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The number of orphans in China has decreased every year since 2012. However, orphan care in rural Asia still needs your help to meet basic needs.

November is a month to recognize and express gratitude, especially for ordinary things. Share your gratitude on Giving Tuesday.

Learn about body awareness and balance senses and their impact on everyday life for kids with special needs. Bright Stars makes a difference!

September is hydrocephalus awareness month. Learn about hydrocephalus and how supporters changed the future of two orphans.

Life skills, adaptive sports, and Paralympics 2020 all give a sense of accomplishment and bring hope to Chinese orphans.

Cleft-affected children in China need your help. Learn about this common disorder and how PHF has helped orphans in China.

PHF celebrates Children’s Day with the rest of China. We remember the kindness and generosity of the Mad Dog Motorcycle Club.

World Vision Field Day was a success! Also learn about trauma for Mental Health Awareness Month and meet 3 kids needing families.

Meet the 2021 PHF Board of Directors and two children with disabilities waiting for families. And it’s World Autism Acceptance Month!

March is CP awareness month! Learn about Cerebral Palsy and meet three kids needing families. And meet staff member Lori Baxter.

The Year of the Ox – a great time to consider adoption! Read about one family’s journey and meet 3 kids who wait for their forever family.

Orphan care in China has changed in the last 25 years. PHF continues to partner with other NGOs to meet the continuing needs of orphans.

From the Founder As we reach the end of our 25th year of serving China‘s orphaned and vulnerable children, we continue to wait for the next chapter to begin. Like most of the rest of the world, the coronavirus continues to affect our plans to move forward. None of us would have expected a year […]

From the Founder Our 25 years of serving China’s orphan community have been incredible – filled with ups and downs, highs and lows, successes and failures (a few!) – but this year may be the most challenging of all. Amidst the countless setbacks and challenges all of us have faced in 2020 due to the […]

Local officials say the 7Acres project is unquestionably necessary to help teens. Wendy proudly demonstrates her independence by traveling alone to Shanghai. Levi needs a forever family – and we celebrate other milestones.

Life has changed with a global pandemic, but the needs of the unseen have not changed. Tim Baker reflects on 25 years and Steve Allen remembers leading more than 15 teams to PHF – with life changing results.

Life has changed with a global pandemic, but the needs of the unseen have not changed. Tim Baker reflects on 25 years and Steve Allen remembers leading more than 15 teams to PHF – with life changing results.

Civil Affairs officials visit 7Acres, but Covid-19 delays arrival of new residents. Brody needs a forever family. Adoption rules in China change to allow adoption to age 18.

From the Founder We can’t wait to open! We recently held meetings via WeChat video (China’s version of Zoom) with our 7Acres Team, our local NGO partners and a representative from Civil Affairs to discuss the opening date for the 7Acres Project. It was our goal to launch the new effort on June 1, which […]

From Our Founder Welcome! I’m very excited to announce that Dr. Olivia Wei Li is the new Secretary General of the Philip Hayden Foundation in China. Olivia will oversee all of our projects and programs in China, the centerpiece of which is 7Acres, located on the campus of Shepherd’s Field Children’s Village in Tianjin. 7Acres […]

Saying Goodbye… Sadly, we recently said “zai jian” to some of our key foreign staff members, who will certainly be missed. Naomi Preedin has been our Therapy Department Head for the past six years. She did an amazing job training our Therapy Staff and raising the level of care in a very challenging special-needs environment. […]

7Acres Welcomes Year of the Rat Chinese New Year was a joyous celebration on our 7Acres Campus, as the Rat made its appearance. The older teens, Trudy and Sunny made a delectable feast of Chinese treats for the staff, volunteers and others who stayed on campus during the holiday. Earlier in the day, Maggie (Tian […]

Heartbeat February 2020 From the Founder This month, we hosted a meeting on our 7Acres Campus with three local non-governmental organizations (NGOs), including the Tianjin Civil Affairs Bureau (TJCAB) and the International Non-Governmental Organization Public Security Bureau (INGOPSB). The meetings were very informative, and a way for local charities doing similar work to get to […]

Heartbeat January 2020 From the Founder As we peer into the new year, we expect to BE THE CHANGE for even more children, teens and young adults on our campus. Renovations are almost done, and the registration of a newly formed Tianjin NGO to carry out this work on our campus is nearly completed. As […]