Category Archives: Non-Profit

Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc.

www.guidedog.org 371 East Jericho Turnpike Smithtown, NY 11787 Contact: Jaime McGrade, Community Fundraising/Events Manager jaime@guidedog.org, 631-930-9054 Since 1946, the Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc. has provided guide dogs free of charge to blind people who seek enhanced mobility and independence. Our students come to us from all over the United States and many foreign countries. Our trademark small classes and individualized instruction often attract students who may have special requirements. We have successfully trained hearing-impaired blind people as well as many physically challenged people. We are supported entirely by donations from generous individuals, corporations and foundations. We receive […]

Simon’s Heart

www.simonsfund.org P.O. Box 61, Lafayette Hill, PA 19444 Contact: Darren Sudman, darren@simonsfund.org 610 66-26948 In 2004, a little boy named Simon Sudman was born. He weighed almost seven pounds and had an APGAR score of eight and nine. He was 50% for weight and 25% for height. Every few hours, he’d finish a bottle (except for a four-hour stretch overnight). At seven weeks, Simon smiled for the first time. He died 47 days later. Simon Sudman seemed to be healthy and normal. However, his little heart had an unknown defect called Long QT Syndrome, an arrhythmia. His parents never heard of this condition. No […]

Fresh Artists

www.freshartists.org 3510 Scotts Lane, Suite 3014 Philadelphia, PA 19129 Contact: Barbara Chandler Allen, CEO, bcallen@freshartists.org, cell: 215-920-3317 or studio: 267-331-8614 Fresh Artists mission is to promote access for all children to the transformative self-expression of art making and philanthropy. We do this by engaging children as full partners in philanthropy, by widely exhibiting children’s’ artwork in highly visible and unexpected places and by providing art supplies and innovative art programs to children in severely under-resourced public schools. A mitzvah project or community service project to support Fresh Artists includes a Clothesline Art Sale. Clothesline Art Sales are self-guided service projects and fundraisers for […]

Yashar LaChayal

https://www.yasharlachayal.org P.O. Box 69 Adumim, Israel Friends of Yashar LaChayal, 49 Meadow Lane, Lawrence, NY 11559 Contact: Lisa Weinsoff, Project Coordinator lisa@yasharlachayal.org 954-633-5268 Yashar LaChayal is dedicated to assisting soldiers in the Israel Defense forces by providing goods and services when they are necessary, quickly and efficiently. Ongoing campaigns assist the families of needy IDF soldiers and provide Lone Soldiers in the IDF with assistance and support. Volunteer teams in Israel visit injured soldiers, and funds are raised in order to assist them as they recover from their injuries. In the autumn, Yashar LaChayal raises money to purchase winterwear for […]

Gift of Life Family House

Gift of Life Family House 401 Callowhill Street Phila, PA 19123 Contact: Sara Cohen, Development Coordinator, scohen@giftoflifefamilyhouse.org 267-546-9800 Gift of Life Family House serves as a “home away from home” for transplant patients and their families by providing temporary, affordable lodging, meals and supportive services to those who travel to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for transplant-related care. Gift of Life Family House is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization. Here’s what you can do for a mitzvah project or high school service project: Have a Staff/Student Dress Down Day: Everyone loves an excuse to wear jeans or hats! Have staff, faculty or students […]

Rodney Street Tennis

Rodney Street Tennis 1101 N. Market Street Wilmington, DE 19801 Contact: Tina Tharp, Managing Director 302 256-0235 tinatharp@comcast.net Founded in 1979, the Rodney Street Tennis & Tutoring Association, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization operating in Wilmington and New Castle County, DE, builds lives through tennis and education for at-risk inner-city boys and girls opportunities for children in the Great Wilmington Region to reach their full potential on and off the tennis court. The lessons learned from this program go far beyond tennis. RSTTA combines academics, athletics, nutrition, and civic responsibility to encourage the development of a child from a […]

PeacePlayers International

PeacePlayers International 1200 New Hampshire Ave. NW, Suite 875 Washington, D.C. 20036 Contact: Adam Hirsch ahirsch@peaceplayersintl.org 202-408-5111 PeacePlayers International uses the game of basketball to unite, educate and inspire young people in divided communities, based on the premise that children who play together can learn how to live together. (PPI’s affiliate in Israel and the West Bank, PeacePlayers International- Middle East, promotes peaceful coexistence among Arab and Jewish young people in the region and provides positive extracurricular outlets for those from disadvantaged communities.) Children who play together can learn to live together. That’s the idea behind PeacePlayers International, a nonprofit organization that uses basketball […]

Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation

Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation 3601 S. Broad St. Philadelphia, PA 19148 Contact: Maria Leonetti, Finance & Development Manager mleonetti@esyhf.org 215 952-4196 The mission of the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation (ESYHF) is to use the sport of hockey to help educate young people to succeed in the game of life. Snider Hockey is a cutting edge program that uses the sport of hockey coupled with a rigorous off-ice life skills curriculum and supplemental educational services to build character and academic skills for high-risk inner-city boys and girls from Philadelphia and Camden, NJ. The foundation provides full equipment, ice time […]

Legacy Youth Tennis and Education Center

Legacy Youth Tennis and Education Center 4842 Ridge Ave., Phila., PA 19129 Contact: Ben Hirsh, Coordinator of Youth Leadership and Volunteer engagement, 215 487-9555, bhirsh@ashetennis.org The mission of the Legacy Youth Tennis and Education Center, inspired by the life of Arthur Ashe, is to create meaningful opportunities for a diverse cross-section of young people, especially those from under-resourced families and communities, to achieve success as individuals and as active, responsible citizens. We attain this mission through innovative tennis, education, life skills, and leadership development programming in neighborhoods throughout the Philadelphia area and at our state-of-the-art Legacy Youth Tennis and Education Center. There is a wide […]

Woods Services

Woods Services Rts. 413 & 213 Langhorne, PA 19047 Contact: Debra Marker, dmarker@woods.org 215 750-4214 Woods Services supports children and adults with disabilities or challenges to achieve their highest potential and independence through innovative and individualized approaches that promote learning and personal fulfillment. The Volunteer Program at Woods Services for community service and mitzvah projects aims to provide a mutually beneficial experience for both the client and the volunteer. In other words, the purpose is to create an experience that is worthwhile and advantageous to all parties involved. Volunteers are essential to Woods Services. Those who spend time with our clients […]

The Mitzvah Bowl

Category Archives: Non-Profit

Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc.

Yashar LaChayal

Rodney Street Tennis

PeacePlayers International

Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation

Legacy Youth Tennis and Education Center

Woods Services

The Mitzvah Bowl