Charities

Blessings in a Backpack
“Feeding the Future of America”

Blessings in a Backpack is a program designed to help meet the nutritional needs of children and families over the weekends.  It was implemented after teachers noticed that children at their schools, who were on free or reduced fee lunch programs, would return to school on Mondays tired, hungry and sluggish because there was little or no food for them to eat at home on the weekends.  A backpack is sent home each Friday, with a qualifying student, filled with food and returned on Monday to be refilled for the following Friday.

With the help of concerned community leaders, philanthropic and business partners, and caring citizens like you, Blessings in a Backpack has become a driving force against childhood hunger in the United States.

{To learn more about Blessings in a Backpack please visit their website}

 

Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund

The Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund was established as a non-medical resource center that provides advocacy, education, information, and financial assistance for needs not covered by health insurance to families caring for terminally, critically, and chronically ill, severely disabled, or seriously injured children.

The Fund assists families living or receiving care for their children in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, or Delaware.  Now in its 35th year, the Fund has assisted more than 20,000 families.

{To learn more about the Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund please visit their website}