Organization Details:

About Orphans International Worldwide: OIWW has established a network of legal, locally incorporated projects to house and educate children orphaned and abandoned after the 2004 Tsunami in Sri Lanka and Indonesia, and Hurricane Jeanne in Haiti. In 2009 OI is caring for AIDS affected orphans in Moshi, Tanzania. A project is Azua, Dominican Republic is starting in late 2009.

Description and/or History:
OI was founded by Jim Luce in 1999 as a direct response to the dire circumstances facing orphaned children. OI is a New York state incorporated 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation and is associated with the U.N. Department of Public Information. OIWW’s mission is to ensure the physical survival of the orphaned children we serve, to help them reach their potential, learn to appreciate diversity, and develop a capacity for leadership. Through a small-home & family centered approach, OIWW helps children in need become healthy, contributing members of their local communities and citizens of the world.

Contact person: Jim Luce, Chief Executive Officer, (212) 755-7550, (email)

Address:

540 Main Street #418 (buzzer 147) New York, NY 10044 (See a map)

Directions:

F train stop on Roosevelt Island   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: F train,   Walk distance (in minutes): 4