Friends United Inc.

Friends United Inc. Friends United is an organization dedicated to supporting the teachers and students in Honduras. Want to help?

Friends United strives to support the teachers and students of Honduras by providing training opportunities and access to resources and materials. We are always in need of monetary donations for our many projects such as building/equipping resource centers, buying basic school supplies, buying books in Spanish, etc. To send a monetary donation, mail your check made out to "Friends United" to the f

ollowing address:

Friends United
PO Box 52
Independence, MO 64051

Monetary donations are tax-deductible, since we are a 501(c)(3) organization. If you have new or gently used items (school supplies/office supplies, etc.), please email Charlotte Ruoff at [email protected] for more information.

We are so proud of the work Elena Perez is doing to get our new office opened in San Pedro Sula. The office has come a l...
05/30/2026

We are so proud of the work Elena Perez is doing to get our new office opened in San Pedro Sula. The office has come a long way from when it was just an idea discussed with the Department of Education authorities of San Pedro Sula back in April. Elena has already been representing Friends United in different ways, but especially at a conference this week of those organizations who work to better education in Honduras Bravo, Elena! So excited to see you and the office in July!

Elena Pérez, our newest office manager, is cleaning, repairing, and preparing to paint our new Amigos Unidos Office for ...
05/21/2026

Elena Pérez, our newest office manager, is cleaning, repairing, and preparing to paint our new Amigos Unidos Office for San Pedro Sula.  I know she is excited to start working with teachers from that office, but she cannot be more excited than we are.!!
There is no buildings and grounds staff to prepare the rooms and get them cleaned and painted and repaired. This is done by the teacher. Bravo Elena and helpers!

Many thanks go to Rhonda Presler for arranging for us to pick up clothing left after South Crysler Restoration Branch ha...
05/09/2026

Many thanks go to Rhonda Presler for arranging for us to pick up clothing left after South Crysler Restoration Branch had their annual garage sale today. We filled about 50 trash bags with clothing for our annual Red Racks clothing fundraiser. It helped the church and helped us too! Thanks go to: Rhonda, Bennie Eubanks, Kirk Arnold, and Josh Baker for their muscles and trucks and car to load clothing and then unload it at the storage facility. Let us know if you do spring cleaning and need us to haul away clothing for you!

Strengthening education from the grassroots: The Departmental Directorate of Education of Atlántida, through the Amigos...
05/01/2026

Strengthening education from the grassroots:

The Departmental Directorate of Education of Atlántida, through the Amigos Unidos team, successfully develops the Workshop on Practical Strategies for Pre-basic in the municipality of Jutiapa.

Bravo, Jenny and Dilcia!

Bravo to La Ceiba Amigos Unidos team of Jenny Cruz and Dilcia Gomez! A training workshop on pedagogical strategies was ...
04/24/2026

Bravo to La Ceiba Amigos Unidos team of Jenny Cruz and Dilcia Gomez! A training workshop on pedagogical strategies was held today for community educators, in coordination with the organization Amigos Unidos. These educators are not actually teachers, but are paid by their city to teach pre K-kindergartners, where there is no actual kindergarten established by the government. . They are paid to do this by their city.

The training was given by the technical team of Amigos Unidos, providing innovative and practical tools that strengthen teaching competencies and contribute to the continuous improvement of teaching-learning processes. The focus was on practical and effective strategies for teaching both math and literacy skills to little ones.

While in Tela, Atlántida Honduras, it was a pleasure to see Suyapa Urbina, Amigos Unidos exbecaria and former manager of...
04/24/2026

While in Tela, Atlántida Honduras, it was a pleasure to see Suyapa Urbina, Amigos Unidos exbecaria and former manager of our Tela office. She is enjoying retirement and we wanted to recognize and officially congratulate her on her retirement. She is an exbecaria who not only has worked with teachers in our office, but found and helped train our newest office manager there, Kimberly Molina.  She informed us that she plans to continue working with teachers in a small town near Tela called Olanchito. We appreciate her commitment. It was a pleasure to recognize her retirement with this blanket and certificate and treat her to breakfast. 

Para nuestros amigos en Honduras, quiero compartir esta mensaje desde la hija de Carlota! Carlota está en hospital, per...
01/17/2026

Para nuestros amigos en Honduras, quiero compartir esta mensaje desde la hija de Carlota! Carlota está en hospital, pero está mejorando ahora. Ella tiene 90 años pero es una mujer con mucha determinación de pelear para buena salud. Por favor, diga a otras que ella necesita muchas oraciones de todos de sus amigos en Honduras. Gracias! 🙏🙏🙏🙏

Final update to this post. Mom is now in room 1081at NKC Hospital (Pavillion side)...On the road to recovery!

UPDATE 1/13/26
It has been an emotional journey, but we are happy to say mom is doing really well this morning! We really thought we were going to lose her Sunday night, but mom is doing her best to heal and overcome this. It is a lot on a 90 year old lady, but she is a trooper. She is still in the ICU at NKC Hospital, but there is a chance she will be moved out soon. Dad is doing good through this, but it is wearing him out. We are making him stay home and rest today. Thank you to everyone who has reached out with support. It is appreciated.

UPDATE ON MOM.. Charlotte Reece Ruoff . She is out of surgery. It was a long surgery. She had multiple clots in both legs. There was a risk she could lose a leg but prayers were answered! Thank you to everyone that reached out and/or prayed. It was and still is appreciated. She is now in the ICU for close monitoring.

prayers would be appreciated for my mom. she is headed to surgery for clot in groin and leg.

On Giving Tuesday, I hope you will consider supporting our work in Honduras with teachers and students. We empower teac...
12/02/2025

On Giving Tuesday, I hope you will consider supporting our work in Honduras with teachers and students. We empower teachers in Honduras by providing teaching strategies to help them and their students be more successful. We put books in the hands of students and encourage better reading and writing skills. You can support our efforts by donating to www.friendsuniteded.org. You can make a difference!

Be part of the excitement. Visit your Rotary club wherever you live. You might be surprised at what the group can accomp...
11/12/2025

Be part of the excitement. Visit your Rotary club wherever you live. You might be surprised at what the group can accomplish and how much fun they have doing it.

Thank you to all our supporters—in attendance at the banquet last night or from afar! Either way, with everyone’s help,...
11/09/2025

Thank you to all our supporters—in attendance at the banquet last night or from afar! Either way, with everyone’s help, it was a successful night. We are ready for another year of working with teachers in Honduras to help them with new and creative strategies to teach their little ones! Your support, from buying nuts to bidding in the silent auction to donating from home, it all supports our work for year 39 in Honduras. Gracias a todos!

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P. O. Box 52
Independence, MO
64051

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