Related Organizations

Following is a list of organizations that offer support, networking, library/search resources and information on the subject of orphanages around the globe. If you know of an organization that is not listed here, please email us with full details so we can add it to this list.

British Child Emigration Scheme (1870-1940) Ð Perry Snow BA(Hon), MA, clinical psychologist is the expert on the British home children that were sent over to Canada by British agencies. Many were adopted for farm labour, most suffered terrible conditions in the new land and were stripped of any identity, family or sense of belonging. “Fifty childcare organizations transported 100,000 alleged orphaned, abandoned or impoverished children to Canada,” says Snow, whose father was one of those children. Following his father’s death, Snow continued with his father’s search to confirm his identity and parentage. His book, Neither Waif Nor Stray: The search for a stolen identity, is available electronically at www.upublish.com/books/snow.htm or can be ordered directly from Universal Publishers at the same web site. There is also a mailing list called British Home Children to help these emigrants mend their severed family ties. Visit their web site for more information.

Care Leavers Alliance Wales: on the web at http://www.walesontheweb.org/cayw/search/en

Care Leavers Association of the United Kingdom (CLA)

Care Leavers of Australia Network (CLAN) Ð has a network of support for care leavers (state wards, home children or foster children), to raise community awareness of the issues and to campaign for government assistance to redress these issues. CLAN can be reached at PO Box 164, Georges Hall, NSW 2198 Australia. You can also email them.

Edwin Gould Foundation Ð Offered child services including referral to orphanage care and adoption. No further info at this time.

Empowerment Today Ð By Susan Marshall, this organization offers motivational speakers, workshops, team building and support. Susan helps others break the silence and heal. Visit their web site.

Home Children Canada International

IOOF Ð The Independent Order of Odd Fellows had orphanages all over the United States. Their mission was to “Improve and Elevate the Character of Man.” For more history and information visit their web site.

Orphan Connection Ð Their purpose is to honor orphans who are making a difference in the world. Positive stories of orphans who have been successful in life despite/or as a result of their childhood. Visit www.orphanconnect.com for more information.

Orphanages Mailing List Ð organized through rootsweb, the largest and oldest free genealogy web site on the internet. Visit their web site for more information and to subscribe.

Philadelphia Archdiocese Archival Records Center Ð holds records for many of the catholic orphanages in the Philly PA area. Can be reached at 610-667-2125.

Project Roots Ð is an organization on the web dedicated to helping the children that Canadian war vets left behind in England, Belgium and the Netherlands find their fathers. Lloyd and Olga Rains have helped reunited 2,500 war children. Visit them at Quarriers Canadian Family. Quarriers was one of the charitable organizations that participated in the British children relocation program sending more than 7,000 youngsters to Canada between 1870-1936. This organization was formed in 1996 to bring closure to the pain felt by many families and “to educate Canadians to the astounding contribution made to the nation by these people.” Visit their web site for more information.

Quarriers Scotland Ð started by William Quarrier as innovative orphanage care that had several smaller orphan homes staffed by a mother and father, rather than the larger institutional orphanages that were prevalent. From 1878 to the mid 1980s, more than 30,000 children were cared for in Quarriers Homes. For more history and record inquiries, please visit www.quarriers.org.uk.

Service Station - an organization of volunteers for orphanages who provide programming, tutoring and even construction. They are an American outfit that work on projects in underdeveloped countries such as Mexico, Guatamala, Dominican Republic and Romania. Fred Cornforth is the director and can be reached at fred@servicestation.org.