Lumos Foundation Usa Inc

LUMOS EXISTS TO LIGHT A PATH TO A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR THESE CHILDREN. FOUNDED BY THE AUTHOR J.K. ROWLING, WE FIGHT TO TACKLE THE CAUSES OF FAMILY SEPARATION AND TRANSFORM SYSTEMS OF CARE THAT TAKE CHILDREN AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. WE'RE COMMITTED TO ENDING THE INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF CHILDREN, SO EVERY CHILD ENJOYS THE RIGHT TO GROW UP IN A LOVING FAMILY WHERE THEY CAN THRIVE.

DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS/ DIRECT SERVICES:1. LUMOS HAS SIGNED IN JULY 2021 A NEW AGREEMENT WITH THE GOVERNMENT (ICBF) TO SUPPORT THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE CHILDCARE REFORM IN THREE MAIN AREAS: 1. STRENGTHENING THE FOSTER CARE PROGRAM 2. BUILDING STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESSFUL REUNIFICATION OF FAMILIES AND CHILDREN AND PREVENTION OF SEPARATION. 3 DELIVER A STRATEGIC REVIEW TO GATHER EVIDENCE TO GUIDE THE TRANSFORMATION OF CARE SERVICES.2. UNDER OUR THE COMMITMENT TO STRENGTHEN THE FOSTER CARE SERVICES, LUMOS HAS DEVELOPED VIRTUAL AND FACE-TO-FACE ACTIVITIES WITH 40 ICBF PROFESSIONALS AND 30 OPERATORS AND 55 FOSTER MOTHERS FROM FOUR REGIONS (BOGOTA, TOLIMA, ANTIOQUIA AND CUNDINAMARCA) TO IDENTIFY THE NEEDS, GAPS AND OPPORTUNITIES OF THE FOSTER CARE PROGRAM IN THE COUNTRY, AND TO PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT.3. LUMOS IS SUPPORTING MICHIN ON ITS TRANSFORMATION FOR SERVICE PROVIDER OF RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTIONS TO FOSTER CARE SERVICE PROVIDER. IN THIS SUPPORT MICHIN OBTAINED THE LICENSE FOR THE FOSTER CARE PROGRAM IN APRIL AND STARTED IN AUGUST 2021. THEY BEGAN WITH THE PROCESS OF SEARCHING FOR FOSTER FAMILIES AND HAVE IDENTIFIED AND TRAINED 36 FAMILIES, 10 OF WHICH WERE APPROVED BY ICBF. MICHIN HAS ACHIEVE TO HAVE 23 CHILDREN PLACED IN NEW FOSTERFAMILIES IN 2021 AND HAS REDUCED THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTIONS FROM 180 TO 147 CHILDREN.4. IN 2021, LUMOS HAS BEEN SUPPORTING MICHIN TO DEVELOP A REUNIFICATION PROGRAM WITH FAMILIES AND CHILDREN WITH PROTECTION MEASURES. IN THIS PROGRAM PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT WAS GIVEN TO 97 CHILDREN AND 61 FAMILIES THROUGH HOME VISITS AND CONSTANT COMMUNICATION OFFERING EMOTIONAL COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT TO ACCESS TO SOCIAL SERVICES.5. THE APPLICATION OF THE NORTH CAROLINA FAMILY ASSESSMENT SCALE- NCFAS TOOL TO 46 FAMILIES IN 2021 ALLOWS THE IDENTIFICATION OF IMPROVEMENTS IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF FAMILY LIFE AND WELL-BEING.6. WITH ONLINE TRAINING AND INFORMATION ACTIVITIES, 33 CHILDREN AND 195 CAREGIVERS FROM FAMILIES AT RISK OF LOSING PARENTAL CARE WERE SUPPORTED, STRENGTHENING EMOTIONAL MANAGEMENT AND PARENTING SKILLS.7. HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT WAS PROVIDED BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, TO 77 FAMILIES WITH 92 CHILDREN FROM THE PREVENTION AND FAMILY REUNIFICATION PROGRAMS, BOTH IN TERMS OF MONETARY AND MARKET SUPPORT.8. 188 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TRAINED WITH ICBF, IN TWO SESSIONS ON STRENGTHENING FOSTER CARE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF PARENTAL CARE FOR THE PROMOTION OF TRANSFORMATION. THESE SESSIONS HAVE BEEN ATTENDED BY 36 PROFESSIONALS FROM ICBF, 142 FROM NGOS AND 10 FOSTER MOTHERS FROM 3 REGIONS (BOGOTA, BOYAC, CUNDINAMARCA).