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This is How FAR is Protecting its Staff and Beneficiaries
These are uneasy and uncertain times, indeed. I believe that many of us may share the same feelings of anxiety over these uncharted...
Apr 1, 20202 min read
From FAR's Board of Directors Chairman: Rest Assured That Our Work Continues
I wish to reach out to you today because you are a caring and compassionate friend of Fund for Armenian Relief. Without your support, we...
Mar 26, 20201 min read
Bishop Daniel Visits FAR’s Parakar School and Children’s Center
During a visit to Armenia last month, Bishop Daniel spent a day visiting two very special project sites of the Fund for Armenian Relief....
Mar 24, 20202 min read
Improvements at FAR’s Gyumri Soup Kitchen Benefit Local Seniors
FAR’s Gyumri Atinizian Senior Center, also known as the Gyumri Soup Kitchen, was completely renovated and refurbished late last year,...
Mar 19, 20202 min read
FAR's Sunday School Program Sparks Spiritual Awareness in Rural Armenia
More than 150 children ages of 7 to 17 attend Sunday School once a week, to learn about Christian values and to participate in Bible...
Mar 11, 20202 min read
FAR Invests in Quality Science Education for Impoverished Schoolchildren
Improving the means through which Armenian children can access quality education has always been a priority for FAR. This not only...
Mar 10, 20202 min read
Trndez Helps FAR Children’s Center Kids Connect with their Culture
The popcorn, gata , halva and aghandz are on the table and dessert is prepared while 17-year-old Michael lights the bonfire. The other...
Mar 4, 20202 min read
FAR Board Honors Legacies, Sets Goals
The Fund for Armenian Relief held a meeting of its Board of Directors on January 29, at the Diocesan Center in New York. Bishop Daniel...
Feb 25, 20201 min read
Sargis Ghumashyan, Foster Child
Sargis Ghumashyan’s mother died when he was an infant. He never knew his father. As a baby, he was taken in by his mother’s friend but...
Feb 21, 20201 min read
Expanding a Business Built with Passion with Help from FAR
For Hadeel Layous baking is not just a vocation but a true art, a conduit through which she can communicate feelings, emotions, thoughts...
Feb 20, 20205 min read
Susanna Mkrtchyan's Story
Susanna Mkrtchyan, Gyumri resident and Director of the Igityan Center for Aesthetics, lost her home in the 1988 earthquake. Fifteen days...
Feb 20, 20201 min read
FAR Revitalizes Dilijan Music School
Renovations funded by a generous Fund for Armenian Relief benefactor have transformed a decrepit Soviet-era building into a revitalized...
Feb 19, 20201 min read
At Annual Board Meeting, FAR Honors Legacies of Past 30 Years, Sets Goals for Future
The Fund for Armenian Relief held a meeting of its Board of Directors on January 29, at the Diocesan Center in New York. Bishop Daniel...
Feb 11, 20202 min read
FAR Grateful to Supporters Who Made Malnutrition Campaign a Success
FAR’s most recent Christmas campaign brought together nearly 1,000 donors from across the United States who decided to act in support of...
Feb 11, 20202 min read
Ayo! and Holy Martyrs Collaborate to Help Local Yerevan NGO Serving Autistic Children
Thanks to the efforts of FAR’s Ayo!* fundraising platform and generous support from the Sunday School of Holy Martyrs Church of New York,...
Feb 10, 20201 min read
Children Share a Memorable Day at VOAH
Last week, about twenty fourth-graders from Vanadzor #4 School paid a heartwarming visit to FAR’s Vanadzor Old Age Home (VOAH) , sharing...
Feb 6, 20201 min read
Ayo! and Holy Martyrs Collaborate to Help Local Yerevan NGO Serving Autistic Children
Thanks to the efforts of FAR’s Ayo! fundraising platform and generous support from the Sunday School of Holy Martyrs Church of New...
Jan 31, 20201 min read
Helping an Orphan to Start a New Life
When Tatevik Hajipoghosyan, 27, and Karlen Ghazarian, 29, met at a fabric store in Vanadzor, Karlen never would have guessed they would...
Jan 28, 20201 min read
Hakob Janerian: Syrian War Survivor Finds Hope at the FAR Children’s
Hakob Janerian was unwittingly forced into adulthood at an early age. A displaced victim of war who lost his mother to cancer, Hakob has...
Jan 22, 20204 min read
Hundreds of Students Impacted by BCPP’s Recent School Renovations
Recent classroom renovations made possible through FAR’s Breaking the Cycle of Poverty Program (BCPP) are making school safer and more...
Jan 20, 20201 min read
FAR Supporters Bring Christmas Cheer to Children in Impoverished Communities
This Christmas, FAR’s generous supporters made it possible to distribute holiday gift packages to 388 Armenian school children in...
Jan 16, 20201 min read
Beirut Resident Brings “Santa Shows” to Armenia for Christmas, Inspiring Children and VOAH R
Each Christmas since 2008, Harout Harboyan has donned his Santa Claus costume to entertain kids in his hometown of Beirut with his “Santa...
Jan 14, 20202 min read
Chocolate Bank Brings Joy During Another Holiday Season
More than 1,100 kg of chocolate donated to 600 people. That was the result of the Ayo! -FAR Chocolate Bank project for the 2020 New...
Jan 13, 20201 min read
HSBC Bank Armenia and FAR Bring Christmas Joy to Kindergarteners
For the fourth year in a row, HSBC Bank Armenia and FAR collaborated to fulfill the Christmas wishes of kids from seven different...
Jan 10, 20202 min read
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