Community Centers in Tijuana Help Strengthen Families

Community Centers in Tijuana Help Strengthen Families

February 15, 2024

Unity 4 Orphans’ Mexico Team continues to grow in scope and vision, expanding to support families through community centers that provide hope and healing to keep them together. Our team, in the United States and internationally, believes that a family is the best line of defense for a child, and how God designed children to …

Annual Impact Report: U4O By the Numbers

Annual Impact Report: U4O By the Numbers

February 8, 2024

Unity 4 Orphans’ Annual Impact Report shows how 1,697 children received support through education, counseling, nutrition, play, and shelter in 2023, a number soon to be surpassed in 2024! In the history of our organization, 2023 was full of more challenges and changes, and yet we experienced more growth than any year before. We’re excited …

GIVE LOVE to Vulnerable Children in El Salvador

GIVE LOVE to Vulnerable Children in El Salvador

February 1, 2024

Headed into 2024 Unity 4 Orphans is excited to be expanding our program Education 4 Change to help vulnerable children in a new country: El Salvador! Last year our nonprofit, our in-country partners, and the children we serve across Latin America experienced tremendous growth. We’re using that momentum to extend our holistic approach to El …

Meet the Team: Dan Gossett

Meet the Team: Dan Gossett

January 24, 2024

Unity 4 Orphans is excited to welcome Operations and Finance Director Dan Gossett, who will help oversee our program partners, events, and data. Dan joining our headquarters team is also a homecoming, as he took part in building U4O in the early days, and he’s the perfect addition to our growing organization and 3-person leadership …

Popoyo Partnership in Nicaragua Brings Hope Through ESL and Counseling

Popoyo Partnership in Nicaragua Brings Hope Through ESL and Counseling

January 19, 2024

Unity 4 Orphans is excited to announce a new partnership in Popoyo, Nicaragua which will provide ESL education, counseling, and holistic support to vulnerable children. Our well-established ESL program in Miramar, Nicaragua continues to change the lives of vulnerable kids in the area, with 42 students currently enrolled and a handful of them graduating in …

New Management Team Structure Enables Growth

New Management Team Structure Enables Growth

January 15, 2024

Unity 4 Orphans is pleased to announce a new full-time headquarters team member who will oversee operations and finances, helping us grow even more robust in 2024 and bring transformation to more vulnerable children than ever before. Our organization has been steadily growing for the past few years and 2023 was the biggest yet, with …

Giving Season Thank You & Happy New Year

Giving Season Thank You & Happy New Year

January 5, 2024

Thanks to our generous community, Unity 4 Orphans expanded to support over 1,700 children in 5 countries in 2023 and experienced our most successful Giving Season to date! From all of us on the U4O Headquarters Team and our in-country partners, we wish everyone who contributed to our organization in 2023 a heartfelt thank you …

U4O’s Top 5 Moments of 2023

U4O’s Top 5 Moments of 2023

December 29, 2023

Unity 4 Orphans is so thankful for all of the ways our partnerships and programs have expanded in 2023 to bring transformation to orphaned and vulnerable children. We are positioned to change more lives than ever in the new year! We’re humbled and grateful to everyone who helped our organization grow in 2023 and look …

Play 4 Change: Transformation Stories from Panama

Play 4 Change: Transformation Stories from Panama

December 20, 2023

Unity 4 Orphans’ program Play 4 Change is giving children in dangerous inner city Panama a place to belong, keeping them off the streets and helping them see their potential. Our end-of-year blog series features transformative stories from 5 different locations, each highlighting a separate program: Education 4 Change, Healing 4 Change, Nutrition 4 Change, …

Shelter 4 Change: Transformation Stories from Ecuador

Shelter 4 Change: Transformation Stories from Ecuador

December 14, 2023

Unity 4 Orphans’ latest Shelter 4 Change project, a Learning Center in Ecuador, will provide a dignified, safe place for local impoverished children to receive tutoring and holistic support. Our end-of-year blog series features transformative stories from 5 different locations, each highlighting a separate program: Education 4 Change, Healing 4 Change, Nutrition 4 Change, Play …

Nutrition 4 Change: Transformation Stories from Nicaragua

Nutrition 4 Change: Transformation Stories from Nicaragua

December 7, 2023

Giving Season stories continue with Unity 4 Orphans’ program Nutrition 4 Change and how it’s making a difference in the lives of children in Nicaragua experiencing extreme poverty and food insecurity. Our end-of-year blog series features transformative stories from 5 different locations, each highlighting a separate program: Education 4 Change, Healing 4 Change, Nutrition 4 …

Healing 4 Change: Transformation Stories from Mexico

Healing 4 Change: Transformation Stories from Mexico

November 30, 2023

Unity 4 Orphans continues Giving Season Stories with our second program highlight! Healing 4 Change is helping children and staff at our partner orphanages in Tijuana through counseling and emotional support. Our end-of-year blog series features transformative stories from 5 different locations, each highlighting a separate program: Education 4 Change, Healing 4 Change, Nutrition 4 …

Education 4 Change: Transformation Stories from Miramar, Nicaragua

Education 4 Change: Transformation Stories from Miramar, Nicaragua

November 17, 2023

Unity 4 Orphans kicks off Giving Season with the first of five stories on how our holistic programs are helping vulnerable children. Today we’re talking about Education 4 Change in Nicaragua. Our end-of-year blog series features transformative stories from 5 different locations, each highlighting a separate program: Education 4 Change, Healing 4 Change, Nutrition 4 …

