Category Archives: Families

People’s Emergency Center

People’s Emergency Center 325 N 39th St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 Contact:  Meredith Pollock, Volunteer Coordinator, mpollock@pec-cares.org, (215) 382-7523 or (267) 777-5829 People’s Emergency Center (PEC) nurtures families, strengthens neighborhoods, and drives change. We are committed to increasing equity and opportunity throughout our entire community. We provide comprehensive supportive services to homeless women and their children, revitalize our West Philadelphia neighborhood, and advocate for social justice. PEC primarily serves homeless families consisting of single mothers and their young children. Many of these families are headed by young mothers with little or no work experience and some history of personal or familial trauma. The […]

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New Eyes

New-Eyes.org 549 Millburn Ave., Short Hills, NJ 07078 Contact:  Sally Golding, Volunteer Manager 973-376-4903 sgolding@new-eyes.org Our mission is to improve the vision and lives of adults and children who are in need by purchasing new prescription eyeglasses in the U.S. and redistributing donated eyeglasses in developing countries.  New Eyes empowers children and adults in the United States and overseas with the improved vision they need to pursue a better quality of life for themselves and their communities. 11 million people in the United States struggle with uncorrected vision and have no resources to buy eyeglasses. Uncorrected vision problems can seriously affect a […]

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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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National Parkinson Foundation

www.parkinson.org 200 SE 1st Street, Suite #800, Miami, FL 33131 contact@parkinson.org,  1.800.4PD.INFO (1.800.473.4636) Today, more than four million people around the world suffer from Parkinson’s disease. The disease is chronic and progressive, with symptoms ranging from tremor, stiffness, rigidity, and pain to speech and swallowing, memory loss and depression. Because of the complexity of this disease, patients and their families, as well as physicians and health care professionals, need access to the most effective care and treatment information available. That is why the National Parkinson Foundation (NPF) works every day to improve the quality of Parkinson’s care through research, education and outreach. We believe by […]

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Victor Center for the Prevention of Jewish Genetic Diseases at Einstein Medical Center

https://www.victorcenters.org/ Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia 5501 Old York Road Levy 2 West Philadelphia, PA 1914 Contact:  Dr. Adele Schneider, MD GACMG Medical Director Victor Center;  Director, Clinical Genetics Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, 877.401.1093, stonejos@einstein.edu The Victor Center offers accessible genetic counseling and screenings. On a national level, we work in partnership with healthcare professionals, clergy and the community to create awareness  and organize screenings for the 19 preventable diseases for which 1 in 4 Ashkenazi Jews is a carrier. Our mission is to help ensure the birth of healthy children. The national office of the Victor Center is located in Philadelphia with […]

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Sunday Suppers

Sunday Suppers 2950 Memphis St, Philadelphia, PA 19134 Contact: Linda Samost, director  linda@sundaysuppersphilly.org, 215-223-2220  ext.100 Sunday Suppers’ (SS) mission is to strengthen the health and well-being of families through the transformative power of family meals.  SS is an inventive program that addresses and then reaches beyond food access by reintroducing the family meal which, with related support, has been shown to strengthen families in deep and lasting ways.  Coaching is provided so that once families gain access to healthy food they can prepare delicious and nutritious meals to share around their dinner table.   SS helps families make enduring lifestyle changes including […]

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The Baby Bureau

thebabybureau.org 1209 Spring Avenue, Fort Washington, PA Contact:  Fran Wasserman, Founder & Director fran@thebabybureau.org 215-688-0538 The Baby Bureau is  a volunteer non profit organization dedicated to helping underserved moms by providing “Baby Bundles” of clothing for the newborn baby after delivery in the hospital.  The “Baby Bundles” are distributed by community social service providers that determine the need.  Each “Baby Bundle” is wrapped in donated blankets or quilts and contains at least 25 seasonally appropriate outfits, onesies, sleepers, bibs, baby shoes, hat, book and new rattle.  The baby clothes are either gently used or new. The Baby Bureau believes in Recycle, Reuse, Regive, the love…the need […]

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Gia Nicole Angel Foundation

Gia Nicole Angel Foundation 146 Golden Drive, Dresher, PA  19025 Contact: Amy Corson-Nadell, President artcarte@aol.com, 215 429-9996 The Gia Nicole Angel Foundation is a non-profit organization which provides assistance to low income families with a special needs’ child.  The foundation was inspired by a young lady named Gia who was born with Spina Bifida and is now 21 years old.  Gia was given a 3% chance of survival at birth and fought her way to life, becoming an “angel” of sorts.  Our annual bowling benefit is our primary means of raising funds for our grant recipients.  This event enables us to assist many families by purchasing […]

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Mitzvah Circle Foundation

Mitzvah Circle Foundation 1561 Gehman Road, Harleysville, PA 19438 Contact:   Fran Held, Founder and Executive Director, 484-897-0414,  info@mitzvahcircle.org Mitzvah Circle is a non-profit organization that provides support, hope and dignity to individuals and families during times of crisis, poverty, homelessness and serious illness. We assist people who have fallen through the cracks, removing barriers to meaningful help and resources. We provide individualized support such as clothing, school supplies, diapers, household items, food and referrals. We respond without discrimination—fulfilling basic human needs with compassion, to truly make a difference for people who are walking along life’s edge. Bar mitzvah and bat mitzvah […]

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One Warm Coat

One Warm Coat 2443 Fillmore St, #380-5363 San Francisco, California 94115-1814, (877) 663-9276 Contact: Carolyn Hawk, arolyn@onewarmcoat.org One Warm Coat’s mission is simple: One Warm Coat’s mission is to provide free coats to children and adults in need while promoting volunteerism and environmental sustainability. Partner with One Warm Coat to hold a coat drive or to donate your gently used coats to an on-going coat drive. Holding a coat drive is a fun, engaging (and free) way for students of all ages to make a real difference in their communities. Coat drives can be easily adapted to allow for social […]

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