IAM member Arpin International is helping displaced Ukrainian families rebuild their lives by funding home renovations through One Child Inc., a U.S. charity that runs a shelter in Ukraine called The Path Home for abused women and children.
An Arpin employee introduced the company to One Child in 2024, and the partnership has grown as more families lose their homes to the war. Expanding the shelter wasn’t cost-effective, so One Child began buying and renovating individual houses in a nearby village. Eleven houses have been purchased so far, and each family also receives a goat, chickens, and fruit trees.
“Every family who walks through the doors of their new home brings a unique story, and every home creates a new opportunity for us to make a difference,” said Karen Bannon, Arpin’s director of marketing and environmental, social, and governance and vice president of Arpin Strong. The projects have also become a training ground. Older local craftsmen are teaching boys plumbing, masonry, electrical work, and carpentry, skills that Jon Driscoll of One Child said they can “carry into their own homes and future jobs.”
The work is part of Arpin’s commitment to give back to the community, industry, and world “more than we take out.” Arpin Strong, the charitable organization founded by Arpin employees in 2013, has contributed more than $2.59 million to over 430 charitable organizations worldwide.
Source: Arpin International