What happens when they grow up?

 Without any immediate family support, these children must still face the options available to any other young adult. They may have to enter the work force or, if fortunate, be able to attend a trade school, university, college, or a technological institution. As they are anywhere, their options are limited by their family (orphanage) resources, knowledge, exposure they have had to life-skills and increased self-image. Unlike a supportive family background, however, there is often little chance that they are able to stay and commute to school and/or a job until they are better able to support themselves or have finished their education. This puts an additional hardship on many of these young people through no fault of their own, or even the orphanages. Some Casas Hogar have established houses as extensions of support for their young adults. These homes away from home provide encouragement and care. They are few and far between and stretch the financial resources of each orphanage.