The Offin Children's Centre was founded in 1996 by Mary Osei from her own personal pension fund, accumulated from 23 years of government service as a teacher and social worker.

The Offin Children's Centre is a family-based foster home for 67 children aged between 3 and 23 years.  The children live in the Centre's four foster homes with foster parents and participate fully in the life of the foster family.  The parents of these children are either deceased or unable to take care of them. 

The Centre provides the children with medical care, food, clothing and education until they are ready to start their own lives.

How Advent support's the centre...

• 2000:  provided funds to establish a poultry farm. Proceeds from the sale of eggs and chicken currently cover approximately 30% of the upkeep of the orphanage.
• 2002: provided funds to help with the purchase of a 25 seat school bus that transports tuition-paying day students to the school
• 2005:  provided funds to help bring electricity to the center .

Today:  The Outreach committee sends financial support every quarter Advent member Liz Kloster spent 4 months in 2006 at the center. She helped write biographies on each child in the hope that Mary can find sponsorships for all the children. She also helped in the classroom, kitchen and sick bay.

The Centre is registered with the Ghana Ministry of Trade & Industry and the Department of Social Welfare as a charitable organization. However it receives no money or support from the Government of Ghana but depends on donations from churches, charitable organizations and individuals.