▁or phan ages ▁are ▁in ▁these ▁resident ial ▁treatment ▁cent ers ▁( R TC ), ▁resident ial ▁child ▁care ▁communities , ▁or ▁with ▁fost er ▁families . ▁A do pt ing ▁from ▁R TC s , ▁group ▁homes , ▁or ▁fost er ▁families ▁does ▁not ▁require ▁working ▁with ▁an ▁ad option ▁ag ency , ▁and ▁in ▁many ▁areas , ▁fost ering ▁to ▁adopt ▁is ▁highly ▁encourag ed . ▁ ▁Central ▁and ▁South ▁America ▁ ▁Gu atem ala ▁"... current ly ▁there ▁are ▁about ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁children ▁in ▁or phan ages ." ▁ ▁Peru ▁ ▁Casa ▁Hog er ▁L amed as ▁P ampa , ▁in ▁H uan aco . ▁ ▁Sign ific ant ▁char ities ▁that ▁help ▁or ph ans ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁state ▁care ▁for ▁or ph ans ▁in ▁First ▁World ▁countries , ▁private ▁char ities ▁existed ▁to ▁take ▁care ▁of ▁dest itute ▁or ph ans , ▁over ▁time ▁other ▁char ities ▁have ▁found ▁other ▁ways ▁to ▁care ▁for ▁children . ▁ ▁The ▁Or phan ed ▁Star fish ▁Foundation ▁is ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁organisation ▁based ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁that ▁focus es ▁on ▁developing ▁voc ational ▁schools ▁for ▁or ph ans , ▁vict ims ▁of ▁ab use ▁and ▁at - ris k ▁youth . ▁It ▁runs ▁fifty ▁computer ▁cent res ▁in ▁twenty - five ▁countries , ▁serving ▁over ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁children ▁world wide ▁▁ ▁L um os ▁works ▁to ▁replace ▁institutions ▁with ▁community - based ▁services ▁that ▁provide