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Peace, Love and Soccer

Hannah, Emma and Noah Raise Over $6,000 for SFP (Soccer For Peace)! Hannah, Emma, and Noah Sharp knew they wanted to make their B’nai Mitzvah project special. The three siblings were excited to have the chance to celebrate this special occasion together, and wanted to use the occasion as an opportunity to make a difference in the world. They decided to organize an amazing soccer tournament to benefit Soccer for Peace. More than 130 players competed in the tournament; boys and girls of all ages worked together and had great fun on the field. Amazingly, Hannah, Emma and Noah Sharp raised […]

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Homeless Bus

Homelessbus.org 24 Pepper Road Towaco, New Jersey 07082 Contact:  Anna Landgrebe, (973) 886-6844 homelessbusinc@gmail.com Thanks to the generosity of local businesses, organizations and individuals, Homeless Bus heads into New York City every Saturday night, providing quick and easy simple food options, warm socks and personal sized toiletries to homeless individuals on the streets of New York City. Just about anyone can donate to help Homeless Bus. The following groups or individuals are encouraged to hold drives, collections and fundraisers to help us: •Individuals •Families and friends •Civic Organizations •Religious Organizations •Public and Private Schools •Small Businesses •Corporations Items To Donate […]

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SCOPE

SCOPE Summer Camp Opportunities Promote Education 108 West 39th St., 15th Floor,  New York, New York 10018 Contact:  Rachael Hochberg, Associate Director (212) 627-4097 rachael@scopeusa.org Summer Camp Opportunities Promote Education, Inc. (SCOPE), an independent, nonprofit organization, has provided camp scholarships for more than 20,000 children from low-income communities since 1991. Each year, hundreds of children receive the benefits of summer camp through SCOPE from funds raised from foundation and corporate partners, individual gifts, and fundraising events. SCOPE’S mission is to provide children in need the edge to succeed in life through the summer camp experience.  We accomplish this by funding […]

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Family-to-Family

Family-to-Family, Inc. 6 Circle Dr. Hastings on Hudson, NY 10706 Contact:  Pam Koner, 914-478-0756, pkoner@family-to-family.org Family-to-Family, Inc. is a grassroots nonprofit 501(c)(3) hunger and poverty relief organization dedicated to providing food, personal hygiene products and other basic life essentials to American families struggling with the challenges of poverty. By connecting donors one-to-one with specific families in need, Family-to-Family’s mission is to bring a large and seemingly intractable problem – poverty – into personal focus, making proactive, attainable results possible…one family at a time. Our kid’s projects provide children with hands-on giving experiences, concrete forms of giving. These projects are intended to embed […]

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