SOAR’s 2025 Christmas Campaign ensures that every child SOAR supports will have a Christmas to remember.
THANK YOU TO ALL OUR SUPPORTERS,
EVERY FACILITY AND FAMILY HAS BEEN SPONSORED AND WILL HAVE A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER!
ARMENIA
Ada Keshishyants Center for Children with Disabilities
$1,000
SPONSORED
Children’s Home of Gyumri
$500
SPONSORED
Dzorak Care Center
$500
SPONSORED
Kharberd Orphanage
$500
SPONSORED
Mari Izmirlyan
$300
SPONSORED
Nakashian Children’s Support Center (formerly Mer Hooys)
$500
SPONSORED
Orran
$400
SPONSORED
Our Lady of Armenia Center (Gyumri)
$1,500
SPONSORED
Our Lady of Armenia Center (Kanaker)
$500
SPONSORED
Our Lady of Armenia Educational Center (Tashir)
$600
SPONSORED
Prkutyun
$400
SPONSORED
Shirak Marz Child and Family Support Center
$500
SPONSORED
Sisters of Charity (Bethlehem)
$650
SPONSORED
Sisters of Charity (Spitak)
$500
SPONSORED
All 3 SOAR Transitional Centers (1 in Gyumri, 2 in Yerevan) and volunteers
$1,500
SPONSORED
SOLENA Day Care Center
$300
SPONSORED
SOS Children’s Village (Idjevan)
$500
SPONSORED
SOS Children’s Village (Kotayk) – Children from Gavar are residing here as well
$700
SPONSORED
Warm Hearth 3rd Village
$350
SPONSORED
Warm Hearth Arinj
$350
SPONSORED
Warm Hearth Jermik Ankyun Geghanist
$350
SPONSORED
Yerevan Ajapnyak Community Children’s Social Care Center
$400
SPONSORED
Yerevan’s Children Home (formerly Nork Orphanage)
$300
SPONSORED
Yerevan Special School Number 11 (Nubarashen)
$350
SPONSORED
LEBANON
Armenian Evangelical Boarding School
$1,500
SPONSORED
Birds’ Nest Orphanage
$1,000
SPONSORED
FAMILIES
Help us give our unsponsored families a Christmas to remember.
You can sponsor a family Christmas for only $250.
DISPLACED ARTSAKH FAMILIES
Family information
The family was displaced from their home in Artsakh September 2023 losing their private house and their own livestock farm.
After being deported to Armenia, the grandmother, who was ill with cancer, passed away. The family currently lives in Vanadzor. With state funds they received for forcibly displaced families, they purchased a home. The house has 4 rooms, partially renovated. The utilities are sufficient, including a heating system, but the cost of heating is expensive, so the family is planning to heat the house with a wood stove in the winter. At the moment, they have a problem with acquiring firewood.
There are three children in the family, Manvel (DOB 5/20/2011), Boris (DOB 7/31/2013), and Artyom (DOB 7/11/2024). Boris has a developmental disorder, including mental and psychological challenges and is non-verbal. He is under the supervision of the ADA center. In June 2025 Boris underwent a Personal Functional Assessment, which determined that he has a severe functional limitation of 71%, primarily due to mental health issues.
SPONSORED
Family information
The family was forcibly displaced from Artsakh September 2023. They we unable to bring anything with them including clothing. They have 3 children living with them, Sergey (DOB 9/20/2010), Ofelia (DOB 7/20/2021), Gor (DOB 12/25/2014). Marina is pregnant and has heart problems, including arrythmia and blood pressure fluctuations. Davit recently found employment working as a cashier in a grocery store.
SPONSORED
Family information
Irina and her husband divorced in 2021. In 2023, Irina and her four children, Arman (DOB 12/18/2007), Arame (DOB 4/4/2010), Anahit (DOB 3/31/2012), and Ariana (DOB 4/23/2017) were forcibly displaced from their home in Artsakh leaving everything behind.
Irina had a difficult childhood. She lived with her parents and sister in Artsakh, lost her parents at the age of 5, and ended up on the streets. After some time, her grandmother found them and took them in. She has attended drawing and computer courses and possesses drawing skills. In Artsakh, she worked in a bakery and later as a cleaner in a restaurant. Now Irina is employed, but her work is not permanent; she works two days a week as a cleaner in a restaurant.
Arman has been diagnosed with an intellectual disability. He attended school up until the 7th grade. Arame has a 4th degree hearing impairment and Irina is waiting on information from the community administration to get him enrolled in special classes.
SPONSORED
FALLEN SOLDIER FAMILIES
Family information
Armen served for 26 years in the military and held the rank of lieutenant colonel. During the 2020 44-day war he was on a business trip to the United States. Upon learning of the war, he voluntarily returned and went to Artsakh to defend his homeland. Armen gave his life on October 10, 2020 while serving.
He leaves behind his wife, Naire, and his son, Avet (DOB 5/25/2016). Naire and Avet have been living in Yerevan with Naire’s mother and her brother’s family. There are seven people in a 2-room apartment and Naire and Avet have been sharing the balcony space. Naire wants to move out and get their own apartment.
SPONSORED
Family information
Levon gave his life while serving in the 44-Day Artsakh War. He leaves behind his wife, Hasmik, his son Khoren (DOB 10/13/2018), and his daughter Gohar (DOB 6/29/2020). The family is currently living in a rented apartment in Vanadzor along with Hasmik’s mother.
This past July, Hasmik was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. She has undergone surgery to have the tumor removed, but she now need to undergo iodine therapy. The government does not cover the cost of this therapy.
SPONSORED
SERVICES TO CHILDREN IN THEIR OWN HOMES (SCOH)
Family information
Davit, now 5, lives with his mother, Satenik, both his grandparents, his sister Mariam (DOB 4/8/2018), his brother Gevorg and his family (wife Ruzanna and son Artur).
Davit’s father died of cancer in September 2024. After his death, the family’s problems have increased dramatically. Currently, Davit’s brother Gevorg is the only one working in the family, but he was recently diagnosed with nasal cancer. Davit and Mariam both need psychological counseling