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Sweet Dreams for Kids

sweetdreamsforkids.org 2624 Quentin Ave South, St Louis Park, Minnesota 55416 Contact: Wendy Berezovsky (952) 926-1818 wendy@sweetdreamsforkids.org Sweet Dreams for Kids is a nonprofit organization that donates new pajamas to kids in the hospital. We started Sweet Dreams for Kids after our youngest child, Chaya Dalya, who is now 10, was born with cancer. She is our walking miracle and inspires people every single day. We feel cute, cozy, and comfortable pajamas help take the “ICK” out of being SICK. We want to bring smiles to kids in the hospital, and bring a little feeling of home when they have to […]

10 Ways to Keep your Teen Busy this Summer

Looking for something for your 12 year old + child to do this summer. There are numerous tween and teen volunteer opportunities abound. No need to look any further than right here! 1. The Mitzvah Bowl Hundreds of organizations are listed with mitzvah and community service projects for children of all ages. 2. Teen Life Thousands of enrichment opportunities for teens are here. 3. Contact your local library. Many offer teen volunteer programs. 4. VolunTEEN Nation Older teens and college students search here from a wide variety of organizations. 5. Mothers’ helpers and babysitters are needed by many families with […]

Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House

Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House 3925 Chestnut Street, Phila., PA 19104, 100 E. Erie Ave, Phila., PA 19134 Contact: Linda Parry, Director of Volunteers, 215 387 8406 x404, Lori-Anne Miller, Volunteer Assistant, 215 291-0907 x 449 lori-anne@philarmh.org Do a chapter search to find us in your local area at https://www.rmhc.org/ The Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House provides a home away from home for families with critically ill children receiving treatment at Philadelphia area hospitals. On-site opportunities include: Weekend breakfast-cook, serve, and clean up a hearty breakfast with other volunteers, baking crew-bake tasty treats for the families, drop them off, and tour the house, […]

Hope for Henry Foundation

Hope for Henry Foundation P.O. Box 39133 Washington, D.C. 20016 Contact: Laurie Strongin, Founder and Executive Director & Julie Bender, Program Director 202 277-2710 Hope for Henry (HFH) improves the lives of children with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses by providing carefully chosen gifts and specially-designed programs to entertain, and promote comfort, care, and recovery. HFH brings smiles and laughter, hope and magic into the lives of these children and their families. HFH was founded in 2003 to honor the legacy of Henry Strongin Goldberg, a Washington, DC resident who died at age seven of a rare, fatal disease. Since […]