长期以来，世界上孤独和脆弱的儿童被遗忘和忽视。数百万儿童被遗弃在街头，或与不安全的家庭或无灵魂的机构生活。现在形势正在转变。米克·皮斯（Mick Pease）和他杰出的慈善机构SFAC等先驱领导了一场全球变革运动。这本见解深刻、令人振奋的书带我们踏上了跨越三十年、跨越五大洲的旅程。我们会见了法官和社会工作者、传教士和援助工作者、儿童和家庭本身。米克问了一些棘手的问题，比如：你希望你的孩子在一个安全的家庭还是在一个机构？你想让它们属于什么东西还是某个人？从缅甸的山区到巴西的大城市，他为与家人分离的儿童提供了行之有效的解决方案。SFAC支持将儿童留在家庭和社区的措施，或在不可能的情况下寻找安全的替代方案。关键始终是孩子的最大利益。从约克郡煤田到权力走廊的倡导和影响力，这是一段不同寻常的旅程。它提供了实践智慧和对未来的希望。“米克的故事将引起像我这样迫切希望为保护和照顾世界各地弱势儿童做出贡献的人的共鸣。我们都可能不会像他在巴西所做的那样，接受一个全国性的照顾体系，但我们都可以做些事情，鼓励在安全、充满爱心的家庭中照顾儿童。“–Elli Oswald，信仰到行动倡议临时执行董事”“这本书以幽默和个人叙事为主线，有力地说明了一个真正热爱正义的人如何产生连锁反应，从贫民窟的排水沟到有影响力的政府机构的办公室。任何关心孩子的人都应该读一读。“–Helen Conway，地区法官”“从他们自己的错误中吸取教训，这本书表明家庭是养育孩子的最佳场所。需要专业技能来确保儿童的需求得到满足。正如米克所问，“你希望自己的孩子在孤儿院得到照顾吗？”如果不是，为什么这对其他孩子来说足够好？从约克郡的煤矿，到巴西的贫民区，到罗马尼亚和塔吉克斯坦令人无法忍受的孤儿院，再到缅甸的村庄，这本书将带你环游世界，因为它关注的是一个心中只有一个目标的人——世界弱势儿童的福祉。这本书提出了有关孤儿院和儿童村的重要而紧迫的问题；它提供了许多替代护理形式的实际例子。我热情地向你推荐它。“–Krish Kandiah，慈善之家的创始总监”“孩子们在家庭中茁壮成长。我希望这本可读性很强的书中的鼓舞人心的描述能鼓励世界各地更多的家庭站出来照顾那些以前从未体验过家庭生活所能提供的爱和欢乐的孩子。“”–Fiona Bruce，国会议员Mick Pease是SFAC的创始人和主任（SFAC.org.uk，为被遗弃儿童加强家庭）。他在全世界推广和倡导以家庭为基础的弱势儿童护理。作为一名合格的社会工作者和前矿工，他和妻子布伦达住在英国利兹。菲利普·威廉姆斯是一名自由市场研究员和作家。他曾在大学和学院从事通信管理工作，并多次获得写作奖。他和妻子佩妮住在英国柴郡。
Children Belong in Families
For too long, the world’s lonely and vulnerable children have been forgotten and ignored. Millions of children are abandoned for a life on the streets or live with unsafe families or in soulless institutions. Now the tide is turning. Pioneers like Mick Pease and his remarkable charity SFAC lead a global movement for change. This insightful and uplifting book takes us on a journey that spans three decades and five continents. We meet judges and social workers, missionaries and aid workers, the children and families themselves. Mick asks tough questions, such as: Would you want your children in a safe family or in an institution? Would you want them to belong to something or to someone? He offers proven solutions for children separated from their families in widely different societies, from the hills of Myanmar to the sprawling cities of Brazil. SFAC supports measures to keep children in their families and communities or to find safe alternatives where this is not possible. The key is always the best interests of the child. It is an extraordinary journey from the Yorkshire coalfields to advocacy and influence in the corridors of power. It offers practical wisdom and a hope for the future. “”Mick’s story will resonate with those who, like myself, desperately want to contribute to the protection and care of vulnerable children around the world. We all may not take on a national system of care, as he did in Brazil, but we all can do something to encourage the care for children in safe, loving families.”” –Elli Oswald, Interim Executive Director, Faith to Action Initiative “”Wrapped within a humorous and personal narrative, this book contains a powerful illustration of how one man with a true passion for justice can create a ripple effect, reaching from the gutters of favelas to the offices of influential government agencies. Anyone who cares about children should read it.”” –Helen Conway, District Judge “”Learning from their own mistakes, this book shows that families are the best place for children to be raised. Professional skills are needed to ensure that children’s needs are met. As Mick asks, ‘Would you want your own child to be cared for in an orphanage?’ If not, why is this good enough for other children?”” –Ruth Barley, Sheffield Hallam University, UK “”From the coal mines of Yorkshire, to the favelas of Brazil, to the intolerable orphanages of Romania and Tajikistan, to the villages of Myanmar, this book will take you around the world as it follows a man with only one goal in his heart–the well-being of the world’s vulnerable children. This book raises vital and urgent questions about orphanages and children’s villages; it offers many practical examples of alternative forms of care. I commend it you warmly.”” –Krish Kandiah, Founding Director of Home for Good “”Children flourish in families. I hope the inspirational account in this highly readable book encourages many more families from across the world to come forward to care for children who would previously have never experienced the love and joy which family life can uniquely provide.”” –Fiona Bruce, Member of Parliament Mick Pease is founder and director of SFAC (Strengthening Families for Abandoned Children, SFAC.org.uk). He promotes and advocates family-based care for vulnerable children worldwide. A qualified social worker and former miner, he lives in Leeds, UK, with his wife Brenda. Philip Williams is a freelance marketing researcher and writer. He has worked in communications management for universities and colleges and won several writing prizes. He lives in Cheshire, UK, with his wife Penny.
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