Lumos Foundation USA Inc.
Lumos Foundation USA Inc.
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Mission
LUMOS WORKS TO SUPPORT THE 8 MILLION CHILDREN IN INSTITUTIONS WORLDWIDE TO REGAIN THEIR RIGHT TO A FAMILY LIFE AND TO END THE INSTITUTIONALISATION OF CHILDREN.
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1. ENDING THE INSTITUTIONALISATION OF CHILDREN ACROSS EUROPETHROUGHOUT 2019, OUR EUROPEAN COUNTRY TEAMS WILL SUPPORT THE TRANSFORMATION OF CARE SYSTEMS SO THAT POVERTY AND DISCRIMINATION NO LONGER FORCE VULNERABLE FAMILIES TO PART WITH THEIR CHILDREN. MEANWHILE, OUR BRUSSELS-BASED ADVOCACY AND CAMPAIGNS TEAM WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH EU STAKEHOLDERS TO ENSURE THE EU UPHOLDS ITS COMMITMENT TO FAMILY-BASED CARE FOR ALL CHILDREN.OUR SUCCESSES TO DATE HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT, BUT THERE IS STILL CRUCIAL WORK TO BE DONE TO END INSTITUTIONALISATION FOR GOOD. IN MOLDOVA AND BULGARIA, TWO OF THE POOREST COUNTRIES IN EUROPE, WE HAVE PROVED OUR MODEL AND THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN INSTITUTIONS HAS REDUCED BY 88% AND 86% RESPECTIVELY. WE MUST NOW FOCUS ON ENSURING FAMILY-BASED CARE BECOMES A REALITY FOR ALL CHILDREN, BY SUPPORTING THESE COUNRIES TO CLOSE THEIR REMAINING INSTITUTIONS, AND SUPPORT TEIR MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN, INCLUDING BABIES, THOSE AFFECTED BY SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND THOSE WITH MULTIPLE COMPLEX DISABILITIES.IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC, THERE IS A COMMON PERCEPTION THAT INSTITUTIONS PROVIDE GOOD QUALITY CARE, AND IT REMAINS ONE OF THE FEW COUNTRIES IN EUROPE TO PLACE BABIES AND TODDLERS IN INSTITUTIONS DESPITE RESEARCH EVIDENCE WHICH SHOWS THAT THIS IS EXTREMELY HARMFUL. THROUGHOUT 2019, WE WILL ADVOCATE STRONGLY FOR FAMILY-BASED CARE FOR BABIES AND YOUNG CHILDREN AT RISK OF SEPARATION FROM THEIR PARENTS, WE WILL FOCUS ON FULLY CLOSING INSTITUTIONS IN PARDUBICE COUNTY.IN GREECE, WE HAVE SEEN FIRST-HAND THE APPALLING TREATMENT OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN SOME INSTITUTIONS - BUT PROGRESS IS BEING MADE. THE GOVERNMENT HAS COMMITTED 15 MILLION EUROS TO DEINSTITUTIONALISATION, AND IN 2019, WE WILL APPLY PRESSURE TO ENSURE THIS COMMITMENT IS UPHELD. WE WILL ALSO CONTINUE DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS WITH ORTHODOX CHURCH AND GREEK NGOS TO ENCOURAGE REFORM AND BREAK DOWN STIGMAS SURROUNDING DISABILITY.FINALLY IN UKRAINE, WHERE THERE IS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF CHILDREN INSTITUTIONS IN EUROPE, WE WILL SUPPORT THE AUTHORITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE NATIONAL DEINSTITUTIONALISATION STRATEGY WHICH LUMOS HELPED TO DEVELOP.2. NEW FRONTIERSWITH AT LEAST EIGHT MILLION CHILDREN WORLDWIDE LIVING IN INSTITUTIONS, IT IS CRUCIAL THAT WE EXPAND BEYOND EUROPE. BY SUPPORTING US AS WE GROW PROGRAMMES IN AFRICA, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, AND THE MIDDLE EAST, LUMOS USA WILL ENABLE US TO REACH MORE CHILDREN THAN EVER BEFORE, THEREBY HASTENING THE ERADICATION OF THIS FORM OF CHILD ABUSE.IN COLOMBIA, THERE ARE MYRIAD REASONS FOR CHILDREN BEING SEPARATED FROM THEIR FAMILIES, INCLUDING DISPLACEMENT DUE TO CONFLICT, EXTREME POVERTY, AND STIGMA AROUND HIV AND AIDS. IN 2019, OUR COLOMBIA TEAM WILL SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT TO BUILD A STRONGER SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE SO THAT THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN CAN REGAIN THEIR RIGHT TO A FAMILY.IN HAITI, THE TOXIC TREND OF ORPHANAGE TRAFFICKING IS PUTTING SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN AT RISK OF NEGLECT, ABUSE AND EVEN DEATH. UNSUSPECTING DONORS ARE FUELING A TRADE IN CHILDREN WHICH IS DRESSED UP IN THE NAME OF CARE. OUR HAITI TEAM IS ON THE FRONTLINE OF THIS CRISIS, SEEKING PROTECTION FOR THESE CHILDREN, AND PROSECUTION FOR PERPETRATORS.OUR EXPANSION INTO AFRICA WILL ALLOW US TO SUPPORT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE BEEN SEPARATED IN KENYA DUE TO POVERTY AND DISABILITY.WE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OUT OUR PROGRAMMING AND SUPPORT THE AUTHORITIES IN JORDAN, WHERE CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES FACE INCARCERATION IN INSTITUTIONS.3. GLOBAL TRAINING AND ADVISORY SERVICESGTAS