The Big Hearted Grannies program provides abandoned children with loving care and gives retired Romanian citizens a chance to make a positive difference in the innocent lives of God's children. More than 30 "Grannies" give individual attention and sensory therapy to nearly 200 babies and toddlers in two orphanages located in Tulcea, Romania. Grannies work 4 hrs a day, 5 days a week, earning $1.25 a day, which doubles their retirement pension. Each little one is now experiencing the joy and comfort that come with a personal relationship with a special Granny.

Through this program, NOROC hires retired teachers to tutor children so that they have the resources and skills necessary to advance in school. One focal point is to prepare children to meet the academic challenge of advancing through the eighth grade into highschool. Currently, more than twenty teachers are involved with this program.

Big Hearted Friends is aimed at integrating children into their community. The athletic director organizes team sports for older youth to provide them an opportunity for fun and socializing. There are currently both boys and girls team sports, including soccer and basketball.

At the age of 18, youth are forced to leave the orphanages and enter society. They are often effectively "kicked out" with no place to go and no experience with finding housing or employment. NOROC has recently expanded the Big Hearted Friends program to help 18 year olds navigate the transition from institutional life to self-sufficiency. NOROC has purchased a house used for teaching young men and women life skills, as well as housing them on a temporary basis after they leave the orphanage.