Charities We Support
All funds raised by the Inspire Children Foundation directly support nonprofit projects that prevent and resolve early childhood traumatic stress caused by adversity. Our goal is to inspire bright futures for children faced with adverse life experiences such as poverty, maltreatment and loss. The following charitable organizations are some of the Inspire Children Foundation’s grant recipients.
Funding Recipients
Our first grant recipient was Jenkintown Day Nursery, a nonprofit early learning center in Jenkintown, PA, that has been providing care for children from low-income families since 1903. Their programs help to promote independence, self esteem, positive attitudes and readiness skills by exposing children to a wide variety of activities that enhance social, emotional, physical and cognitive growth.
The mission of Action Against Hunger, a humanitarian aid organization, is to eliminate hunger worldwide. Acute malnutrition afflicts 75 million children a year. One powerfully effective tool in the prevention and treatment of malnutrition is a nutrient dense ready-to-use-food (RUF) known as "Plumpynut." $50.00 provides 45 days of "Plumpynut" as a life-saving treatment for a sick child.
Life is Good Kids Foundation Playmaker Program strives to mitigate the damaging effects that poverty, violence and trauma have on developing children. Their nonprofit Playmaker Program equips teachers and childcare providers with the know-how and resources to help kids overcome trauma and build resilience through the power of play. Inspire Children Foundation sponsored the first Philadelphia Playmaker Program.
Save the Children is working to create positive, lasting change for disadvantaged children in the United States and 41 other nations. Our donations provided aid to families who were victims of the devastating January 2010 earthquake in Haiti and March 2011 crisis in Japan.
The Nurse-Family Partnership is an evidence based community health program that helps transform the lives of first-time low income parents and their children. Vulnerable mothers pregnant with their first child are partnered with a registered nurse who provides regular home visits until their children reach age two. Benefits of this partnership include healthier pregnancy outcomes, improved child development and increased self-sufficiency.
Giving Tree Families is a nonprofit group that plants the seeds of charitable giving in children. Children and families come together to complete creative hands-on projects that they later deliver to a variety of recipients. Some of the “Working Hands Projects” include Peace & Smiles Boxes for hospitalized pediatric patients and Back-to-School Backpacks filled with supplies for homeless and low-income children. A donation from the Inspire Children Foundation was used to purchase supplies for these inspired giving projects.
The Red Cross House provides transitional housing and support services for survivors of fires and other disasters. Inspire Children Foundation made a grant to support disaster recovery for children and families residing at the Red Cross House. Our contribution will fund activities for kids, such as play therapy and expressive arts, to help renew their joy and support emotional healing.
One Simple Wish makes small miracles happen for foster children and vulnerable families. They post personal requests on behalf of deserving, and often invisible, children and families so that donors can grant specific wishes.
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