OSA CURRENT NEWS

OSA Documentary Film in Production

OSA is producing a first-of-its-kind documentary film on Orphans of Violence in America. Directed by multiple-Emmy award winning filmmaker Nelson Breen, this film will raise awareness about people in America who've lost their parent/s suddenly to homicide, suicide, accident and/or disaster. Recipients of OSA scholarships, their caregivers, mental health care experts and other orphan care advocates will be featured in this film which will hopefully air to a national audience in the millions. A mini-documentary will be viewable on our website in 2009 and will distributed to orphan care professionals.

OSA encourages Parentless Parents to participate in important survey

If you have lost BOTH parents and are a parent yourself, please participate in an important survey located on the homepage of the Parentless Parents website: www.parentlessparents.com.

First OSA academic scholarship recipient to graduate in Spring 2009

Jennifer Headlee of Chandler, AZ will graduate from Ottawa University in Phoenix AZ this April. She has earned her B.A. in Early Childhood Education and aspires to use her degree to earn a teaching position. Jennifer's father died when she was a toddler and her mother committed suicide in her teens. OSA provided Jennifer with a full two-year scholarship to complete her junior and senior years in college. Congratulations Jennifer!

OSA Completes Groundbreaking Research Assessment

OSA has recently completed the most comprehensive research assessment into the state of parentless children and youth in America. Mental health experts, foster care activists, adoptive parents, orphans and more have been interviewed. Statistics have been compiled. This study is available by contacting OSA.

Click here to view OSA's Research Assessment

Parentless Parents Groups Forming Throughout U.S.

Support groups are forming to discuss the challenges of raising children when your own parents have died. Inspired by Allison Gilbert's recent book release, Always Too Soon, please visit the PARENTLESS PARENTS site www.parentlessparents.com

OSA selected by Addae as Charity Benefactor

Addae, a Philadelphia-based special event/PR company hosted Girls Gone Shopping 2007 on Sunday May 20, 2007. Thanks Addae for helping to raise money and awareness for OSA. Event photos and other information can be found at www.addaeonline.com

OSA Founder Honored by Dan Brody Photography

For information, please see www.danbrodyphotography.com/heroes.htm