Organization Details:

Our mission is to help orphaned or abandoned children grow into solid citizens of the world through a sound structure that simultaneously Interfaith, because there are many paths up the mountain; Interracial, because there is but one race - the human race; International, because our neighbors are our family; Inter-generational, because there is much to learn from our elders; and Internet-Connected, because the world today is at our fingertips.

Description and/or History:
Orphans International Worldwide (OIWW) was founded by former investment banker Jim Luce in 1999 as a response to the global crisis facing orphaned children.
OIWW has established a network of locally incorporated homes to house and educate children orphaned and abandoned after the Tsunami in Sri Lanka and Indonesia, and the 2004 hurricane in Haiti.
OIWW provides aid to the world's most disadvantaged children with the donated services of 100 volunteers, on an annual budget of less than a $250,000 dollars. OIWW is associated with the United Nations Department of Public Information and is headquartered in New York City. OI America is a 501(c)(3) not for profit corporation.

Contact people:

Linda Stanley, Executive Director, (212) 755-7285, (email) Vanessa Kim, Marketing Director, (718) 551-5975, (email)

Address:

559 Main Street New York, NY 10044 (See a map)

Directions:

Take the F train to Roosevelt Island. Main Street is on the right once you leave the train station