for the daily operations and responsibilities of the Children’s Home, the community-based care program, and children’s churches.
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Melissa is originally from Ocala, FL and after moving around Florida, Georgia & North Carolina, she has settled back in Ocala. Melissa went to the College of Central Florida and has pursued a life of service in various administrative, customer service and marketing roles. She has now settled into her dream role as the Communications Director for Advocates of Love.
Melissa was on the state board of the Florida Foster and Adoptive Parent Association while serving 4 years as a foster and then adoptive mom. She has two adopted daughters, Kenzi and Shyne, who keep her busy. Melissa also serves in her local church.
You can reach Melissa via email: melissa@advocatesoflove.org.