There are 20 thousand or more orphaned children living on the streets in Romania as young as 8 years old. Many of these street children will die of disease, hunger or exposure to the harsh Romanian winter. When a child reaches 18 years of age in Romania, they are obligated to leave the orphanage even though they have no place to go to. Some drag their little brother or sister with them from the orphange and will start life on the streets, in sewer canals, train stations and park areas near Cluj Napoca, Turda and many other places in the Country.

They are scarred, confused and have no one to even change words with. They are without any help .. they are not loved, missed or even noticed by anyone. People pass by them and look in the other direction. The majority of people in this country are very poor themselves. These children and teenagers have no home, no shower to take, no table to eat at, and no clean clothes...they wear the same dirty clothes over and over.

Operation Help the Children hands out food, clothing, warm blankets, soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, medicine and many other necessities to these unfortunate children. But our future goal is to build a sanctuary for these children and teenagers - a real home where they can have beds of their own, an education and a better life.