20,000+
Children & Families Saved
14+
Years Of Community Impact
Freedom Loving Youth is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that has helped save and rebuild the lives of more than 20,000 children and families living in extreme poverty since 2012
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Somewhere in Armenia, an abandoned mother and her child are holding on to the little hope they have, waiting for someone like you.
Good People Change Lives
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All donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law
When you donate to FLY, you are not simply funding a program. You are giving HOPE to an abandoned mother who is on the brink of collapse, helping her rebuild her family, and giving her child the courage to dream.
"The joy on our children’s faces when food
and essential supplies arrive is beyond words,
a sacred reminder of why we do this work"
TO DONATE BY CHECK:
Make checks payable to Freedom Loving Youth
Mail to P.O. Box 9732 Glendale, CA 91226
Stay with us beyond today.
Become a Monthly member at any amount you choose.
Transparency Is Part of Who We Are
Our financial reports are public, clear, and available for anyone to review.
2023 Annual Report
2022 Annual Report
FLY Gala 2026 Tickets Are Now on Sale
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When FLY learned about Vanik and his mother, our team went to their home. We sat with them, listened to what they had survived, and asked what they needed most. FLY began sponsoring Vanik monthly, providing food, school support, care, and therapy to help him heal from what he endured and move toward the day when he can finally sleep without fear. But helping Vanik was only half the answer.We sat with Vanik’s mother and asked what she would do if she had the opportunity to support herself and her son. She wanted to become a beautician. Today, FLY is helping her receive the training she needs to find work, earn her own income, and build a secure life for them both. This is how FLY helps a family rebuild. We meet them in crisis, understand what they need today, and stay long enough to help them build a way forward. Vanik and his mother are just one of the thousands of families FLY has saved.
Meet Vanik
and his mom
For years, Vanik watched his father’s drinking turn into violence. Vanik’s mother was
beaten repeatedly, and Vanik was often beaten with a belt. Eventually, Vanik’s mother took her son and ran.
They escaped with almost nothing and found themselves living in a tiny metal container. The beatings had stopped, but the fear followed them. Vanik still wakes in the middle of the night trembling in his sleep, reliving the fear that his father is hurting him again.
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“My son and I were carrying too much pain, fear, and helplessness every single day. FLY brought light into our lives when everything had gone dark.”
- Vanik’s Mom
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First, we make sure the family can breathe again.
Food. Clothing. Heat. Hygiene. School supplies.
The essentials that cannot wait.
Then we sit with the mother and ask a different question:
“What would you do if someone finally gave you a chance?”
Maybe she wants to become a hairstylist.
A tailor. A beautician.
Maybe she has a skill that poverty never gave her the opportunity to use.
FLY helps her train, become certified and find work.
Because helping a family survive today matters.
Helping a broken mother stand on her own can change what happens to her children tomorrow.
We Built This Together
It is what 14 years of compassion, commitment, and generosity have made possible.
In Gyumri, Armenia, the FLY Humanitarian & Educational Center is becoming a place where thousands of children will learn, mothers will gain the skills to build careers, and families will move from crisis toward independence.
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Our Core Philosophy
We do not simply deliver a box and disappear. We stay. We rebuild alongside families, providing the long-term humanitarian support, education, and empowerment needed to move from immediate crisis toward stability and independence.
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