Welcome

Located between El Salvador and Nicaragua, Honduras is generally regarded as the poorest country in Central America with an extraordinary high percentage of its population deep in poverty due to an unequal distribution of income and massive unemployment. The desperate economy relies heavily on foreign aid and a narrow range of exports, notably bananas and coffee, making it vulnerable to natural disasters and shifts in commodity prices.

Under these extreme circumstances, are the orphaned children. Given up, abandoned, or the product of a situation that directly caused an early death of their parents the orphaned children number in the tens of thousands. Most attempt to subsist and fight to breath another day doing whatever possible to just live. Most children lose this fight and are unable to rise up and become whatever their innate talent should have allowed them to be.

Some children are saved. Some children find hope and The House of Friendship provides that hope. The House of Friendship provides a loving nurturing environment that allows the children under their loving care to become who they should be.

House of Friendship runs on private donations. We continue to receive the support of many kind people around the world, as well as the Knights of Malta. Our founder and director, Sister Tere Gonzales, of the School Sisters of Notre Dame, is assisted by a staff of local Honduran educators. She heads a local Board of Directors, comprised of businessmen, doctors, and government workers. The U.S. Board is headed by our founders, Patricia and Henry King of New Jersey. All are committed and caring people who have seen firsthand the debilitating effect this situation has had on the economy and national well-being of Honduras.

We seek support for our efforts to provide hope and opportunity to those who seek to help themselves.