For The Children

For The Children is a nonprofit founded in 1985 and headquartered in Santa Ana, California. Its stated mission is to mobilize the local Church to create life-changing moments for children who have experienced relational trauma, with a focus on those affected by the foster care system. The organisation marks 40 years of operation in 2025 and reports that more than 170,000 children have been reached since its founding.

Its programmes centre on three offerings. Royal Family KIDS Camp is a five-day summer camp for children aged 6-12, designed to help them build trust and form healthy relationships; it traces back to a single week-long camp in 1985 that served 37 children in foster care. Royal Family KIDS Mentoring extends this work year-round, pairing children with safe adult mentors for dependable monthly contact. Bridge to Belonging equips churches to become trauma-informed havens for vulnerable children and families.

The organisation works through a volunteer-driven, church-partnered model. It reports more than 2,000 church partners and upwards of 21,000 volunteers across 45 U.S. states and nine countries. Operating across child welfare, faith-based ministry and youth mentoring, it describes its approach as trauma-informed and governed by rigorous child protection standards, underpinned by the belief that every child deserves unconditional love, hope and safety.