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The '''Fund for Armenian Relief (FAR)''' is a [[humanitarian organization]] in the [[United States]]. It provides short-term emergency relief and long-term programs focusing on child protection, economic development, education, health care, and social services.

FAR was founded in response to the [[1988 Armenian earthquake]] by Dr. [[Edgar Housepian]], Archbishop [[Torkom Manoogian]], and [[Kevork Hovnanian]].<ref>https://farusa.org/tag/in-memoriam-dr-edgar-housepian/ {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mirrorspectator.com/2015/03/12/in-memory-of-dr-edgar-housepian/|title = In Memory of Dr. Edgar Housepian|date = 12 March 2015}}</ref> Headquartered in [[New York City]], it also has offices in [[Armenia]] and in the  [[Nagorno-Karabakh Republic]] . It has more than 180 employees. Its diverse programs include a Homeless Children's Center, an Information Technology Center, educational scholarship programs, a Medical Education Program, soup kitchens, and senior centers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://farusa.org/faqs/ |title=FAQs {{!}} FAR |website=Fund for Armenian Relief |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419132050/http://farusa.org/faqs/ |archive-date=2016-04-19 |access-date=2019-07-25 }}</ref>

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[[Category:International development agencies]]
[[Category:Armenia–United States relations]]
[[Category:1988 establishments in the United States]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 1988]]
[[Category:Soviet Union–United States relations]]