Mission

THE HAPPINESS FOUNDATION SUPPORTS GLOBAL INITIATIVES THAT SERVE VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS. THROUGH PRAYERFUL PARTNERSHIPS WITH PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES, WE COME ALONGSIDE TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT, ACCOUNTABILITY, GUIDANCE AND SPIRITUAL ENCOURAGEMENT. OUR PROGRAMS PROVIDE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING VOCATIONAL TRAINING, UNIVERSITY EDUCATION AND LIFE SKILLS TO YOUNG ADULTS WHO GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL AND AGE OUT OF ORPHANAGES AND CHILDREN'S HOMES. HAPPINESS FOUNDATION SERVES VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN ECUADOR THROUGH 3 PROGRAMS: PUENTES - THE PUENTES PROGRAM OFFERS ASSISTANCE AND GUIDANCE TO YOUNG ADULTS TRANSITIONING OUT OF CHILDREN'S HOMES OR ORPHANAGES. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON HOUSING, HEALTHY MEALS, MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE, COUNSELING, UNIVERSITY EDUCATION, JOB TRAINING, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, MENTORSHIP, AND CONNECTIONS TO INTERNSHIPS. WE BELIEVE THAT WITH THESE RESOURCES AND A GROWING RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS, YOUNG ADULTS WHO HAVE GROWN UP IN ORPHANAGES OR INSTITUTI