for today's foster care system. As a general progressive agenda of social reform was adapted in the early years if the 20th century, the approach of assisting parents to care for their children was more widely endorsed. A new policy was issued, stating, "No child should be removed from the home unless it is impossible to construct family conditions or to build and supplement family resources as to make the home safe for the child..." There is still evidence from the 19th century of abandoned children. A 137-year-old foundation for children called New York Foundling Asylum has recently discovered letters from the parents who had abandoned their children in front of the agency because they were unable to care for them. New York Foundling Asylum was a family service agency that cared for thousands of children who had no homes and needed help, otherwise they would have been left on the cold street. This foundation saved thousands of lives and set a tone for other private organizations to contribute as well. Prominent non-profit organizations Friends-International Metis Child and Family Services Society Save the Children UNICEF United Family Services War Child WE Charity World Vision See also Cinderella effect Child abandonment Child and youth care Community-based care Congregate care Cottage homes Family support Group homes Kinship care Residential treatment center Residential care Residential Child Care Community Teaching-family model Wraparound (childcare) References Child welfare Social programs Social work de:Jugendamt