Livada Orphan Care Inc

Plano, TX   |  www.livada.org

Mission

VISION: Provide care for vulnerable children that produces Christ-like disciples in Romania

MISSION: Engage, evangelize, and equip Romanian orphans and at-risk kids for life and ministry.

VALUES: Jesus-Focused, Relational, Grace-Oriented, Biblically-Based, Disciple Making

Ruling year info

2002

Executive Director/ Founder

Bruce Thomas

Main address

2001 W Plano Pkwy Ste 3430

Plano, TX 75075 USA

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EIN

01-0576849

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Christian (X20)

Religious Leadership, Youth Development (O55)

Youth Centers, Clubs, (includes Boys/Girls Clubs)- Multipurpose (O20)

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Our programs

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1. Residential Orphan Care 2) Orphan Outreach 3) Prevention of Abandonment 4) Cradle Care

1. Family style residential care to 55 kids so far via group homes, mentor apartments, and foster care.

2. Orphan outreach to 400 kids who are wards of the Romanian government in state group homes.

3. Prevention of abandonment ministry to 250 poor Gypsy (Roma) kids and their moms/caregivers in two Gypsy villages.

4.Cradle Care of abandoned infants and toddlers in hospital wards and domestic foster to adopt program.

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Awards

Certified Ministry in Five Best Practices 2011

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2014 Projects & Goals
• Identify infants, toddlers, and/or sibling groups for new group home by fall 2014
• Second hand furniture business with Dutch partners running and profitable
• A-list speaker for our ONOC fundraiser
• $300,000 margin by end of year
• 15 new church partners
• Eight children placed in forever families
• EU grant received for construction of Day Center Ogra
• First Romania Without Orphans Summit 2014

2015 Projects and Goals
• Ogra Day Center opened and $100K operations budget raised
• $350,000 margin by end of year
• 15 new church partners
• Camp/Retreat Center development plan begins
• Ten children placed in forever families

2016 Projects and Goals
• Casa Ana-Nadia kids blended with Casa Rebeca kids to open up new group home. Identify kids and fundraise for their support.
• Camp/Retreat facility constructed
• Twelve children placed in forever families
• 15 new church partners

o Pursuit of two more Board members to assist in funding and strategic planning.
o Full time residential care: Renovation of Casa Rene house to accommodate additional children with care takers and of 2014
o Cradle care to abandoned babies providing human attachment, prayer, aid, and foster care/adoption: Foster to Adopt ministry to expand with additional full time staff focused on finding abandoned babies permanent homes and completing paperwork required.
o Orphan outreach via Christian clubs meeting life needs: Continued outreach to group homes through discipleship and humanitarian aid.
o Gypsy village outreach: Building of Day Center in Gypsy village. Acquiring and applying for grants of which to fund this construction.
o Train local volunteers in evangelism and discipleship: Ongoing by LOC staff.
o Expand children’s discipleship groups: Ongoing by LOC staff and launched with new Discipleship Coordinator missionary.
o Host short term teams: Continued Church partnership for for volunteer mobilization and investment.
o Romania Without Orphans national network: Assisting as consultant to Board with strategies and focuses for orphan needs in all of Romania.
o Missionaries assisting full time Romanian staff: Continued full time positions being sought and filled for Western missionaries to serve.

o From four sources: 57% Individuals, 5% Businesses, 19% Churches, and 19% Grants.
o Child Sponsorship, Corporate Matching, Foundation Grants, Church mission budgetary support, Fundraising Events, and monthly/annual donations from individuals are the main income venues
o Mission trip administration fees and minor investments are the other sources of income
o Our Board of Directors contributes 8% of our budget through the aforementioned sources.
o An active database of 2500 donors is communicated with monthly by email/quarterly letters.
o A capital campaign for a Gypsy Day Center
o Today Livada weekly impacts approximately 700 orphans and at-risk kids.
o We host an average of 150 mission trip participants per year.
o We have built three group homes and a Christian camp.
o We have established private foster care and Christian mentor apartments.
o Since our inception in 2001, Livada has raised over 11 million dollars.

o Sponsors to join sponsorship teams for private family-style care: It costs us $550/month/child
o Sponsors to join sponsorship teams to place abandoned infant in foster care: $200/month/child
o Sponsorship teams for outreach/Roma prevention of abandonment clubs: $5900/month
o Project Needs:
o Day Center for at-risk orphan/Roma kids - $350,000
o Bus for Camp Vetca -$35,000
o Possible acquisition of camp grounds for training, conferences, development and additional funding sources
o Foster to Adopt Ministry ($200/month/child x ten children) -$24,000

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Livada Orphan Care Inc

Board of directors
as of 06/18/2019
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Scott Sedberry

Stephen Key

Key, Harrington, Barnes, P.C.

Buddy Liles

Allen Bible Church

Scott Sedberry

No Affiliation

Bruce Thomas

Livada Orphan Care