We meet orphanage graduates as they enter Zhytomyr trade schools.
We invite them into mentoring relationships, learn about their needs, and introduce them to Jesus’ love. We offer support in the following areas:
We offer a food and clothing pantry, laundry facilities, and showers. We provide diapers and other basic items for families, supplies for personal hygiene, and help with transportation; we meet other needs as they arise.
We begin with life skills training, then provide tutoring, study help, and English lessons. We offer guidance for a student's whole educational path, including college applications and some help with tuition.
We teach a strong work ethic, and help young adults find work opportunities. Through our Restoration Project, some apprentice in the home renovation trade. We help others earn certificates in marketable skills.
We teach youth about health and hygiene, and accompany them to the doctor and dentist. We help orphanage graduates of all ages with advocacy and financial aid in medical crises.
We advocate extensively with government agencies and landlords to provide housing for our young people. We offer transitional and crisis housing, and we renovate orphanage graduates' unlivable properties.
Through Stop the Cycle, we invest in orphan-led families with intensive aid, parenting classes, and mentoring. Shelter Crisis Housing provides high-impact holistic help to orphan moms at risk.
All our staffers are Christians with deep compassion for orphanage graduates. We share the Gospel across our programming, connect orphanage graduates with local churches, and disciple those who follow Jesus.
Last Bell's former orphans are volunteering, serving in church, and helping their younger peers. Two former orphans have joined our staff. They're changing the paradigm of orphanhood in their culture.
Loving and restoring orphanage graduates toward life and community.