7Acres

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 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 […]