THE SPARK
Highlighting outstanding donor and volunteer impact
throughout Center For Family Services. 
Giving: A Family Affair
We are so grateful to live in a community with so many caring people! The Kazmi family is just one example! Thank you so much to Farruk and Shayma and their children for the kind donations to help a family transitioning from our domestic violence safe house to permanent housing. 

Your generosity in providing household items is such a big help to the family.  Thank you for shopping for the family and for your gifts of kitchen items, bedding, bath items, and more. You have made it easier for this family to continue in their journey to healing. 

Thanks to you - mom and her three children have the things they need to feel at home in their new home. We are so grateful for your support!
Partners in Hope 
We are so lucky to have employees from The Wyanoke Group on our team! Thank you for starting the Wyanoke Children's Support Fund in 2005 and for building a legacy of giving across your company. Because of your involvement and your gifts, the Wyanoke Children's Support Fund provides direct support to children, teens and young people in our care.

Thanks to you, the pathway to graduation and employment for two of our youth was made possible in 2017. Della enrolled in training and received her CNA certification and is now employed at Cooper because of you. Michael enrolled and graduated from Lincoln Technical Institute and is now on the path to employment. You made it possible for these young people to redefine their futures!
You Are Making Dreams Possible
Thank you W.W. Smith Charitable Trust for your $20,000 grant to provide direct support to youth and young adults as they transition to safe housing.

Because of you, there will be increased opportunities for success for young people who have experienced overwhelming circumstances. Your gift will help to provide basic necessities -furniture, linens, bedding, kitchen supplies, and more - to young people living our Camden Dreams program.

Thanks to your generosity, these young people are able to focus on setting goals and achieving their dreams. 
The Gift of Comfort
Thank you Boys Pajama Drive and Bubba Burrough for your commitment to bring brand new pajamas to the children and teens receiving our services.

The Boys Pajama Drive kicked off last month and we already received a delivery of pajamas for our teen boys. Thank you Bubba for leading this collection!

Because of you, so many of the children and teens in our programs will be extra cozy and warm during the winter months. We are so grateful to live in a community filled with so many caring people. 
Bridging the Hunger Gap 
Thank you to our Qaravana sponsors! We are thankful for your determination to address hunger relief on the weekend for children in Camden City.  It is so inspiring to grow our group of dedicated sponsors. This effort really exemplifies that together we can make a difference! 

Because of all of you, we now have more than 65 children sponsored, but there are more children in need. Our list of sponsors is growing each week! Because of your gift, a child will receive a weekend food fun pack - every Friday. Thank you for your part in Qaravana!

To sponsor a child with a weekend food pack for the rest of the school year click here.
A Round For Recovery
Thank you to the Men of Moorestown for combining your love of golf with your passion for supporting people in recovery!  We are so grateful for the time and energy you put into hosting a charity golf outing every fall to provide support to moms in recovery. 

This year's outing at Ramblewood Country Club attracted more than 80 golfers and raised a total of $4,000!  Because of your continued support, these funds will provide direct support to moms as they find and maintain their lives in recovery.   
A True Home Makeover
Thank you to owners of Simply Staged - Mindy Del Duca and RoseAnn Casey - for combining your expertise in the staging business with your generous donations to completely refurnish one of our safe housing apartments.  Thank you for your time and energy in selecting just the right pieces to make the apartment into a home for a mother and her son.  

You took an almost empty apartment and filled it with love!  What a wonderful gift for a mom and son who have been through some overwhelming circumstances as they heal from the domestic violence they experienced.  

We are also appreciative of the connections you made in asking for support on behalf of our work. Thank you to AFR Clearance Center for the generous discount, and thank you to all your friends, family members, and clients who donated to this effort. With your help, we were able to offer a true home to a family in need!
Honoring the Spirit of Our Community
We are proud to recognize six of our outstanding volunteers who were honored at the Volunteer Center of South Jersey's Spirit of Community ceremony. 

Thank you Doris Cunningham, Meghan Hoell, Anna Mills, and Melita Simms, for your dedicated advocacy to our SERV program and helping victims on their way to becoming survivors. And thank you Michael LaFrance and Khadijah Akbar for always going the extra mile and making our Family Success Center a place where families can thrive. 

Your ser vice inspires us and makes a tremendous difference to the people 
we se rve! 
Inspiring a Love 
of Reading
Thank you to the team at ExxonMobil Research & Engineering for putting together tote bags filled with books for all 96 of our Early Head Start students. With your donation of nearly 500 brand-new books, children in our Camden community will add high-quality, age-appropriate books to their home libraries. Your gift is the gift that keeps on giving - one word, one page, one book shared at a time!
 
Thank you for being our partner!
It's the Merriest Season of All 
Thanks  to You!
Thank you to our holiday sponsor drop off locations including: The Promenade at Sagemore, Cherry Hill Mall, Old Navy Deptford & Sewell, and Courier Post. Visit any of these locations this holiday season to drop off your gifts.
 
Shopping at the Cherry Hill Mall? Stop by the giving tree and grab an "ornament" with a child's wish list.
 
Drop off your holiday gifts at the Promenade at Sagemore and visit Santa's Living Room for free photos with Santa. Don't forget to bring your camera! Black Friday and weekends through Christmas 12:30 - 3:30pm.

Click here to donate a gift or sponsor a child.
Making the Holidays Bright
To all our friends at Alloy Silverstein - thank you for being an incredible partner! We are so grateful for your commitment in engaging employees, partners, and clients in sponsoring families for the holidays. Thank you for distributing wish lists to caring community members and for providing presents for families in need. Because of you, just over 150 children will experience holiday joy! Thank you!
Breakfast with The Big Guy
Thank you to everyone who attended the Breakfast with Santa event. We hope you enjoyed the breakfast and the holiday entertainment. A special thank you to Maggiano's Little Italy for your donation of event space and the delicious breakfast buffet. And, thank you to the Cherry Hill Mall for providing holiday entertainment for the event. Thanks to you, several thousand dollars was raised. These funds will give our teens the opportunity to enjoy holiday shopping at the Cherry Hill Mall!

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