Who we are

The Associação Cristã Pró-Menor Lar Colméia (Chain of Love), in the town of Campo Bom, RS, Brazil is a non-governmental organization, a Christian-based philanthropic not-for-profit legal entity. It acts as an instrument in the system of high complexity protection measures, in accordance with Brazilian laws and the Doctrine of Integral Protection, recognized by the Child and Adolescent Statute – a set of rules to protect children and adolescents in Brazil.

Chain of Love’s purpose is to take in children and adolescents who are in

situations of physical, social, and emotional vulnerability. They are

forwarded to us by the Justice Department after all attempts to remain with

their biological families and/or other relatives have been exhausted.

Chain of Love operates a system of foster homes with houseparents/ caregivers who are committed to the integral care of the children and adolescents, providing them with healthy development and a good quality of life. We take in children and adolescents between newborn and age twelve from all over the state of Rio Grande do Sul, sent by the Justice Department through covenants with some cities in our state.

Welcoming Children

Transforming Lives

Chain of Love operates a system of foster homes with houseparents/caregivers who are committed to the integral care of the children and adolescents, providing them with healthy development and a good quality of life. We take in children and adolescents between newborn and age twelve from all over the state of Rio Grande do Sul, sent by the Justice Department through covenants with some cities in our state.

We partner with the Social Assistance Network to Serve and Protect Children and Adolescents, which is comprised of: Childhood and Youth Court; State Prosecution Service; Child Protective Services; the Council on the Rights of Children and Adolescents; the Council of Social Work, Municipal Departments of Education, Health, and Social Work; Committee of Combat to the Violence against Children and Adolescents; the State Police; and several municipal organizations from different cities that promote social work, etc.

We also partner with schools; the Government Job Agency; the School-Company Private Association; the National Service for Industrial Training; the National Service for Commercial Training; Projeto Pescar (a project supported by companies that prepare low-income youth for their inclusion in the labor market) and other entities to where we send teenagers to take professional courses or to enter the labor market. We partner with companies, churches, clubs and the service sector. Each of these partnerships are very important for us to provide a high quality level of service to everyone we take in.

"Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. Rescue the weak and needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked." Psalms 82.3,4