International Child Resource Institute

About Us

ICRI is an international organization committed to improving the lives of children and families throughout the world, enabling them to survive and succeed.

We focus on children's issues such as:

Child care and education
Child abuse prevention
Child survival
Maternal and child health
Placement alternatives for abandoned and traumatized children
Promotion of children's rights

Major efforts include:

Establishing and improving children's programs throughout the world
Making high quality child care available to employers, employees, and low income and working poor families
Assisting orphans and displaced children to become healthy and productive members of society
Training teachers and professionals working with children
Working with children in war-torn countries
Assuring health services to children and families
Guiding strategic planning for community-based resource allocation
Fostering additional child advocacy programs through training and education

MISSION

Sleeping baby in Nepal
Our mission is to improve the lives of children and families throughout the world, enabling them to survive and succeed.

Since 1981, ICRI has been providing services for families and children locally and around the world. ICRI makes a difference by providing technical assistance and consultation to a wide variety of national and international organizations, businesses, governments, non-profits and others interested in such children’s issues as child care, child abuse prevention, child survival, maternal and child health, placement alternatives for abandoned and traumatized children and the promotion of children’s rights.

Using an extensive information base of model national and international children’s programs, ICRI is able to bring the best from around the world to each consultation or project. The most up-to-date and appropriate data regarding programs, needs assessments, curricula, facility development, program implementation and evaluation, training, cost effectiveness, tax advantages and more is incorporated into each contract or project.

ICRI has offices or collaborates with organizations around the world to provide services to children and families.

HISTORY

In 1978, a group of noted child advocates meeting in Stockholm identified the lack of a linking system to provide access to information on programs serving children and families throughout the world. Although excellent programs existed regionally, there was no system in place to assemble, analyze, and disseminate related information worldwide.

ICRI was created in 1981 to draw together this information and provide an international linkage between agencies, organizations, and individuals concerned with children and families. This linkage then allowed ICRI to refine and reproduce programs of proven success.

ICRI now provides consultation and technical assistance, implements new projects, and delivers resource, referral, and information services to local and international groups.

Our philosophy is to maximize the use of previously tested models, best practices, and innovative resources, thereby bringing the best from around the world to each consultation or project for maximum benefit to children and their families.