Good Neighbors USA

Cooking up delicious food this Memorial Day? Find out how to...

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:14:00 -0700

Cooking up delicious food this Memorial Day? Find out how to help families in Guatemala cook safely.

p.s. or better yet, travel to Guatemala with us and help these families in person!

Hope everyone has a wonderful Mother’s Day weekend! We...

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:41:02 -0700

Hope everyone has a wonderful Mother’s Day weekend!

We have so much respect for all of the mothers who do everything they can to provide for their children. If you’d like to help a mom in a developing country send her child to school, you can find a child to sponsor this weekend.

A glimpse into the slums of Haiti. Here, we drove through Cite...

Fri, 10 May 2013 13:46:48 -0700

A glimpse into the slums of Haiti. Here, we drove through Cite Soleil last week, where families live among rubble in homes made of little more than sheet metal. One of the videos we’re working on will focus on the living conditions of the people in Haiti and how we’re building new shelters for them. #HaitiFilmingTrip

Our videographer, Kylie Turley, filming inside a Good Neighbors...

Wed, 08 May 2013 15:49:00 -0700

Our videographer, Kylie Turley, filming inside a Good Neighbors school in Wharf Jeremie, Haiti last week. The footage is part of two documentary shorts we’re producing on a community of 300 children who will be available for sponsorship in June.

Learn more about our current child sponsorship program.

We sent a filming team to Haiti last week! We had a great time...

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:56:00 -0700

We sent a filming team to Haiti last week! We had a great time meeting the children and filming their stories, and can’t wait to share the videos with you soon. Until then, we’ll be sharing a few pictures each day from our trip…starting with this one, which was taken during our first visit to a school in Oranger, Haiti. Loved spending time with these bright, adorable kids.

Learn more about our organization.

Friday night was the opening of our Water For Life photo...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:50:39 -0700

Friday night was the opening of our Water For Life photo exhibit, featuring pictures from our November trip to Chad, Africa to build clean water wells! Pictured here: Our Program Coordinator Luigi, Managing Editor Celeste, and Fundraising Intern Sayuri having a great time working the event.

Learn more about how we’re bringing clean water to Africa.

Very excited to announce that we’re sending our Managing...

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:08:27 -0700

Very excited to announce that we’re sending our Managing Editor Celeste Hoang, Videographer Kylie Turley, and Photographer Mimi Yip out to Haiti this month to make two documentary shorts! They will be photographing and filming the stories of children and communities we’ll be supporting starting this summer. The team will be there from April 22-April 30 and we look forward to sharing updates with you during that time!

Learn more about Good Neighbors Haiti.

Our Dominican Republic office started medical exams for...

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:02:11 -0700

Our Dominican Republic office started medical exams for sponsored children this week! Doctors gave check-ups and made sure parents understood the importance of good hygiene for kids, such as brushing teeth and washing hands.

If you’re interested in sponsoring a child and providing him/her with healthcare and more, go here.

Got the travel bug? Come travel with us for a good cause! 1-week trips to Guatemala to build cookstoves for families. Click to learn more!

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:18:13 -0700

Got the travel bug? Come travel with us for a good cause! 1-week trips to Guatemala to build cookstoves for families. Click to learn more!:

We just love this beautiful video on child sponsorship, filmed...

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:20:25 -0700

We just love this beautiful video on child sponsorship, filmed by the talented Kylie Turley. Watch now to see how making a commitment of $35/month will change a child’s life in every way.

Then, find a child to sponsor here.

One of our most unique projects is building new cookstoves in...

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:32:47 -0700

One of our most unique projects is building new cookstoves in Guatemala. It makes an incredible difference: kids go to school instead of spending the day gathering wood, homes are smoke-free, and families can enjoy clean, healthy food.

Want to build one of these cookstoves? We’re sending a team of volunteers to Guatemala for a week this summer. Trips departing from LA and Washington, D.C.

Thanks to everyone who liked, shared, and donated to our Water...

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:02:54 -0700

Thanks to everyone who liked, shared, and donated to our Water For Life project in honor of UN-Water World Water Day Friday!

There’s still time to get involved! Learn how we build water wells that serve thousands for up to 21 years.

Tomorrow is UN-Water World Water Day! We’re celebrating by...

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:27:40 -0700

Tomorrow is UN-Water World Water Day! We’re celebrating by featuring our Water For Life project, which provides water wells to villages in Africa. You can help build a well for as little as $10! We track every donation and you’ll receive proof of a completed well once it’s built.

Give here.

Happy first day of Spring! Start this beautiful season off by...

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:08:55 -0700

Happy first day of Spring! Start this beautiful season off by helping send a child to school for $35/month. You’ll cover their tuition, lunchtime meals, books, and more. Find a child to support here.

We had a great time at our staff seminar last week! There were...

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:27:40 -0700

We had a great time at our staff seminar last week! There were presentations, discussions, and group brainstorming on how our non-profit could make an even bigger impact in the world. On Thursday, we met at the Fuller Guest Center in Pasadena, CA for a conference, enjoyed delicious tacos for lunch at Norma’s Tacos, and then topped the week off with a scavenger hunt on Friday. Some of the challenges included taking a reflection picture, walking a stranger’s dog, and piling into a small space. It was a great team-building day and a wonderful end to our staff seminar week!

unicef: Birth in a Refugee CampBabies are born almost every day...

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:27:16 -0800

unicef:

Birth in a Refugee Camp
Babies are born almost every day in Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan. Saqer, pictured with his older brother and sister, is one of them.

His mother did not want to leave Syria but the bombs forced her when she was 7 months pregnant. Now we’re helping her, and expectant mothers like her, cope. Learn how http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/jordan_68014.html

© UNICEF Jordan/2013/Masciarelli

SPOTLIGHT PHOTO: Doing homework after school at a Good Neighbors...

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:53:31 -0800

SPOTLIGHT PHOTO: Doing homework after school at a Good Neighbors computer center in Guatemala!

Help us send more kids to school.

NEW VIDEO: We went to Chad, Africa this past November and built...

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:26:24 -0800

NEW VIDEO: We went to Chad, Africa this past November and built our 124th clean water well in the region. That’s fresh, clean water to thousands of people in need.

Watch how we did it. Then, join us in the movement to bring clean water to thousands more.

SPOTLIGHT PHOTO: Students gather for class at a Good Neighbors...

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:14:12 -0800

SPOTLIGHT PHOTO: Students gather for class at a Good Neighbors school in Malawi.

Help send a child from Malawi to school for $35/month and you’ll cover his/her tuition, lunchtime meals, school supplies, and more.

Sponsor a child here.

Who’s already looking forward to summer? And who wants to...

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:02:29 -0800

Who’s already looking forward to summer? And who wants to spend it in Guatemala for a week?? We’re hosting a volunteer abroad program where you can travel AND help others.

All the info you need here.