Unity 4 Orphans’ Leadership Changes in 2025

Unity 4 Orphans’ Leadership Changes in 2025

February 11, 2025

Unity 4 Orphans has seen many child transformations as well as internal changes in the past year and we’re shifting our focus to reinforcing our commitment in our areas of highest impact. This year U4O is celebrating fifteen years of fighting for vulnerable children and we’re getting back to basics. Our focus on education and …

4 Children Whose Lives Were Transformed by U4O in 2024!

4 Children Whose Lives Were Transformed by U4O in 2024!

January 9, 2025

We’re so thankful for everyone who came alongside Unity 4 Orphans in 2024, helping to transform the lives of over 1,500 vulnerable children! Meet four amazing kids whose futures will be brighter thanks to the support they received. Last year brought challenges and triumphs, the latter in the incredible growth of our in-country partner network …

Orphanages and Community Centers in Tijuana Transform Lives

Orphanages and Community Centers in Tijuana Transform Lives

December 26, 2024

Unity 4 Orphans’ Mexico team embodies our heart for children at orphanages and community centers throughout Tijuana, giving hope to struggling families and showing God’s love. We partner with community centers and orphanages where our Mexico staff regularly see lives being transformed through U4O’s holistic program set. The orphaned and vulnerable children we serve carry …

U4O’s Multi-Layered Approach

U4O’s Multi-Layered Approach

December 20, 2024

Unity 4 Orphans’ multi-layered approach aims to meet holistic needs and transform the lives of orphaned and vulnerable children throughout five countries in Latin America. We believe the first step in helping children is to ensure that their basic needs are met and raise them out of the poverty mindset. Our hope for each of …

EOY Transformation Stories: Emily in El Salvador

EOY Transformation Stories: Emily in El Salvador

December 13, 2024

We’re pleased to introduce a dedicated student in El Salvador who’s learning English as a second language and visualizing a brighter future through education and holistic care. This Giving Season we’re featuring children who embody our vision of what can happen when we provide and supplement the resources necessary for them to thrive. Our goal …

EOY Transformation Stories: Joshua from Panama

EOY Transformation Stories: Joshua from Panama

December 5, 2024

Unity 4 Orphans introduces an exceptional boy from our Saturday program in Panama, where children find belonging, learn to overcome trauma and receive counseling and tutoring. Every Saturday vulnerable children gather at Juntos Podemos, which has been fostering self-confidence and hope for the future in Panama City for seventeen years. The staff also open their …

U4O Welcomes 3 New Board Members!

U4O Welcomes 3 New Board Members!

November 27, 2024

Unity 4 Orphans welcomes three new board members dedicated to helping vulnerable children throughout Latin America break cycles of abandonment, abuse, and generational poverty. We’re excited to introduce three amazing individuals who have joined our team and share our vision for the children we serve! As U4O continues to experience rapid growth in our programs, …

Healing 4 Change: Why U4O Values Counseling

Healing 4 Change: Why U4O Values Counseling

November 21, 2024

Through Healing 4 Change, Unity 4 Orphans provides counseling to help vulnerable children build self-esteem, process trauma, and learn healthy communication skills to guide them to brighter futures. The children we serve throughout Latin America have experienced realities no child should ever have to experience, which is why we highly value counseling. Education helps them …

Investing in the Lives of Vulnerable Children This Giving Season

Investing in the Lives of Vulnerable Children This Giving Season

November 14, 2024

Unity 4 Orphans’ fourteen-year track record of helping orphaned and vulnerable children thrive shows the incredible transformation that can occur when their holistic needs are met. When children lack access to resources necessary to thrive, their lives are defined by insecurity and scarcity. By meeting their educational, emotional, and physical needs they can begin to …

How U4O Helps Vulnerable Children Overcome Their Circumstances

How U4O Helps Vulnerable Children Overcome Their Circumstances

November 7, 2024

Unity 4 Orphans’ holistic set of programs helps vulnerable children in Latin America overcome challenges and heal from the trauma that may keep them stuck in the cycle of poverty. Children in all five countries where we serve face daily dangers and difficulties like abuse in their homes, food insecurity, insufficient education, and violence in …

Children in El Salvador Learn ESL and Gain Self-Confidence

Children in El Salvador Learn ESL and Gain Self-Confidence

October 31, 2024

Earlier this year Unity 4 Orphans expanded to El Salvador and our dedicated in-country partners are already seeing tremendous growth in the vulnerable children enrolled in the Saturday program. Through our holistic approach to education, Salvadoran children are learning English as a second language and receiving compassion and support. Salvadoran Children Living in Poverty Need …

Popoyo Update: ESL Program Gives Vulnerable Children Hope

Popoyo Update: ESL Program Gives Vulnerable Children Hope

October 25, 2024

Unity 4 Orphans’ English as a Second Language program in Popoyo, Nicaragua is helping children living in poverty through education and holistic support. We announced the opening of ESL classes for local children near Popoyo earlier this year. This program continues to grow and give more children the chance to rise above the difficult and …

Art 4 Change: An Evening of Art and Storytelling

Art 4 Change: An Evening of Art and Storytelling

October 17, 2024

Unity 4 Orphans is excited to partner with Gallery Blu for an evening of art and storytelling on November 2 in support of vulnerable children across Latin America. We’re excited to announce that tickets are available for U4O’s first-ever art gallery fundraiser! Artist and Gallery Owner Ethan Blu is hosting a special event to raise …

