Baltimore Zoo

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…

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Milford Food 2 Kids

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…

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Lifebridge Community Services Inc.

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…

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Rafael Hernandez Elementary School

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…

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Be a Hero

When you think of a hero who do you think of? Spiderman? Superman? A parent? A friend? Not all heroes wear capes. Heroes aren’t necessarily those saving the city or rescuing someone from a burning building. Heroes are the everyday people among us who have made our lives better. At PFP | The Family Security…

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Why Half Birthdays Are Important

Who doesn’t love a celebration? Birthdays are too fun to only celebrate once per year, so why not celebrate twice…on your half birthday! You may be thinking to yourself, why would I do that? Well for starters, your birthday could fall on an unfortunate day of the year, say a major holiday. If your birthday…

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