We're using sports to bring justice to the orphaned and vulnerable.
Millions of orphaned and vulnerable children need your help.
Families are being torn apart daily through a wide variety of tragic events, including accidental deaths, natural disasters, wars, terrorism, gang violence, drugs, poverty, and sex-trafficking.
We help displaced children live fully restored lives in the absence of their biological families and help vulnerable families flourish.
How We're Making A Difference
We seek to inspire and equip others to love orphaned and at-risk children with excellence.
Connecting sports to orphans and vulnerable children (OVC).
OTHER ESTABLISHED AREAS OF MINISTRY
DISC training
We provide DISC training for sports teams, churches or organizations who are working with vulnerable populations and want to better serve them.
In Pursuit of Orphan Excellence
This book is a collaborative effort involving fifteen authors from orphan care organizations around the world, bringing to the table an often-neglected component of orphan care.
Pastoral Training & Developing Fathers
Vine Branch Ministries is committed to pastoral leadership training and church networking in Uganda and Appalachia (Eastern USA).
Think Orphan Podcast
Along with leading voices from around the world, our "Think Orphan" podcast tackles the difficult issues and challenging topics surrounding the global orphan crisis.
How Soccer Explains Leadership
In this podcast, Paul, Phil and renowned guests from around the world examine life and leadership through the lens of the "beautiful game".




Meet Phil Darke, Chief Executive Officer & President
Phil, his wife Becca, and their five children, live in Folsom, CA. Phil received his Juris Doctor Degree from Vanderbilt University School of Law and his B.A. Degree in Rhetoric and Communications from U.C. Davis. Before coming on-board with Providence as Research & Development Director in October 2008, Phil worked as an attorney with different firms in Sacramento, CA, and Atlanta, GA, and as a clerk for a federal judge in Honolulu, HI. In 2014, Phil co-authored In Pursuit of Orphan Excellence and has been the co-host of the Think Orphan Podcast since its inception in 2016.