Helping Orphans Progress Everydaye (HOPE)

Since 2004 when Social Services funding was transferred to the regions, cash-strapped regions and many orphanages have been forced to make do on far less than the mandated minimum budgets. One home for mentally disabled children was budgeting just 30 kopeks (approximately $ 0.12 CND) per child per day.
Russian Life Magazine – March 2006

The average orphanage house parent is paid well under $20 per month in a country that has nearly achieved western price levels.

Russian Orphan Opportunity Fund – March 2007

Statistics show that only one in 10 orphans will go on to lead "normal" lives as adults. Figures indicate that 80% either end up homeless, in prison or succumb to drugs or alcohol. Ten percent commit suicide. Russia Today – "Moscow grannies give hope to unloved orphans"
Oct 12 2007 & "New Children's Charity in Russia's Far North" April 18, 2007

Only 4 % of orphanage "graduates" are admitted to universities.
The Russian Ministry of Education