FAR was founded in response to the 1988 Armenian earthquake by Dr. Edgar Housepian , Archbishop Torkom Manoogian , and Kevork Hovnanian . Headquartered in New York City , it also has offices in Armenia and in the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh Republic which is an internationally recognized part of Azerbaijan currently occupied by Armenian army . It has more than 180 employees . Its diverse programs include a Homeless Children 's Center , an Information Technology Center , educational scholarship programs , a Medical Education Program , soup kitchens , and senior centers
1988 Armenian earthquake
1988 Armenian earthquake
Fund for Armenian Relief