November 2019
www.aliceskids.org
Alice's Kids On The Road
In October, our Executive Director, Ron Fitzsimmons, embarked on a 7 day road trip through Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee and Virginia. He met with potential funders while increasing our referral network.
Ron meets with a group from Abilene, Texas to discuss generating referrals.
In Memphis, Tennessee Ron was the Keynote Speaker at a Communities In Schools regional conference.
ORGANIZATIONAL NEWS
For the month of October we spent $14,050 on 221 children.
Our once a year appeal is being mailed out soon. Included in the packet is a graph depicting our tremendous growth this year!
This school district in Cherry Hill, NJ approved a policy to prohibit students from going to school dances, including prom, until their lunch debt is paid. Alice's Kids is offering to pay the fees for these children. Alice's Kids is now in 32 states! We've just served several kids in Nebraska!
Giant Chooses Alice's Kids! Giant Foods in Kingstowne shopping center in Virginia recently selected us as the “benefiting non-profit in the Giant Food Community Bag Program” for the month of November. Whenever someone buys a reusable bag at that Giant, Alice’s Kids will get $1, which will benefit kids and the environment!
This Case Touched Our Hearts: Thanks Patton Oswalt!
Several years ago, a woman was Alice's Kids celebrity supporter Patton incarcerated in Prince George’s County Oswalt (and his wife Michelle and and she gave birth to a son while in jail. daughter Alice) continues to support The child was raised by a relative. our work. Recently, the woman was released just before her son’s 5th birthday. She had never had the chance to celebrate his birthday and had no resources. One of the social workers at the prison contacted us to see if we could help. We issued them a gift card to Splash Down Water Park for the birthday party. Below is the birthday card the social worker gave to the woman with the gift card in them. Needless to say, they had a wonderful day at the park.
In October Alice's Kids Made It Possible For These kids to get:
• A school sweater for 12 year old boy whose mother is currently too ill to work
• Custom water bottles and beanies for middle school cross country team
• A skateboard for 15 year old young lady with mental health concerns
• A cot for 17 year old young man who is currently living in a tent at his grandmother’s house
• HS Pom Team dues and uniform essentials for 15 year old young lady who lives with her single mother and two siblings in Shelter House housing after fleeing domestic violence situation
• School uniform bottoms, movie tickets, and Dave and Busters cards for three brothers whose home was destroyed as result of gunshots. The youngest boy, age 7, was struck and severely injured by the gunfire. He has multiple surgeries and more to come and brothers are all traumatized from the experience
• Fee for after-school program for twin 7 year old boys so they can participate in comic book illustration class. Family is struggling to make ends meet and cannot afford any extras
• Laptop for 17 year old young lady to complete homework and projects. Student is currently staying at different friends’ houses as father is experiencing financial hardship and often sleeps in his car
• School uniform sweaters and winter coats, hats, mittens and socks for 5 year old boy and his 7 year old sister. The children are currently living with grandmother who recently gained physical custody after their mother left unexpectedly. Grandmother is under significant financial strain and recently lost her job
• Track fees at county youth club for three young siblings who are currently homeless as a result of domestic violence. The father subsequently passed away and the children are coping with grandmother’s recent cancer diagnosis. The children have significant mental health and physical aggression concerns
• Clothing to cover scoliosis brace for 5 year old little boy who has significant medical concerns and kids are currently making fun of him for his clothes not fitting over brace
• Senior Gear for Senior Olympics and Senior Picnic. This young man lives with single mom, working two jobs, and they have very little.
• Percussion items for 12 year old young man whose family is in financial crisis after long fought court battle to protect children from abuse. Family is living on one salary and is struggling with basic expenses and counseling
• Dance shoes and attire for 11 year old young lady whose family is living well below the poverty line. She is a kind girl who loves helping others, is a dedicated student, and is passionate about dance
• College tour for several 17 year old high school seniors whose families cannot afford the fee.
• Dancewear and shoes for 17 year old young lady who is an unaccompanied minor living in a shelter
• AP exam fees for 18 year old high school senior whose single-mother does not qualify for financial aid but also cannot cover the fee
• Bicycle for 8 year old girl with ADHD who feels riding a bike burns a lot of energy and helps her focus, especially to do her homework in the afternoon
• Supportive shoes for 19 year old young high school student with Downs Syndrome and severe intellectual disability
• Halloween costumes for 3 siblings, age 6, 7, and 12. Single mother struggles to make ends meet and her home-made costumes in the past have caused kids to be bullied
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Alice's Kids is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that seeks to enhance the self-esteem of children in need by providing them with targeted individual assistance to facilitate their participation in scholastic, recreational and social activities.