Every child deserves a family to belong to and a future to walk into.
Michael's Foundation of Hope was founded in 2017 to stand in the gap for children who have been orphaned and displaced. We do not simply provide shelter. We become family, walking with each child from their first day with us into a confident, capable adulthood, all on the foundation of Christ.
"We are not running a program. We are building a family that lasts long after the paperwork ends."
Nwosu Michael, Founder
What We Stand On
A home built on four foundations
Everything we do for a child in our care rests on these commitments, from the day they arrive to the day they step into independent adulthood.
Family, Not a Facility
Children in our care are welcomed as sons and daughters into a lasting family, not processed through a program with an end date.
Restoring Dignity
Every child is treated with the honor and respect due to them, helping them see their own worth clearly again.
Life Skills for the Journey
We teach practical trades, academics, and independent living skills so each child can stand confidently on their own two feet.
The Foundation of Christ
Our care is rooted in Christian faith, offering each child hope, moral grounding, and a community of belief to grow within.
The Hope Path
Our story, one step at a time
From a single decision to open a home, to a growing family, to a new life center taking shape in Badagry. Each milestone has carried a child a little further along the path.
2017
Founding
Nwosu Michael opens the first door
Michael's Foundation of Hope was founded in 2017 by Nwosu Michael, who set out to give orphaned and displaced children something more lasting than temporary shelter: a family and a future.
2018
Expansion
Co-Founder Tennille joins the mission
In 2018, Tennille joined as Co-Founder, and the foundation expanded its reach and its capacity to care for more children, strengthening the family structure and adding new programs in education and life skills.
Now
In Progress
Building the Life Center in Mowo, Badagry
Today, the foundation is developing a dedicated Life Center in Mowo, Badagry, a permanent home designed to house, educate, and prepare even more children for adulthood.
Leadership
The family behind the family
Two leaders, one calling: to make sure no child walks through loss without someone standing beside them.
Founder
Nwosu Michael
Nwosu Michael founded Michael's Foundation of Hope in 2017, driven by a conviction that every displaced or orphaned child deserves more than survival. He leads the foundation's community outreach, its family placement work, and its daily commitment to walking with children from crisis into stability, and from stability into adulthood.
Co-Founder
Tennille
Tennille joined as Co-Founder in 2018, helping the foundation expand its structure, programs, and reach. She champions the dignity and long-term wellbeing of every child in the foundation's care, and helps guide the organization's growth, including the new Life Center taking shape in Mowo, Badagry.
What We Do
Care that follows a child through every season
Our work is not a single service. It is a full journey of support, from the moment a child comes into our care through their first steps as an independent adult.
Family Placement and Belonging
We welcome orphaned and displaced children into a family setting, giving them stability, consistent caregivers, and a true sense of home.
Community Food Outreach
Beyond our own family, we regularly distribute food and essential supplies to vulnerable families and children across the wider community.
Education and Life Skills
Each child receives schooling support alongside practical life skills training, preparing them to be capable, self reliant adults.
Faith and Discipleship
We nurture each child's spiritual growth on the foundation of Christ, offering hope, moral grounding, and a caring community of faith.
In the Community
Moments from the field
A glimpse of the family and the community we serve together, on the streets, in the home, and everywhere in between.
Community Outreach
Founder Nwosu Michael distributing food and essential supplies to families in the local community.
Home Life
Founder Nwosu Michael with some of the children of the foundation, at home together as family.
A Growing Family
Every face here has a name, a story, and a future
These children are not statistics. They are sons and daughters who now know what it means to belong.
Under Development
New Project
Building a Life Center in Mowo, Badagry
We are currently developing a dedicated Life Center in Mowo, Badagry, a permanent home built to give more children a safe, stable, and Christ centered place to grow. Once complete, the center will expand our capacity to welcome children, deliver education and vocational training, and prepare young people for independent adulthood.
Safe housing for children entering our family
Classrooms and vocational training spaces
A chapel and community gathering space
Room to grow the foundation's reach across Badagry
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Where We Serve
Rooted in Badagry, Nigeria, where our family home is based and our new Life Center is being built, with a supporting team and community of partners across the United States.
Response Time
Our team typically responds within two to three business days.
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Terms of Service
Last updated: August 2026
1. Acceptance of These Terms
These Terms of Service govern your use of the Michael's Foundation of Hope website. By visiting this site, submitting the contact form, or otherwise using its content, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, please discontinue use of the site.
