Adoption and child care week culminates

With the hope of giving every child a loving home, the Regional Alternative Child Care Office VII (RACCO-7) culminated its month-long celebration in line with the 3rd Adoption and Alternative Child Care Week on June 27 at a hotel in Cebu City.

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Anchored on the theme “Hope and Home for Every Child”, the event highlighted the agency’s continuing efforts to strengthen alternative child care in Central Visayas through legal adoption and foster care programs.

RACCO-7 officer-in-charge Concepcion Solera said the celebration was not just a series of activities, but a testament to the dedication of social workers and child welfare advocates in securing permanent, nurturing environments for children in need.

So far, 31.8% of adoption cases in the region are progressing toward finalization, with a 78.5% matching success rate, reflecting improved mechanisms in linking children with suitable adoptive families.

In the foster care program, 70 children have been successfully placed in temporary homes. Solera also reported that 62 foster families have been recruited, trained, and continuously supported by RACCO-7.

Of these placements, 86.43% have already met permanency goals, a sign of the region’s growing success in securing long-term care for children outside of institutional settings.