Special Education Teacher Helps Vulnerable Children Gain Knowledge and Confidence

Special Education Teacher Helps Vulnerable Children Gain Knowledge and Confidence

November 13, 2023

Special Education Teacher Helps Vulnerable Children Gain Knowledge and Confidence Unity 4 Orphans’ special needs teacher in Mexico devotes her time and talent to helping children who have experienced abandonment and abuse overcome learning barriers and realize their value. This year our Mexico team has grown substantially, unified by program director Marco and his wife …

U4O Team Unites for a Shared Purpose and Vision

U4O Team Unites for a Shared Purpose and Vision

October 30, 2023

U4O Team Unites for a Shared Purpose and Vision Each year the Unity 4 Orphans team gathers to fellowship, celebrate recent developments, and share our visions for the future of the organization and the children we serve.  The U4O team has grown in number of members and the number of countries represented, and thanks to …

5 Easy Ways to Help Vulnerable Children this Giving Season

5 Easy Ways to Help Vulnerable Children this Giving Season

October 13, 2023

As we approach Giving Season, Unity 4 Orphans offers many easy ways for individuals, families, friends, and coworkers to help orphaned and vulnerable children. It’s been an exciting year for our organization with the expansion of our holistic programs into more countries than ever. We’re excited to see what we can do together in the …

Surfing for a Cause: Unity 4 Orphans’ 4th Annual Wave-A-Thon

Surfing for a Cause: Unity 4 Orphans’ 4th Annual Wave-A-Thon

October 5, 2023

Unity 4 Orphans’ 4th annual Wave-A-Thon fundraiser in San Diego was a success thanks to 41 surfers and boogie boarders, our awesome volunteers, and our dedicated community. On Saturday, September 30 we held our classic San Diego fundraiser, the Wave-A-Thon, for the fourth year in a row. Gathered at our usual spot at the end …

Wave-A-Thon to Raise Funds for Vulnerable Children in Panama and Nicaragua

Wave-A-Thon to Raise Funds for Vulnerable Children in Panama and Nicaragua

September 28, 2023

Unity 4 Orphans expands holistic programs to support poor and vulnerable children through education and nutrition in Panama and Nicaragua, where 30% of children live in poverty. Our upcoming Wave-A-Thon, now in its 4th year, has a solid track record of raising money to help children affected by poverty and often abandonment and abuse. In …

Healing 4 Change: Uniting Teams Across Latin America for Vulnerable Children

Healing 4 Change: Uniting Teams Across Latin America for Vulnerable Children

September 22, 2023

Worldwide, it is estimated that 1 in 6 children are living in poverty, which has increased due to economic fallout from the pandemic and is steadily rising. U4O is transforming more vulnerable children’s lives than ever before, and a crucial aspect of our holistic support model is our program Healing 4 Change.  Unity 4 Orphans …

Children in Ecuador Vulnerable to Extreme Poverty and Crime

Children in Ecuador Vulnerable to Extreme Poverty and Crime

September 14, 2023

Take a firsthand look at the challenges of children we serve in Ecuador as told by a Unity 4 Orphans volunteer who visited a few locations where lives are being transformed through education and counseling. We began partnering with the nonprofit Dame Tu Mano in Ecuador a year ago, and together we are changing the …

3rd Graders Hold 3rd Annual Lemonade Stand for Orphaned Children

3rd Graders Hold 3rd Annual Lemonade Stand for Orphaned Children

September 7, 2023

Two young girls in San Diego held a lemonade stand to fundraise for orphaned and vulnerable children served by Unity 4 Orphans for the third year in a row. Proving that you’re never too young to make a difference in the lives of those less fortunate, 8-year-olds Aashi and Aanya held a lemonade stand for …

See You at the Beach for U4O’s 4th Annual Wave-A-Thon!

See You at the Beach for U4O’s 4th Annual Wave-A-Thon!

August 24, 2023

Unity 4 Orphans’ 4th annual Wave-A-Thon is coming up soon and it’s our favorite fundraiser of summer, where we raise money to help vulnerable children in Latin America through education and holistic care. Surf for a Cause at Unity 4 Orphans’ Wave-A-Thon Our organization and our community continue to bless the children we serve with …

Meet the Team: Caitlin Snyder

Meet the Team: Caitlin Snyder

August 17, 2023

Unity 4 Orphans welcomes a new engagement director to strengthen our current partnerships and relationships, as well as extend a hand to future partners who align with our vision.       Not only is our reach expanding to help vulnerable children in more locations across the globe, but our team also reflects our growing …

Unity 4 Orphans Now Supporting Vulnerable Children in 5 Countries!

Unity 4 Orphans Now Supporting Vulnerable Children in 5 Countries!

August 8, 2023

Orphaned and vulnerable children across Latin America are receiving nutrition, education, and counseling services with Unity 4 Orphans’ robust holistic programs. If you’ve been following U4O on social media, our monthly newsletter, or anywhere else, you know that our programs to serve the underserved children of the world continue to grow and expand. We continue …

Hope and a Helping Hand for Poor Children in Ecuador

Hope and a Helping Hand for Poor Children in Ecuador

July 18, 2023

Unity 4 Orphans joins forces with Dame Tu Mano, providing vulnerable children in Ecuador with education and holistic support to help them succeed in school and break the cycle of poverty. U4O shared the exciting news of our expansion into Ecuador last summer, and since then has launched an ESL program where over 50 kids …

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