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8 people are interested
Help the neediest children in Latin America
ORGANIZATION: LATIN AMERICAN CHILDRENS FUND INC
Please visit the new page to apply.
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8 people are interested
LACF is looking for volunteers to help us accomplish our mission of providing much needed help to the neediest children and families in Central America. We are looking for caring, dedicated people to volunteer their time and help our board accomplish its mission of raising funds, developing strategy plans for assistance in Latin America, and helping our organization grow, so that we can help more children and families!
If you are interested, please contact us via email, through the link provided.
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About LATIN AMERICAN CHILDRENS FUND INC
Location:
3485 DENNY ST, PITTSBURGH, PA 15201, US
Mission Statement
The mission of the Latin American Children’s Fund is to provide food, clothing, shelter and education to, and promote the welfare of, children in Central America.
Description
Latin American Children's Fund was founded in 1988 by Florence Mediate, an American born in El Salvador, after she'd visited an orphanage in her native country and been horrified by what she saw. Upon returning to the United States, with the help of friends she was able to collect and deliver clothing, toys, linens, and much needed medical supplies to those in need.
While our goals remain the same as in 1988, our methods of helping children in Latin America have changed. As it became more difficult to secure donated air freight and shipping, our primary focused changed to collecting money and spending it wisely in the local economies of El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua. For example, instead of delivering blankets to children forced to sleep under leaky roofs, we find a local contractor who can fix the leaks and then provide money to buy new blankets. We currently work through organizations that have staff in country to accomplish our mission. Would you like to join our mission?
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
September 12, 2021
SKILLS
- Marketing Strategy & Planning
- Budgeting
- Bookkeeping
- Social Media / Blogging
- Fundraising
- Grant Writing / Research
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 22
- Attending 4-6 annual meetings (usually virtually), each meeting is 1-2 hours long. Also, time devoted monthly to planning and development (2 hrs. per month); sometimes attending farmer's market for selling of Quilling Cards.