After working under The NHF umbrella 501C “3” tax  ID   for ten years - under the program name The Ghazarian Foundation and then later The Paros Foundation we decided  to go on our own and establish our own 501C “3” Foundation under the leadership of a board that consisted of three lawyers and 4 business professionals. Paros “Lighthouse” Armenian Charitable Foundation USA was established in March 2009 as a California nonprofit public Corporation.

                         Our Workforce

The Foundation primary goal is to support Paros “Lighthouse” Foundation in Armenia

1. To find sponsors in the USA and around the world and provide them with the opportunity and vehicle to assist in support of the needy and fallen families in Armenia.
2. To maintain the school in Ptghounk village that was completely renovated in 2005. This school became known as one of the best kindergarten schools in the Armavir region. The Foundation feeds 63 children 3 meals a day; provides the children with toys, school supplies and gifts throughout the year.
3. To raise money for the staff in Armenia, all of whom provide necessary guidance and labor to sustain the Foundation.
4. Collect new or gently used clothing, new shoes and toys and ship them to Armenia.
5. Sponsor and pay for the surgeries of underprivileged children throughout Armenia
6. Collect electric and manual wheelchairs, walkers, and medical equipments and distribute throughout Armenia to the needy disabled.
7. To collect funds for the purchase of food products which we distribute to the poor in villages directly ourselves.

The Foundation moved into a new 13,000 square ft Complex in June of 2011. This complex houses the Foundation’s offices, doctors and dental offices to serve the needy at no charge.

We have a bridal gown room to give out free wedding gowns to the brides who qualify on condition to marry in church.
We have 10 rooms that safely house and feed neglected mothers with their newborns and pregnant women.
The Foundation also provides vocational counseling and training to empower women. The building has a large hall to use for educational seminars and instructional courses.
In this complex we have a storage warehouse where the clothes are bagged according to the lists that we receive from different Mayor’s offices in different regions. We travel the distances to distribute these bags to these certain families ourselves.We feed the elders nutritious food. We transport them from and to 5villages around Ptghounk.
We teach the women The Word of God. This Foundation was formed through God’s direction and nothing can be achieved without him.
We promote Group Christenings in churches.