Worldwide Orphans
Worldwide Orphans
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About this organization
Mission
WWO helps transform the lives of vulnerable children, families, and communities through trauma-informed, evidence-based programming. We work to address the unique needs and strengths of children, families and communities in each country, adapting our early childhood education, skills development, and camp programs, to meet their identified needs.
About
Worldwide Orphans Foundation (Organization) is a not-for-profit organization founded and registered under the laws of the state of New York on September 11, 1997. In 2007, the organization also registered under the laws of the state of New Jersey. The organization was organized exclusively for charitable and education purposes. The mission of the organization is to transform the lives of orphans and vulnerable children and help them to become healthy, independent, productive members of their communities and the world. The organization believes that through play and engaging significant adults in the community, all children can become homegrown heroes. The organization served over 8,000 children and adults across six countries in 2018, including Bulgaria, Ethiopia, Haiti, Serbia, Vietnam and the United States. In Bulgaria, programs focus on early intervention for children living in government-run orphanages and community-based programs to support early childhood development. The organization's programs in Ethiopia focus on early intervention, psychosocial support, and positive youth development. The WWO preschool serves as a model of play-based learning for children ages 3-6 years. WWO also provides educational support for students from 1st grade through 10th grade, runs a girls youth club on the weekend and sport programming for over 400 boys and girls. WWO also cares for children living with HIV who are living in small group homes, have been reunified with surviving family members or have been reintegrated into the local community and are living independently and young adults. WWO remains committed to these children until they are able to complete their education and earn their own income. In Haiti, programs focus on integrating children who live in orphanages and those in the community through play programming. Early intervention toy library programs for children from birth to age 5 (and their caregivers) and afterschool programming for children from 6 to 16 years of age, combine to create opportunities for play, social connection, and educational support through tutoring. In Serbia, the organization supports a college assistance project for four young people to finish their schooling. Programs in Vietnam play a leading role in working with children living with, and affected by, HIV/AIDS in residential care facilities through pediatric HIV/AIDS care and psychosocial support projects. The organization also works in the community to provide psychosocial support projects for children and caregivers utilizing a case management approach and the establishment of family resource centers. The organization is also supported through the Orphan Ranger program, giving an opportunity for those interested to volunteer by donating their time and talent to support each of the country programs. In 2015, the organization began work in the United States, starting in Orange, New Jersey, in 2015 and expanding to Brooklyn in 2016. Both programs work with young children through the WWO toy library. In Orange, WWO also offers after school support and runs a Haitian girls club at the middle school. In Brooklyn, programming is based within PS307 school. Partnerships are key to the success of WWO in each of the countries we work in and include a mixture of government-level (Ministry of Education, Social Services), other non-profit organizations, schools and hospitals.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing reveals the mission of the non-profit as “To transform the lives orphans and vulnerable children through access to medical care, education and psychosocial support to help them become healthy, independent, productive members of their communities and the world. the organization believes that institutionalized children must be integrated into their own communities and cultures, and to that end, all of the organization's programs include orphans and children from the local areas.”.
When detailing its functions, they were listed as: “To transform the lives of orphans and vulnerable children through access to medical care, education and psychosocial support to help orphans and vulnerable children become healthy, independent, productive members of their communities and the world. the organization believes that institutionalized children must be integrated into their own communities and cultures, and to that end, all of the organization's programs include orphans and children from the local areas.”.
- According to the law, the state where the non-profit operates has been reported as NJ.
- The filing specifies that the non-profit's address in 2020 was 3 VOSE AVE, SOUTH ORANGE, NJ, 07079.
- As of 2020, the non-profit's form shows they have a total of 8 employees.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$305,200.
- The organization has 10 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1997.
- The organization pays $1,019,283 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $238,701 in fundraising expenses.
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