On 13 August, at the same time two family homes were officially opened and started operating, Hope and Homes for Children and the General Directorate for Social Assistance and Child Protection (DGASPC) Iași closed down the foster care centre belonging to the “Sfântul Spiridon” Social Services Complex from the town of Târgu Frumos.

In June, Hope and Homes for Children and JYSK România, strategic partner of the Foundation, carried out the campaign “Am nevoie de tine” (I need you) to raise awareness about the need to close down orphanages and provide a better life to the children living there, as they deserve it, but also to encourage SMS donations to support the Foundation's activity. As a continuation to the campaign, which resulted primarily in the doubling the SMS donations for Hope and Homes for Children, JYSK România will donate 75 000 euro, which will be allocated to the programme for closing down of old-type institutions (orphanages) and devising small group homes for children leaving the orphanages.

On 11 July, the Hope and Homes for Children and Holcim România, within a partnership with the General Directorate for Social Assistance and Child Protection (DGASPC) Sector 4 and the Municipality of the 4th Sector in Bucharest opened the small family home “Cavalerii” (The knights), built in the process of closing down the “Robin Hood” Foster Centre, the last one of its kind in this sector of the capital.

Hope and Homes for Children and PEPCO Romania announce the start of a strategic partnership by means of which the company supports the programme preventing child-family separation ran by the Foundation in Maramureș, Bistrița, Botoșani, Suceava, Iași, Neamț, Sibiu, Bihor, Hunedoara counties and in sectors 3 and 4 in Bucharest, with an educational approach.

Hope and Homes for Children and PEPCO Romania announce the start of a strategic partnership by means of which the company supports the programme preventing child-family separation ran by the Foundation in Maramureș, Bistrița, Botoșani, Suceava, Iași, Neamț, Sibiu, Bihor, Hunedoara counties and in sectors 3 and 4 in Bucharest, with an educational approach.

The Hope and Homes for Children Foundation and NN announce a new strategic partnership by means of which 150 young people from the socio-professional integration programme for young people leaving the child protection system will be helped to develop skills for an independent life and for a successful integration into society.

In June, Hope and Homes for Children and JYSK Romania, a strategic partner of the Foundation, run the “I need you” campaign, in order to raise awareness of the need to close down foster care centres and offer a proper childhood to the children living there.

Hope and Homes for Children and Kaufland Romania inaugurated the “Felicia” small group home, the first house of this type built by the Foundation within the process of closing down the “Elena Doamna” foster care centre in Piatra Neamț.

700 runners from Team Hope, Hope and Homes for Children’s team of running fundraisers, took part in the eighth edition of the Bucharest Half Marathon, on the 11th and 12th of May, and raised over 300.000 lei which will be directed towards the programme preventing child-family separation ran by the Foundation.

In the “Bistrița” Foster Care Centre live 38 children and young people with severe disabilities, for whom at least two small group homes are going to be built in Șieu- Măgheruș.

Hope and Homes for Children Romania, as beneficiary of the project “Integrated measures in the field of education for 840 children and 260 young adults: Education for the future!” financed through the Human Potential Operational Programme 2014- 2020 will organise a tender procurement process applicable to social services and other catering/food specific services.

On the 14th of April, the Romanian Atheneum hosted the seventh edition of the Hope Concert, an annual event organised by Hope and Homes for Children to support vulnerable children in Romania. Violonist Alexandru Tomescu, soprano Irina Iordăchescu, singers Feli and Alexandra Ușurelu, Adrian Despot and Cezar Popescu (Vița de Vie) together with Blue Noise, Zoli TOTH, FiRMA band, accompanied by the Violoncellisimo ensemble let by Marin Cazacu, chose to show their support for the programmes managed by the Foundation and for the children in these programmes through music.

Romania was represented by a delegation of 50 people, adults and children, at the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Abu Dhabi (8-21 March 2019). Part of this delegation were also four young people coming from the alternative services run by Hope and Homes for Children Romania in Maramureș county.

With the support of Special Olympics Romania and Hope and Homes for Children, four young people with special needs from Maramureș are taking part to the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Abu Dhabi between 7 and 21 March. It is the most important sport event dedicated to people with intellectual disabilities in the world.

Over 120 children and young people took part in the competition’s disciplines and enjoyed the surprises prepared for them at the 19th edition of the Special Winter Games, which took place on the 1st of March on “Icoana” slope in Cavnic (Maramureș county).

Hope and Homes for Children and KRUK România concluded a partnership in December 2017 by means of which the company, member of the KRUK International Financial Group, supports the onoing projects of the Fundation dedicated to preventing the separation of children from their families, helping young people leaving the child protection system to become socio-professionaly integrated and delivering financial education to children and young people in the child protection system.

Hope and Homes for Children Romania as the beneficiary of the project "School as we like it! - Integrated measures to increase access and participation of children, young people and adults in education" financed through the Operational Programme “Human Capital” 2014-2020, announces the organization of the direct acquisition for vocational training services.

Hope and Homes for Children Romania as beneficiary of the project "Integrated measures in the field of education for 840 children and 260 young people and adults: Education for future!” financed through the Operational Programme “Human Capital” 2014-2020, announces the organization of the direct acquisition for vocational training services.

Early November, specialists from KRUK Romania, member of the international financial group KRUK, held three financial seminars for children and young people in Hope and Homes for Children programmes in Bucharest, Botoșani and Dorohoi. Children had the opportunity to learn the mechanisms of a financially responsible lifestyle and to find out how they can create and manage a monthly budget.

The partnership between the Foundation and Farmexpert, one of the most important distributors of drugs and para-pharmaceutical products in Romania, will continue in 2019.