Fun in the Sun at U4O’s Wave-A-Thon and Beach Bash

Fun in the Sun at U4O’s Wave-A-Thon and Beach Bash

October 10, 2024

Unity 4 Orphans held the 5th Annual Wave-A-Thon and Beach Bash to benefit the vulnerable children supported by our holistic programs throughout Latin America. On Saturday, September 28, team members, surfers, and sponsors gathered in Pacific Beach for our annual fundraising event that embodies the San Diego spirit. We enjoyed a day of fun in …

Panama Update: Counselors Help Children Process Trauma

Panama Update: Counselors Help Children Process Trauma

October 3, 2024

Unity 4 Orphans’ programs in Panama keep growing, helping vulnerable children keep up in school and complete their education, and giving them a place to belong. Our partners at Juntos Podemos in Curundu, Panama City have been running a Saturday program for local children for 17 years. Their dedication to kids living in poverty and …

Announcing U4O’s New Transformation Partner Program!

Announcing U4O’s New Transformation Partner Program!

September 27, 2024

Unity 4 Orphans launches a new Transformation Partner Program to encourage connections between supporters, in-country partners, and the vulnerable children we serve together! Unity 4 Orphans continues to deepen our investment in our program partners and expand our reach to new communities in Latin America while simultaneously upholding our core values. Through it all, one …

Why U4O Values English as a Second Language (ESL)

Why U4O Values English as a Second Language (ESL)

September 20, 2024

A cornerstone of Unity 4 Orphans’ Education 4 Change program is teaching English as a second language, which can help our students open doors to better job opportunities. English is the international language and ESL creates opportunities for children living in poverty throughout Latin America. Our first ESL program began eight years ago in Miramar, …

Education 4 Change Expands to Masaya, Nicaragua!

Education 4 Change Expands to Masaya, Nicaragua!

September 13, 2024

Unity 4 Orphans’ partners in Masaya, Nicaragua have been serving vulnerable children by providing vital nutrition and are now offering education programming! We’re excited to announce the expansion of our Nutrition 4 Change program in Masaya, which feeds local children living in extreme poverty. Through our dedicated partners at Jesus is the Way, we’ve begun …

Unity 4 Orphans: What We Believe

Unity 4 Orphans: What We Believe

September 4, 2024

Unity 4 Orphans is called to care for orphaned and vulnerable children by providing education, counseling, and nutrition and preventing orphanhood by strengthening families. For many of the children we serve in Latin America, the grip of multidimensional poverty seems too strong to break. As a result, they may end up dropping out of school, …

 Celebrating 1 Year of Serving in Montanita, Ecuador!

 Celebrating 1 Year of Serving in Montanita, Ecuador!

August 29, 2024

One year ago Unity 4 Orphans opened an English as a second language program for vulnerable children in Montanita, Ecuador. Lives are being transformed through education and holistic support! We’re celebrating God’s faithfulness and the dedication of our partner in Montanita, Ecuador over the past year. We have several metrics by which to measure the …

See You at U4O’s Wave-A-Thon and Beach Bash on September 28!

See You at U4O’s Wave-A-Thon and Beach Bash on September 28!

August 23, 2024

Join Unity 4 Orphans on September 28 at our Wave-A-Thon and Beach Bash fundraiser where supporters of all ages can raise money and hit the waves or cheer from the beach for a great cause! This year is our 5th annual Wave-A-Thon and it’s a classic San Diego event with fun, sun, and fellowship in …

Eight Years of Serving in Miramar, Nicaragua

Eight Years of Serving in Miramar, Nicaragua

August 16, 2024

Unity 4 Orphans’ Education 4 Change program in Nicaragua has grown tremendously in the past year, opening a new location and strengthening our flagship ESL program in Miramar. We’ve been emphasizing the importance of our partner network throughout Latin America as it continues to expand. For the past eight years, our partner Lai has been …

Leadership Transition Announcement

Leadership Transition Announcement

August 7, 2024

Unity 4 Orphans continues to grow, consistently welcoming more vulnerable children and in-country partners, and is experiencing a leadership transition to continue serving our expanding network. U4O has been through many challenges and changes in our fourteen-year history. Through it all God is faithful. Our focus remains on helping as many of the one billion …

Where Do U4O’s Programs Operate?

Where Do U4O’s Programs Operate?

August 2, 2024

Unity 4 Orphans’ vast partner network provides not only educational, emotional, and spiritual support but also physical spaces for vulnerable children to learn and grow. As US students begin to return to school, we recognize how vital clean, safe learning spaces are for the children we serve throughout Latin America. Shelter 4 Change was established …

Qualcomm Grant Provides Chromebooks to Vulnerable Children in Tijuana, Mexico

Qualcomm Grant Provides Chromebooks to Vulnerable Children in Tijuana, Mexico

July 26, 2024

Unity 4 Orphans is thrilled to announce that we received a grant from Qualcomm, enabling us to purchase Chromebooks for the children we serve in Mexico! Qualcomm, which stands for “QUALity COMMunications,” is a company headquartered in San Diego committed to the spirit of invention and innovation. Since 1985 they have helped drive improvements in …

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