Arms of Love International

About us

The mission of the registered charity NGO "Arms of Love" is to give abandoned and abused children in Nicaragua and the Philippines a home, a family, and a future, with the hope that they will become the leaders of tomorrow in their communities and churches.
The first step, towards what would become Arms of Love International, was a short-term mission trip with a volunteer team from the Vineyard Christian Fellowship of San Jose, California in 1998. The relationships built on that trip enabled us to establish the children’s home in Nicaragua, and in April 2000 we took in our first 8 children. The Arms of Love Children’s Home in the Philippines began receiving children in January 2001.

In 2013, our mission expanded in both countries, and now also focuses on helping vulnerable children in our local neighborhoods who are highly susceptible to illness, hunger, lack of education, trafficking and exploitation due to extreme poverty.

What We Do
At Arms of Love, we provide a home and a loving family for children who desperately need a safe place to live and grow. Additionally our young adults have the access and opportunity to change the legacies of their families through higher education … and we are empowering vulnerable local families so our communities are healthier and stronger.

Programs
• Residential Care Program: Arms of Love has established residential homes for abandoned, abused, and orphaned children in Jinotepe, Nicaragua, and on the island of Bohol in the Philippines. Our homes provide children with a home, a family, and a future. Our kids not only receive food and shelter, but also comprehensive care like education and healthcare, while living in a family environment with house parent couples. In addition, we intentionally accept sibling groups whenever possible in order to maintain any biological family bonds.
• Independent Living Program: Basically, our Independent Living Program picks up where our Residential Care Program leaves off. For those who want to continue their education, Arms of Love offers grants and scholarships that share the cost of tuition, books, lodging, and food. Students are mentored through this process, and the program teaches students to be responsible young adults through part-time employment, budget training, and discovering what it means to make their faith their own.
• Community Development Program: In 2013, we opened our “arms of love” a little wider to come alongside families who are struggling and vulnerable. Our goal is to prevent families from needing to make desperate decisions, by providing supplemental programs and care that focus on meeting their most essential needs, and thus strengthening the family, and the community overall.

Jess Mora is the Executive Director of Arms of Love International.

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