WILL ALSO DELIVER TTS TO LOCAL NGOS, PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN ARE PROTECTED AS THEY TRANSITION INTO THEIR NEW LIVES, AND THAT THERE IS THE NECESSARY SUPPORT IN PLACE TO HELP THEM REMAIN TOGETHER. THE HIGH-QUALITY TTS PROVIDED BY GTAS DIRECTLY IMPACTS THE LIVES OF VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, ENSURING THAT CHILD PROTECTION SYSTEMS ARE STRENGTHENED AND IMPROVED SO THAT CHILDREN ARE NO LONGER AT RISK OF SEPARATION FROM THEIR PARENTS.IN 2019, GTAS WILL PROVIDE TTS TO THE LUMOS COUNTRY PROGRAMMES IN THE USA, EUROPE, LATIN AMERICA, THE CARIBBEAN, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, THE MIDDLE EAST AND EAST AFRICA. THE GTAS TEAM WILL FOCUS ON A WIDE RANGE OF AREAS, FROM PROGRAMMES THAT ARE APPLICABLE IN MULITIPLE COUNTRIES, SUCH AS SUPPORTING YOUNG PEOPLE TO LEAVE CARE AND HELPING FAMILIES TO CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH COMPLEX DISABILITIES, TO PROGRAMMES THAT ARE CONTEXT-SPECIFIC, FOR EXAMPLE PROTECTING UNACCOMPANIED MIGRANT AND REFUGEE CHILDREN IN BULGARIA AND ETHIOPIA, AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN SEPARATED FROM THEIR FAMILIES AT THE US BORDER.GTAS WILL CONDUCT STUDY VISITS BETWEEN COUNTRIES, IN ORDER TO DEMOSTRATE EXAMPLES OF BEST PRACTICE. THESE WILL INCLUDE A VISIT FOR BULGARIAN DELEGATES TO THE UK TO LEARN ABOUT FOSTER CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, AND A VISIT TO THE CZECH REPUBLIC FOR DELEGATES FROM GREECE, TO WITNESS DI PROCESSES IN ACTION.4. RESEARCHTHE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THE LUMOS FOUNDATION'S RESEARCH TEAM IN 2019 IS TO GENERATE 'EVIDENCE FOR CHANGE', THEREBY ENABLING LUMOS TO LEAD THE DEBATE AND TRANSFORM CHILD PROTECTION POLICY AND PRACTICE AROUND THE WORLD. RIME'S WORK WILL CONTRIBUTE TO SIX KEY AREAS: 1) SCALE AND TRENDS: E.G. HOW MANY CHILDREN LIVE IN INSTITUTIONAL CARE AROUND THE WORLD? WHICH GROUPS OF CHILDREN ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED? 2) DRIVERS AND PREVENTION: WHAT FACTORS DRIVE INSTITUTIONALISATION? HOW CAN KNOWLEDGE ABOUT SPECIFIC CAUSES AND VULNERABLE GROUPS BE HARNESSED AND SHARED TO ENABLE PREVENTION? 3) ECONOMICS: HOW MUCH IS SPENT ON DIFFERENT FORMS OF CARE AROUND THE WORLD? WHO PAYS? HOW CAN FUNDING BE REDIRECTED TOWARDS COMMUNITY-BASED ALTERNATIVES WHICH PREVENT FAMILY SEPARATION? 4) EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS: WHICH PRACTICES AND PROGRAMMES WORK IN PREVENTING FAMILY SEPARATION AND IN PROVIDING EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVES TO INSTITUTIONS? 5) OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN: WHAT ARE THE LONG-TERM OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN OF ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF CARE? 6) EFFECTIVE SYSTEMS: HOW CAN SYSTEMS BE REDESIGNED TO PREVENT INSTITUTIONALISATION AND DELIVER FAMILY-BASED ALTERNATIVES THAT IMPROVE CHILDREN'S OUTCOMES? THE RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS WE PROVIDE WILL PROVIDE THE EVIDENCE THAT POLICY-MAKERS AND PRACTITIONERS NEED TO CHANGE SYSTEMS OF CARE ON THE GROUND. WITHOUT THE EVIDENCE BASE, BASELINE ASSESSMENTS OF EACH COUNTRY SITUATION, AND MONITORING AND REPORTING WORK TO RECORD PROGRESS, IT WON'T BE POSSIBLE TO CHANGE SYSTEMS OF CARE.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit, as set forth in the filing, is “Lumos works to support the 8 million children in institutions worldwide to regain their right to a family life and to end the institutionalisation of children.”.
When discussing its purpose, they were characterized as: “Lumos works to support the 8 million children in institutions worldwide to regain their right to a family life and to end the institutionalisation of children.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is legally authorized to operate is NY, as reported.
- The filing confirms that the non-profit's address in 2020 was C/O SCHOLASTIC 557 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY, 10012.
- The form of the non-profit reports 0 employees as of 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$92,850.
- The organization has 4 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2014.
- The organization pays $682,845 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $737,346 in fundraising expenses.
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