▁ad option . ▁ ▁F oster ▁care ▁oper ates ▁by ▁taking ▁in ▁children ▁from ▁their ▁homes ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁care ▁or ▁ab use ▁of ▁their ▁parents , ▁where ▁or phan ages ▁take ▁in ▁children ▁with ▁no ▁parents ▁or ▁children ▁whose ▁parents ▁have ▁dropped ▁them ▁off ▁for ▁a ▁better ▁life , ▁typically ▁due ▁to ▁income . ▁Major ▁char ities ▁are ▁increasing ly ▁foc using ▁their ▁efforts ▁on ▁the ▁re - integration ▁of ▁or ph ans ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁keep ▁them ▁with ▁their ▁parents ▁or ▁extended ▁family ▁and ▁communities . ▁Or phan ages ▁are ▁no ▁longer ▁common ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁community , ▁and ▁Roman ia , ▁in ▁particular , ▁has ▁strugg led ▁greatly ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁visibility ▁of ▁its ▁children ' s ▁institutions ▁to ▁meet ▁conditions ▁of ▁its ▁entry ▁into ▁the ▁European ▁Union . ▁ ▁Some ▁have ▁stated ▁it ▁is ▁important ▁to ▁understand ▁the ▁reasons ▁for ▁child ▁abandon ment , ▁then ▁set ▁up ▁target ed ▁alternative ▁services ▁to ▁support ▁vulner able ▁families ▁at ▁risk ▁of ▁separation ▁such ▁as ▁mother ▁and ▁baby ▁units ▁and ▁day ▁care ▁cent res . ▁ ▁Com parison ▁to ▁alternatives ▁Or phan ages , ▁especially ▁larger ▁ones , ▁have ▁had ▁some ▁well ▁public ised ▁examples ▁of ▁poor ▁care . ▁In ▁large ▁institutions ▁children , ▁but ▁particularly ▁b ab ies , ▁may ▁not ▁receive ▁enough ▁eye ▁contact , ▁physical ▁contact , ▁and ▁stim ulation ▁to ▁promote ▁proper ▁physical , ▁social ▁or ▁cogn itive ▁development . ▁In ▁the ▁worst ▁cases , ▁or phan ages ▁can ▁be ▁dangerous ▁and ▁un reg ulated ▁places