BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY
41 S. Carlisle St. Allentown, PA 18109
Matching adults with children in need of an additional role model in their lives.
1. New board games — our favorites include Hedbanz, Uno, Jenga, Connect Four, Operation, Guess Who.
2. Legos.
3. A hybrid vlog camera, such as a Sony ZV-E10 or comparable model.
Contact: Maggie Klingseis at 484-2893010.
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF ALLENTOWN
720 N. Sixth St.
Allentown, PA 18102
1. Fifty Holiday Camp Scholarships of $36 to attend an all-day Holiday Camp Dec. 27-29. Please mark envelope “Be an Angel donation.”
2. New socks for youth ages 6-18. Two hundred, fun colorful sneaker or trouser socks are preferred.
3. One hundred new children’s and/or family board games such as Connect Four, Trouble, Clue, Scrabble, Monopoly, Operation, Checkers, Twister, Uno, Go Fish, Battleship, Chess, Sorry, etc. Contact: Deb Fries-Jackson at 610-4329944.
THE CARING PLACE
931 W. Hamilton St. Allentown, PA 18101
Strives to aid inner city youth entangled in the ills of today’s society including drug abuse, teen pregnancy, violence, crime and a sense of hopelessness about their future. 1. Feeds the inner city youth every day. Food of any kind food for our food bank, snacks, can goods, veggies, meats, and monetary donations. Please mark envelope “Be an Angel donation.”
2. Adopt a child or children for Christmas. We will give you the three wishes that the child had, you can then pick one out of the three to purchase.
3. Floor copier.
Contact: Mary Griffin at 610-730-5345.
CHILDREN’S HOME OF EASTON 2000 S. 25th St.
Easton, PA 18042
Provides a caring, nurturing environment for children in need and assistance to their families.
1. Outdoor games.
2. Twin bedding sets.
3. Board games.
Contact: Kristin Frampton at 610-2582831.
COMMUNITY BIKE WORKS 235 N. Madison St. Allentown, PA 18102
Teaches life lessons through bicycles to the youth of the Lehigh Valley.
1. Monetary donations support our flagship Earn a Bike program, allowing youth to earn refurbished bikes and new
helmets. Please mark envelope “Be An Angel donation.”
2. Gift cards (grocery/Target) allow us to support our programs and directly support our students and families facing hardships. Please mark envelope “Be An Angel donation.”
3. Bikes in any condition support our Earn a Bike and Junior Earn a Bike programs in Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton. Go to communitybikeworks.org for information. Contact: Jeff Varrone at 610-434-1140.
COPS ‘N’ KIDS CHILDREN’S LITERACY PROGRAM P.O. Box 1906 Bethlehem, PA 18016-1906
“Connecting kids and community through literacy.” Provides free books to children throughout the Lehigh Valley.
1. Organize a book drive within your company or organization.
2. Donate new and/or gently used children’s books (pre-k through middle school).
3. Make a monetary donation to purchase new books and/or to support our program of free events. Please mark envelope “Be an Angel donation.”
Contact: Beverly Bradley at 610-8617561.
DAVID F. FORMICA MEMORIAL FUND
261 W. Broadway
Jim Thorpe, PA 18229
Fund scholarships for children facing adversity and still assisting their fellow students.
1. Gift cards. Please mark envelope “Be an Angel donation.”
2. Gift baskets for raffles.
3. Volunteers for event on July 8. Contact: Heather Formica at 570-7626928.
DIAKON ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE
1 S. Home Ave.
Topton, PA 19539
Provide foster care and adoption services to Lehigh and Berks area children.
1. Car seats, especially Graco Transitions backless and high back booster car seats. 2. Children’s books about foster care, adoption or non-traditional families. Contact: Heather Hauser at 610-6821552.
THE FIRST TEE OF LEHIGH VALLEY & BERKS
Formerly Embrace Your Dreams
6034 Hamilton Blvd., #124
Allentown, PA 18106
Teaches children life skills and core values through the games of golf and tennis. Offers after-school and summer programs to children in Lehigh,
Northampton and Berks counties.
1. Full or partials sets of youth golf clubs. 2. Case of copy paper.
Contact: Fred Keller at 610-868-5290.
LEHIGH VALLEY CHILDREN’S CENTERS INC.
1501 Lehigh St., Suite 208
Allentown, PA 18103
The largest full-day, year-round, early education and child care provider in the region, with 35 convenient locations in Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton, and Schuylkill counties.
1. Visa, Target, Walmart, or Amazon gift cards. Please mark the envelope “Be an Angel donation.”
2. Monetary donations for program enrichment activities (field trips or guest presenters). Please mark the envelope, “Be an Angel donation.”
Contact: Gina Stano at 610-820-5333.
KIDSPEACE
4085 Independence Drive
Schnecksville, PA 18078
Mental and behavioral health treatment, primarily to children including Autism services and foster care.
1. Visa, Target, Walmart or Amazon gift cards. Please mark envelope “Be an Angel donation.”
2. Children’s and Young Adult books.
3. Board games and art supplies. Contact: Missy Hartney at 610-799-8071.
THE KINDNESS PROJECT
4752 Mill Road Emmaus, PA 18049
TKP is a foster care resource providing youth with free essentials like clothing, shoes, hygiene items, baby items and furniture as well as enrichment opportunities like tutoring, music and swimming lessons. Go to KindnessProjectLV.org for more information.
1. Monetary donations. We rely 100% on the community to sustain our free services to families. Monthly giving is appreciated. Donate online (PayPal or Venmo). Checks can be mailed to “The Kindness Project” at our address. Please mark envelope “Be an Angel donation.”
2. Target, Amazon, Walmart and Visa gift cards. Teens deserve the ‘coolest’ stuff. Or support our Cater to Kindness program to help feed families in emergency foster situations - GrubHug, UberEats, DoorDash and fast food restaurants. Please mark envelope “Be an Angel donation.”
3. TKP Amazon Wish List. Our most needed items are found on this list that’s linked to our TKP website. Order from anywhere and items ship right to us. Join AmazonSmile and choose TKP as your favorite charity too.
Contact: Jenae Holtzhafer at 484-2329674.
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY 4-H CENTER
777 Bushkill Center Road
Nazareth, PA 18064
Home for 4-H activities, particularly the 4-H Fair.
1. Rebuild/replace decking on announcers stand.
2. Floor repair/replace in announcers stand.
3. Trim trees on property.
Contact: Karen Cassady at 610-261-2219.
ROTARY CLUB OF JIM THORPE
P.O. Box 103
Jim Thorpe, PA 18229
Provides 10 youth programs, including clothing collection during holidays for needy children.
Contact: Bob Stevenson at 570-3252346.
ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN DAY CARE
200 S. Broad St.
Nazareth, PA 18064
1. Markers.
2. Play-Doh/Kinectic sand.
3. Laminating paper.
Contact: Carly Fantauzzi-Quinones at 610-759-4999.
VALLEY YOUTH HOUSE 3400 High Point Blvd. Bethlehem, PA 18017
Offers human services and therapeutic support to vulnerable homeless youth and families.
1. Gift cards to Amazon, At Home, Target, Walmart, etc. Please mark envelope“Be an Angel donation.”
2. Household items for first apartments: bake/cookware, towel sets for kitchen and bath, dishes, bedding, Bluetooth speaker, 3. Learning, art, and developmental toys for youth of all ages.
Contact: Mary Link at 610-820-0166, ext. 1319.