Orphan World Relief | Non-Profits of Columbus, Ohio

One orphan is one orphan too many…



What We Do
At Orphan World Relief, we build strong partnerships with churches, businesses, other nonprofit organizations, and people just like you to help:
- Children in Crisis including those living as orphans and refugees Learn More
- Kids entering foster care for the first time through our My Comfy Kits program Learn More
- Older children in our program Foster to Adult that provides support for kids aging out of the foster care system Learn More
- Families as they deal the stress and trauma with foster care and adoption through Children First Family Services Learn More
Together we can make a difference
Our Story
Orphan World Relief was founded in 2008 after President, Doug Riggle, experienced first-hand the needs of homeless and orphaned children in Ukraine. Upon returning to the states, further research shed light on the global crisis and the millions of orphaned and at-risk children around the world.
What started as an organization designed to help well-run programs in other countries financially has since blossomed into an organization that understands the needs of children in the U.S and around the globe while helping educate people on the needs these kids are dealing with everyday. #hopechangeseverything
Orphan World Relief | Columbus, Ohio Charities
Our Programs


CFFS


My Comfy Kits


Foster to Adult


Children in Crisis
Foster Care Columbus, Ohio | Adoption Columbus, Ohio


Children First Family Services (CFFS)
CFFS provides foster and adoption support services by strengthening children’s connections to family and community resources.
Current Services…
- Post adoption support
Future services…
- Support groups
- Training
- Pregnancy counseling for expectant parents
- Home study services
- Match meetings
- Post-placement visits/reports






Meet the team from Children First Family Services


Elizabeth | MSW & LSW


Mary Jo | MA


Christine | LSW
How to Help Kids in Foster Care


My Comfy Kits
Help us provide backpacks for kids entering foster care.
There are approximately 415,000 children in the foster system across the United States on any given day. More than 12,500 of those children are in Ohio.
Entering foster care is a scary experience for children regardless of their age.
We provide foster and adoption support services by strengthening children’s connections to family and community resources.
- Orphan World Relief sees this as an opportunity to provide comfort, dignity and love to these kids. With your support, we provide backpacks – My Comfy Kits – filled with age-appropriate items to help ease the pain of transition.
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- In 2016: 133 kits made
- In 2017: 593 kits made
- In 2018: 884 kits made
- In 2019: 1,080 kits made
- In 2020: 462 kits made
- In 2021: 281 kits made
- In 2022: 180 kits made
- In 2016: 133 kits made
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How Can You Get Involved
- Pray – for the children receiving these Comfy Kits that they may feel loved and cared for.
- Advocate – tell your friends, family and other organizations about the mission of My Comfy Kits and host a donation drive for needed items, or volunteer to help stuff Comfy Kits.
- Give – drop off needed items (see our list below) or make a financial donation.
If you have any questions or want to get involved, please contact Jonica Graves, the My Comfy Kits Program Director, at joni@orphanworldrelief.org.
My Comfy Kits currently operates in three areas. For more information, contact the program volunteer nearest to you:
Fayette County, Ohio – Melinda Underwood
Franklin County, Ohio – Jonica Graves
(also Program Manager for the My Comfy Kits Program in the United States)
Stark County, Ohio – Amy Reveal
Aging Out of Foster Care


Foster to Adult
Through no fault of their own, every year more than 20,000 young men and women turn 18 and age out of the foster care system.
Their prospects for a good life are slim. Look at some of the statistics:
- Less than half were employed at age 23
- More than two-thirds of the young women have children.
- Nearly 60 percent of the males have been convicted of a crime.
- Almost a quarter were homeless at some point after leaving foster care.
At Orphan World Relief we’re working to create a holistic program to help these young men and women have a better chance for success in life including:
- Career Support – with career counselors, help former foster kids learn how to apply for jobs, write resumes, keep a job and learn to grown into a career. We’re partnering with local businesses willing to take a chance on hiring them while also creating opportunities – our hope is to open a coffee shop staffed by young men and women from the foster care system.
- Life Skills – to help them succeed as adults, life skills, including: budgeting, banking, shopping, cooking…etc. are essential for a successful life as an adult.
- Family Mentoring – by partnering with families in local churches, we hope to find some special families to help teach these young men and women what a family is supposed to be – while not perfect – will help them stop the cycle that put them into the system.
To learn more about the program’s progress, contact Mary Jo, Director of Foster Support Services
Helping Children Around the Globe
Children in Crisis
The majority of our effort is dedicated to providing financial support to orphans and at-risk children around the globe. Our current reach allows us to help children from five different countries and three continents.


Casa Hogar Vida | Honduras


The Harbor | Russia


Montaña de Luz | Honduras


Relief Efforts for Refugees


Jeremiah's Hope | Ukraine


Children's Development Center | Honduras
Our Partners
Orphan World Relief
Make their needs your inspiration to make a difference…
4889 Sinclair Rd., Suite 204, Columbus, OH 43229
1.855.Orphan.5 (1.855.677.4265)
info@orphanworldrelief.org
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