2. Who We Are
Michael's Foundation of Hope is a faith based organization founded in 2017 by Nwosu Michael and expanded in 2018 with Co-Founder Tennille. Our family home and programs are based in Badagry, Nigeria, and we are supported by a team and community of partners across the United States. Our mission is to care for orphaned and displaced children, providing family, dignity, life skills, and spiritual foundation.
3. Use of This Site
You agree to use this site only for lawful purposes. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the site, interfere with its operation, or use it to transmit harmful or misleading content. Content on this site, including stories, photographs, and descriptions of our programs, is provided for informational purposes and to help visitors understand and support our mission.
4. Children in Our Care
Photographs and stories involving children served by the foundation are shared with appropriate consent and are used solely to communicate our mission of care and hope. We take the safety, dignity, and privacy of every child seriously. Any request to remove or reconsider the use of a child's image may be sent through our contact form.
5. Gifts, Support, and Communication
Any giving, sponsorship, volunteering, or partnership arrangement discussed through this site is coordinated directly with our team following your inquiry. This website does not process online payments. All arrangements are confirmed personally with a member of the foundation before any funds or commitments are exchanged.
6. No Warranty
This site and its content are provided on an as is basis. While we make reasonable efforts to keep information accurate and current, we make no guarantee that the site will be free of errors or interruptions.
7. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Michael's Foundation of Hope shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of, or inability to use, this website.
8. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms of Service from time to time to reflect changes in our programs or applicable law. The date at the top of this page will indicate the most recent revision. Continued use of the site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.
9. Governing Law
These terms are governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and, where applicable to our supporting operations, the laws of the United States, without regard to conflict of law principles.
10. Contact
Questions about these Terms of Service can be sent to our team through the contact form on this website.
Privacy Policy
Last updated: August 2026
1. Our Commitment
Michael's Foundation of Hope respects your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect through this website, how it is used, and the choices available to you.
2. Information We Collect
Information you voluntarily provide through our contact form, such as your name, email address, and message.
Basic technical information collected automatically by your browser or device while browsing the site, such as pages visited.
We do not collect payment information through this site, as no online payment processing is offered here.
3. How We Use Your Information
To respond to inquiries submitted through the contact form.
To coordinate giving, sponsorship, volunteering, or partnership discussions you initiate with us.
To improve the content and function of this website.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties.
4. How the Contact Form Works
When you submit the contact form, your device's default email application opens with your message addressed to our team, so the message is sent directly from your own email account to ours. We receive and read every message submitted this way in order to respond to you.
5. Children's Privacy and Safeguarding
Protecting the children in our care is central to our mission. Any images or stories of children published on this site are shared with appropriate consent from guardians or the foundation, used only to represent our work honestly, and never used in a way that could compromise a child's safety or dignity.
6. Cookies and Similar Technologies
This site may use minimal technical cookies necessary for basic functionality. We do not use cookies for advertising or third party tracking.
7. Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect any information shared with us. However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
8. Your Rights
You may request that we review, correct, or delete information you have previously shared with us by contacting our team through the contact form.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. The date at the top of this page reflects the most recent update.
10. Contact
For any privacy related question or request, please reach out through the contact form on this website.
Intellectual Property
Last updated: August 2026
1. Ownership
All content on this website, including but not limited to text, photographs, graphics, the foundation's name, logo, and overall design, is the property of Michael's Foundation of Hope or is used with permission, and is protected by applicable copyright and trademark laws.
2. The Foundation's Name and Marks
"Michael's Foundation of Hope" and its associated logo are marks of the foundation. They may not be used, reproduced, or associated with any other organization, product, fundraising effort, or campaign without prior written permission from the foundation.
3. Photographs and Stories
Photographs of our founder, co-founder, staff, and the children in our care are used with appropriate consent and remain the property of the foundation. These images may not be copied, downloaded, or reused for any purpose, including commercial or promotional use by any other party, without our prior written consent.
4. Permitted Use
You may view and share pages of this website for personal, non commercial purposes, such as sharing our mission with others. You may not reproduce, republish, modify, or distribute substantial portions of this site's content for commercial purposes without our written permission.
5. Third Party Content
Where this site references or links to third party resources, those materials remain the property of their respective owners and are governed by their own terms.
6. Reporting Concerns
If you believe your intellectual property rights have been infringed by content on this site, or if you have concerns about how an image or story has been used, please contact us through the contact form so we can review and address the matter promptly.
7. Changes
We may revise this Intellectual Property notice from time to time. The date at the top of this page reflects the most recent update.
