Baltimore, MD July 2019 $10,000 granted to the Baltimore Zoo for their Teen Volunteer Program. This grant will be used to waive registration fees for Baltimore City teens from low-income households. This program is a competitive and rigorous summer service learning program for teenagers ages 14-17. Teens come to the Zoo four full days per…

Milford, CT August 2017 $7,000 granted to The Milford Food 2 Kids program in Milford, CT. This funding will support 20 student meals for the school year, which is from September 2017 – June 2018. (That is 5,000 pounds of food!) Milford Food 2 Kids was launched in February 2016 to help bridge the food…

Mineola, NY July 2017 $5,000 granted to Cancer Center For Kids at NYU Winthrop for the Music Therapy Program. The Music Therapy Program is offered free to pediatric patients and their families to help them deal with feelings, fears, and questions, it can help children develop and grow while they continue to battle a terrible…

Bridgeport, CT May 2017 $5,000 granted to Lifebridge Community Services Inc. (Bridgeport Child Advocacy Coalition) merged with LIFEBRIDGE which is located in Bridgeport, CT. This nonprofit organization has a long history of helping to improve the lives of children and families through research, education, advocacy, and mobilization. Bridgeport is a challenged city; Bridgeport’s 34,555 children…

Newark, NJ May 2017 $7,500 granted to Rafael Hernandez Elementary School in Newark, New Jersey. They have 769 students with a large bilingual and special needs population. Raphael Hernandez School is collaborating with Halls that Inspire, a nonprofit organization that paints murals with the children on the halls in their school. Inspirational messages and paintings…