The granny program

Providing one-on-one attention, care, and play to

the world’s most vulnerable of children

Without loving human interaction, children living in orphanages can lose one month of linear growth for every three months they spend in institutionalized care.

Spence-Chapin created the Granny Program in 1998 to address this problem and improve the lives of vulnerable children around the world. The Program brings loving caregivers, or “Grannies,” to help the children they work with overcome significant developmental delays, learn what it is to trust and love, and receive the attention and care they deserve.

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receiving the love
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Grannies currently
receiving stipends,
Training, and Support

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Granny program

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Spence-Chapin is currently running Granny Programs in South Africa, Colombia and now Ghana.

WHY A GRANNY PROGRAM?​
  • The initial relationship between a child and their primary caregiver strongly predicts a child’s emotional and physical health
  • Due to a lack of resources, children living in institutionalized settings are often deprived of individual care
  • This lack of human interaction is correlated to risks of lifelong developmental delays and challenges with healthy attachment
  • Grannies are trained in child development and trauma-based care
  • Within just six months of participating in the program, more than 90% of children experience marked improvements in their motor, social, and cognitive development
  • The Granny Program is a simple, direct, and cost-effective way to forever change the lives of children in institutions around the world with proven results
  • Over 500 children are currently paired with Grannies
  • Little ones who were previously withdrawn emotionally now raise their arms to be picked up when their Grannies arrive for the day
  • Because the Granny Program has proven to be a scalable, replicable model, Spence-Chapin is working to bring the program to more countries around the world

  • Giving a child a trusted adult and attachment figure leads to startling improvements in development and attachment

  • Children who could not sit on their own are soon rolling over and crawling

  • Little ones who were previously withdrawn emotionally now raise their arms to be picked up when their Grannies arrive for the day

  • The Grannies also benefit! They receive additional financial support to help their families and a renewed sense of purpose bonding with the children they serve and giving back to their communities

The Granny Program is only able to operate and expand through the generosity of our supporters.
Be a hero to a child by giving them a Granny Program.
Spence-Chapin needs your help to expand this life-changing program. You can help!

Related Programs

Spence-Chapin has created three branch initiatives through the Granny Program. These ethical programs work to enrich the journeys of children who are often missing personal identity, valuable resources, and opportunities for the future.

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Step Up

Allocates funding for each child to go shopping and select a new pair of shoes…
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Project Play

Builds playgrounds at children’s orphanages with state-of-the-art equipment…
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Our Global impact

Allocates funding for each child to go shopping and select a new pair of shoes…
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