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HomeFront NJ

HomeFrontNJ.org 1800 Princeton Ave., Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 Contact:  Judy Long, Development Director 609-989-9417, judyl@homefrontnj.org HomeFront’s mission is to end homelessness in Central New Jersey by harnessing the caring, resources and expertise of the community. In the U.S., an astonishing 1.7 million children are homeless. That is one out of every 45 children in our community. We lessen the immediate pain of homelessness and help families become self-sufficient. We work to give our clients the skills and opportunities to ensure adequate incomes, and we work to increase the availability of adequate, affordable housing. We help homeless families advocate for themselves individually and collectively. […]

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Art Show Raises Funds for Art Supplies

My name is Carter Sussman and I am a 7th grade student at Sandy Run Middle School, Upper Dublin, PA. For my Bar Mitzvah Project I have been working with an organization called Fresh Artists, a non-profit dedicated to bringing art supplies into schools which are impoverished and lacking supplies.  I collected art from every grade level — Kindergarten through 12th grade from three Upper Dublin Schools. I also acquired art from family members, my mother’s work friends and from children across the country. The collection of artwork was displayed for a week at Nave Frozen Yogurt, Maple Glen, PA. On […]

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The Colored Pencil Project

The Colored Pencil Project P.O. Box 171269 Boston, MA 02117 Contact: Director (and founder) Hannah Richards info@thecoloredpencilproject.org The Colored Pencil Project was created to increase the access of art supplies to children in developing countries by distribuiting art supplies, specifically colored pencils and paper, and providing art currriculum to children in various orphanages, schools and rural villages. Art is extremely important developmentally for children. The Colored Pencil Project believes that art is the perfect way for chlldren to communicate their experiences, fears, and most importantly, their dreams. By bringing the dreams belonging to these children back to the United States, in […]

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A Student’s Clothesline Art Sale Benefits Even More Students

For Raquel Dunoff’s mitzvah project she will be having a clothesline art sale to benefit Fresh Artists. Fresh Artists provides art supplies and art programs to inner city schools with little-to-no art budget. The art sale will be held at Whitemarsh Township Day on April 28th, 2012 form noon til 5. It is open to the community and we welcome you to come. There are two ways that you can help with Raquel’s project. First, is to donate children’s art for the sale. We are collecting both ceramics and paintings/drawings. There is a drop box for art in the lobby […]

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