Documentation · Welfare · Housing
Rootline works with children born to foreign-national parents, many caught in cycles of political hardship, displacement, and addiction. We trace their roots, secure their legal identity, get their families stabilized, and give them a home.
Who we serve
Many of these children were born in-country to parents who are nationals elsewhere — parents who are often themselves undocumented, unstable, or targeted by political circumstance back home. Without proof of identity, the children can't enroll in school, access healthcare, or claim citizenship in either country. Some end up on the street with parents struggling with addiction and abuse. Rootline exists to interrupt that cycle at every stage: identity, welfare, and home.
Our four departments
Traces family origin, secures birth registration, and files for legal identity and citizenship papers for every child in our care.
Tracks each child's age, medical care, schooling, feeding, and housing — alongside a recovery and support plan for their parents.
Runs the homes children move into once stabilized — safe housing, daily care, and a steady routine while their case resolves.
Files documentation with government bodies and manages funding relationships with private companies and public agencies — the income that pays our staff.
How a case moves
A child or family is referred or found, and a case file is opened.
Immediate needs are met — safety, food, and medical attention for the child and parent.
We research family origin and file for identity and citizenship papers.
A welfare plan is built: school, healthcare, feeding, and parent support.
The child moves into stable housing with an ongoing case manager.
How we're funded
Our Government & Grants Relations team files for public funding and manages contracts with private companies. That income covers program costs and pays every role on our team — from case managers to directors to administrative support.