We more than doubled our National Foster Care Awareness Month Second Annual Pack A Backpack Drive goal and collected 210 backpacks (duffel bags and knapsacks) filled with personal hygiene items to teen males in foster homes, group homes, and homeless shelters during the months of May and June 2013. (Our goal was 80.)
The backpacks were donated to eight organizations:
- Child and Family Services Administration
- Prince George’s County Department of Social Services Independent Living Program
- Howard County Department of Social Services
- Hearts & Homes For Youth
- DC Family and Youth Initiative
- Aunt Hattie’s Place
- Maryland Foster Youth Resource Center
- A Step Closer Foundation
We are grateful to our generous donors. THANK YOU:
- Mike Lotocki and All Pro Team Sports
- Saint Francis Academy
- Watkins Hornets Youth Association
- Mervo Mustangs Football Booster Club, Inc
- Baltimore Stallions
- Prince George’s Community College student organizations
- Carolyn and Arthur Harris
- Julie Coulter
- Sharon Lucasi
- Lillian Fassett
- Kim Gilmore
- Veleta Holloway
- Chonya Davis-Johnson and derf
- Florida Avenue Baptist Church Men’s Ministry
- Barbara Morrison
- Nicki and JaMai Sanders
A special THANK YOU to our Ambassadors:
- Jannie McNeil-Hayes of Coalition on of Adoption Programs
- Andrea Bryant and Paulett McIntosh of Prince George’s Community College
- Christine Haley-Thomas and Serena Hargraves of Watkins Hornets Youth Association
Nicki Sanders, MSW, Chief Visionary Officer
The Teen Toolbox utilizes youth portfolio development and civic engagement and academic empowerment strategies to help teens set goals for life after high school and create a road map to reach those goals through its PACKAGED FOR SUCCESS™ Programs. We are committed to supporting and raising awareness about the needs and potential of teenagers in the foster care system.
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