Abbott House 2021 Annual Report - Other - Page 20
- Helen Keller
Sticking with us during COVID by donating funds and PPE, sending well
wishes to frontline staff and by pivoting volunteer efforts to keep kids, adults
and families thriving. We really needed you, and you came through in big ways!
Supporting Fundraising Events like the Dave Wade Memorial Golf Outing and
the Loving Arms Gala, events that grow our capacity to meet the unique and
specialized needs of those in care.
Giving kids the tools to succeed by putting hundreds of notebooks, pens,
backpacks, and laptops into their hands so they can keep up with their peers
and become leaders of tomorrow.
Wrapping your arms around kids in foster care with coats, hats, gloves,
pajamas, and socks. They felt your love!
Helping us expand our weekly Art Program so even more children could
experience the therapeutic, healing activity of clay sculpting and pottery
painting.
THANK YOU FOR...
“Alone we can do so
little; together we can do
so much.“
Raising our capacity to provide hundreds of cultural, educational, life skills
and recreational activities for children and adults in care.
Giving a voice to adults with disabilities through advocacy workshops so
they may live independent, fulfulling lives.
Making the holidays a special time for kids, teens, and adults in care by
collecting and donating 1,500 toys, gift cards and wish list items.
Easing the burden of hunger by providing more than 300 families in care with
holiday meals.
Liking, sharing, and following us on social media! Join our growing
community of 3,768 online to stay up to date on what we’re up to and how you
can help.
A young girl in care with our Transitional Resources
for Children (TRC) Program observes chickens at
Hemlock Hill Farm in Cortlandt Manor during an
educational field trip coordinated by our friends at
Something Good in the World. Students toured the
farm with a Spanish-speaking guide and had a picnic
lunch.
Reminding children awaiting family reunification they matter by making
sure they have proper duffels and suitcases to travel with dignity.
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