Good Food and Times

On November 23, 2013, Umbrella Initiatives celebrated Thanksgiving at El Meson Restaurant in Support of the Backpack Project.  Though a brutally cold evening complete with snow flurries, the tasty food and the warm atmosphere help to make the night a great success.  The night was filled with Peruvian music, food and information about Umbrella’s Backpack Project.  The evening’s hostess Norma […]

Umbrella highlighted in the Paper

On Friday, November 15, 2013,  Yenny Delgado, Executive Director of Umbrella Initiatives Foundation, was interviewed in the Spanish Language newspaper El Tiempo Latino.  The weekly paper is a vital part of the Latino community in the Washington, DC area and to be publicized is a great accomplishment for the foundation. Through this article we hope to share with the larger […]

Have Fun and Help Umbrella

Recently Jeanette and her roommate Daphne from Winston Salem hosted a party/fundraiser in support of Umbrella Initiatives and the Backpack Project.  Read below about their experience: Jeanette’s Involvement I first became involved with the work of Umbrella Initiatives in early 2010 and since then I have learned a lot about the work and what that the organization does for impoverished children […]