[General Info]
[Thinking Beyond Orphanages] Creating a new paradigm in orphan care that provides real homes and real families for orphans.
MISSON To create economically self-sufficient, environmentally green, high-technology based Communities in which street orphans live in a family, have surrogate parents and grandparents, receive healthcare, continue their education, learn computer skills, participate in social & recreational activities, receive job skills training and have an opportunity to attend college so They are better prepared for their and their country’s future.
VISION The global vision of O.F.O.C. is to improve the life and environment of orphans of any race, religion or gender throughout the world. This is done with an organization that establishes, in developing countries, economically selfsustaining Orphan Communities that purposefully integrate profit making businesses with family style childcare for orphans.
[We Are Not Creating Another Orphanage.] Other orphanages depend on limited donations, rarely have sufficient food or other resources, and cannot provide the children with quality education, job skills, knowledge of family, or social skills. Children grow up thinkning that in life people just give you things. The children are not well prepared for their or their country’s future.
WE ARE CREATING A community with proven businesses that provide jobs, skill training, food and the financial resources that help families of the community be able to adopt more children from orphanages, and provide them with love, guidance, education, computer and job skills, social and cultural activities that will prepare them for personal success and to become leaders in their own community and country.
OUR PROJECT HAS IRS 501(s)3 exemption as a charity A master plan created by the University of Colorado COllege of Architecture & Planning Attorneys in the US & Mexico working (pro bono) to create our legal organization in Mexico Accountants giving pro bono services in both the US & Mexico Communication with governors’ offices in three Mexico statest that are interested in the project Support of the Denver Mexico Consul General Tacit approval from the Mesico deferal government Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores in D.F. to precess with this project
WHAT WE NEED Volunteering: To date there have been more than 300 individuals from over 12 countries contributing to the design and development of the Orphan Communities project. There are many opportunities and ways to utilize your skills and experience. Donating: Financial donations can always be used for daily operation of the nonprofit charity, or restricted donations can be made for specific activities. Travel funds needed now. In-kind donations including services help us to save cash funds for other needs. Bequests, beneficiary designations and other estate gifts that can be established with guidance from your legal and tax advisors. Investing: Social business investment opportunities will soon be available for many of the community businesses. In lieu of placing your funds in a bank account, you have the opportunity to put them to work in a humanitarian business. Your principle will be paid back with fair interest and until you are paid back you will have an influence in the operation of the business. Venture Philanthropy: We are working to position this unique, new paradigm project so that it is of interest to venture philanthropists. We value the business expertise that comes with venture philanthropy participation. If you feel you are qualified to assist in positioning our organization so that we qualify for venture philanthropist participation, please let us know
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PO Box 906 Alamosa, CO 81101
Our Family Orphan Communities
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