▁international ▁char ities ▁continue ▁to ▁fund ▁or phan ages , ▁but ▁most ▁are ▁still ▁commonly ▁founded ▁by ▁smaller ▁char ities ▁and ▁religious ▁groups . ▁Es pecially ▁in ▁developing ▁countries , ▁or phan ages ▁may ▁pre y ▁on ▁vulner able ▁families ▁at ▁risk ▁of ▁break down ▁and ▁act ively ▁rec ruit ▁children ▁to ▁ensure ▁continued ▁fund ing . ▁Or phan ages ▁in ▁developing ▁countries ▁are ▁rarely ▁run ▁by ▁the ▁state . ▁However , ▁not ▁all ▁or phan ages ▁that ▁are ▁state - run ▁are ▁less ▁cor rupted ; ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁or phan ages , ▁like ▁those ▁in ▁Buch ar est , ▁were ▁founded ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁so aring ▁population ▁numbers ▁catal yz ed ▁by ▁dict ator ▁Nicola e ▁Ce au ș es cu , ▁who ▁b anned ▁abort ion ▁and ▁birth ▁control ▁and ▁in cent iv ized ▁pro cre ation ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁work force . ▁ ▁Today ' s ▁resident ial ▁institutions ▁for ▁children , ▁also ▁described ▁as ▁con greg ate ▁care , ▁include ▁group ▁homes , ▁resident ial ▁child ▁care ▁communities , ▁children ' s ▁homes , ▁ref ug es , ▁re h abil itation ▁cent ers , ▁night ▁sh el ters , ▁and ▁youth ▁treatment ▁cent ers . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁Rom ans ▁formed ▁their ▁first ▁or phan ages ▁around ▁ 4 0 0 ▁AD . ▁Jewish ▁law ▁pres cribed ▁care ▁for ▁the ▁wid ow ▁and ▁the ▁or phan , ▁and ▁A then ian ▁law ▁supported ▁all ▁or ph ans ▁of ▁those ▁killed ▁in ▁military