Mid-Atlantic/Northeast Region
Founded in 2005 following the formation of the national Friends of the Orphans organization, the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast regional office is located near Washington, D.C., in Vienna, Virginia. It encompasses the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, D.C. and West Virginia.
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Friends Looking for Friends
Have you ever considered being a volunteer? Do you have time during the week that you would like to spend helping others? If so, Friends of the Orphans is looking for you! Our “friendly” office can use volunteers to help with translating (Spanish/English and French Creole/English), data entry, mailings, packing supplies to be sent to the Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos homes and other various office tasks.
Friends of the Orphans is dedicated to providing the financial resources to house, clothe, feed, and educate over 3,500 orphaned, abandoned and disadvantaged children living in Latin America and the Caribbean. Our office is located at 8618 Westwood Center Drive in Vienna, Virginia. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact us at (703) 848-2072 or infoma-ne@friendsus.org.
Events
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Saturday, April 10, 2010 Siblings Day - New York   Mid-Atlantic/Northeast Region  12:00 to 2 p.m. Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo
2300 Southern Boulevard Bronx, NY 10460 Celebrate your family on National Siblings Day with Friends of the Orphans! We transform the lives of orphaned, abandoned and disadvantaged children through our network of homes and outreach programs in Latin America and the Caribbean. Our support enables them to become a part of a loving, extended family, where they are not eligible for adoption, but rather remain with their siblings in a permanent, secure environment. Read More... Sunday, May 02, 2010 Irish Hearts for Haiti  Mid-Atlantic/Northeast Region   2:00 - 8:00 p.m. Marriott Boston Quincy 1000 Marriott Drive Quincy, MA 02169 Join us for the 1st Annual Benefit Dance for Haiti! There will be live entertainment, a silent auction, raffle prizes, and good spirits. All proceeds will benefit Friends of the Orphans. Read More... |
Featured Friends
Natalie Goff
Only 3.5 Hours, but a World Away
In 2008, Natalie visited the Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos/Nos Petit Frères et Soeurs (NPH/NPFS, Spanish/French for “Our Little Brothers and Sisters”) Haiti. After her trip, Natalie has continued to support Friends of the Orphans by sponsoring two boys that she met during her visit and incorporating Friends of the Orphans into her business newsletters and activities. Following are her thoughts on her trip.
As I got off the plane in Port-Au-Prince, the airport looked like it had been bombed. As I drove up the hills of Haiti to St. Helene’s, the NPH/NPFS orphanage supported by Friends of the Orphans, I asked my driver if there had been a war here recently. People were living in half-standing huts and demolished houses. No war, only proud Haitian people left completely on their own with absolutely no infrastructure.
Arriving at the top of this mountain, we came to this huge gated door and before it opened I heard the voices of 500 orphans. As I got familiar with the orphanage I would always end my night by going to see the 30 or so five-year-old children who lived in a two-room home. I would dance and sing with them. I would walk away in tears as they got into bed knowing that they would never have one special person that knew their likes and dislikes, that read to them or hugged them each night. Read more...
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