The Children at The Carpenter’s House

Their faces are bright. Their spirits are high. Their stories are compelling.

When Pat and Linda Manfredi started The Carpenter’s House in 1978 with one baby, it was hard to imagine where this road would lead — and just how many children’s lives they would save.

The Carpenter’s House provides a safe refuge for children who come from orphanages in third-world countries, many of whom have experienced dismal poverty, near starvation or suffer from life-threatening medical conditions that cannot be adequately treated in their home country.

More than three decades later, 140 abandoned, displaced, underprivileged and medically needy children have experienced love and compassion at The Carpenter’s House. Today, Pat and Linda continue to serve as founders, directors, caretakers and — most importantly — Mom and Dad to all the children who call The Carpenter’s House “home.”