Adopt-a-Program
Adopt-a-Program provides an opportunity for individuals and organizations to help support a specific OSF computer center or initiative. When you adopt a program, your donation is earmarked to that specific program.
Your sponsorship of $15,000 of an OSF computer center will fund a teacher’s salary, internet connectivity, classroom supplies and computer maintenance for a period of one year.
By adopting an OSF program for one or two years, you are making a commitment to support the education of several hundred students and directly impacting their lives. You will receive updates on the progress of the children and will have the opportunity to visit the center or communicate directly with the in-county program coordinators.
With your support, we can do so much more!
Featured Programs
The Asilo Primavera Program
México City, México
Asilo Primavera, established in 1908, provides shelter, housing, food, and education for more than 100 abandoned, impoverished, or parentless children, ranging in ages from 6 to 18 years old. Asilo Primavera’s goal is to integrate the children as responsible young adults into society by providing them with the necessary tools and support, such as school and regular computer classes.
How The Orphaned Starfish Foundation Helps
In 2002, OSF made an initial grant to Asilo Primavera to upgrade a computer center at the orphanage. The grant was utilized to purchase additional computers and printers, software, 180 books for computer learning, and other support items. In 2009, OSF provided funds to purchase ten new computers for the computer center. In addition, the foundation supports the program by paying for a teacher’s salary, internet connectivity and computer maintenance on a yearly basis.
The Orfanato Ninos de Cristo Program
La Romana, Dominican Republic
Founded in1993, Orfanato Ninos de Cristo is home to 145 orphaned and abandoned children. Its mission is to provide the children a safe home, a family environment, and education to prepare them for adulthood. In March of 2008, with the help of various donors, a vocational school building was completed with four classrooms. The goal is to give the children an opportunity to improve the overall quality of their education and to provide the older children with a vocation so they can leave the orphanage and start lives on their own.
How The Orphaned Starfish Foundation Helps
OSF provided a grant to equip the classrooms with approximately thirty new computers. The foundation supports the program by paying for a teacher’s salary, internet connectivity and computer maintenance on a yearly basis.
The Hogar San Francisco Program
Santiago, Chile
Hogar San Francisco, founded in 1889, is a home for battered girls in the poorer outskirts of Santiago, Chile. The home is dedicated to providing shelter, guidance, and education for sexually abused girls ranging from ages 4 to 18 years old. The girls are placed at Hogar by either one of their parents or by a recommendation from the judicial system of Chile. The girls attend classes at community schools but return to the home for psychiatric treatment, meals and to sleep.
How The Orphaned Starfish Foundation Helps
OSF provided an initial grant to build a computer center a the home’s library. Additional funds were provided for computer hardware and software upgrades. The foundation supports the program by paying for a teacher’s salary, internet connectivity and computer maintenance on a yearly basis.
If you are interested in supporting other OSF programs, please contact Sandra Mandell at smandell@orphanedstarfish.org.