Tuesday Morning- Meeting the Staff of FAR

I had an early morning opportunity to meet the Deputy Director and Coordinator of Continuing Medical Education at the Fund for Armenian Relief (FAR) Office in Yerevan. We had a wide-ranging discussion, and I learned about how an organization started in the wake of the 1988 earthquake has expanded its mission to include a spectrum of homeless populations, medical skills, and job training in economically challenged regions of the country that try to keep young professionals from flocking to the big cities in search of jobs. They are looking for industries interested in joint ventures to employ young and technologically savvy young people in this rurual locations. I shared my experience with the YSM Homeless Auction as an excellent vehicle to involve the YSMU community.