The overall mission for the Alfa-Nik Orphanage and Social Center is to create an environment where abandoned children can feel connected to a family, safe, secure and encouraged to learn and grow. An important part of this strategy is breaking the cycle of poverty and child abandonment through community outreach in the areas of health, education, and family support.

All orphanages in the Ukraine are government owned and operated. There has recently been a shift away from this strategy, with a move to establish family based orphanages. The Alfa-Nik orphanage is the first family based orphanage to be set up in Nikolaev and has strong support from the local government.