Donations

Dollars donated to CONCERN help us in many ways to meet the children’s as well as the agency’s diverse needs.

The Special Needs Fund was created to enhance the quality of life of the children by helping them participate in many of the traditional experiences of family and community life. Typical requests fall into the following seven main categories: education, camp, recreation, lessons, excessive medical/dental, personal care kits, and lifebooks.

The STAR Fund (Supporting Teens After Release) is named for those teens “aging-out” of the foster care system to independent living. A client application process is used for the purposes of providing dollars for post secondary education, training and employment necessities, and housing expenses.

The CONCERN Fund is a discretionary fund giving CONCERN the flexibility to meet the rapidly changing needs we encounter at the present as well as in the future. Funding would improve CONCERN’s capacity building abilities and physical infrastructure including program expansion, facility expansion and updating and to meet training needs and technology advances.

Site Activity Funds are discretionary funds raised by CONCERN sites to allow the sites to have Christmas parties, summer picnics, provide for cultural outings, trips to amusement parks as well as to supplement the Special Needs Fund when full funding may not be available.

There are many ways to help CONCERN meet the needs of the children in our care, including:

Online Donations

Click here to make a secure on-line donation to benefit the children in CONCERN's care.

Mail Appeals

Spring Fund Development Appeal and Fall Fund Development Appeal primarily benefit the CONCERN Fund.

Summer (Camp) Appeal and Holiday Appeal primarily benefit the Special Needs Fund.

Cash Back Programs

These programs are offered to allow people to make a donation to CONCERN simply by purchasing items or by searching the Internet.

Online Programs

www.buyforcharity.com allows shoppers to sign up, chose CONCERN as their charity, and shop at over 200 stores while helping us receive up to a 35% cash rebate. Patrons must begin their shopping at the www.buyforcharity.com site.

www.goodsearch.com is powered by Yahoo! and donates one cent to CONCERN each time a search is done.

You can now shop at www.goodshop.com to earn even more rebates for CONCERN. Click on "Who Do You Shop For?" on the GoodSearch home page to start shopping and earning today!

www.amazon.com offers a cash rebate program for shoppers who click through CONCERN’s website before beginning their shopping. Click the logo on the left to begin your shopping experience.

Supermarket Programs

Redner’s Warehouse Markets donates 1% of all purchases through their Save-A-Tape program. Visit the Customer Service desk at your local Redner's to sign up for this program and then forward your register receipts to CONCERN.

Boyer’s Food Markets donates 1% of all purchases through the Key Tag program. Contact CONCERN's Development Office to receive your free Key Tag.

Cartridges for Kids is a recycling program that gives nonprofit organizations cash back for used laser and inkjet cartridges, laptops, PDAs, and cell phones. Please drop off any of these items at your nearest CONCERN location.

Wish List

CONCERN has continual needs for specific items to help us best serve our children. Below are some of the items on our “wish list.”

New Items

Personal Care Items (e.g., soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, combs, brushes, diapers, wipes, etc.)

Toys (e.g., stuffed animals, crayons, coloring books, etc.)

Back Packs/School Supplies

Bike Helmets

New or Gently Used items

Bicycles

DVD Players for Trainings

Baby Items (e.g., car seats, strollers, cribs, playpens, etc.)

Athletic Equipment

Office Furniture

Computers

Federated Campaigns

United Way Donor Option and Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) are workplace fundraising campaigns where an employee can donate to a human service nonprofit organization primarily through payroll deductions. While CONCERN is a not a United Way agency, we do qualify as a donor option agency, so your workplace donation can still be designated to CONCERN. Also, CONCERN is annually accepted into each CFC in the areas we serve.

Planned Giving

Designed to give individuals the opportunity to leave a legacy or life gift to benefit children and allow CONCERN to continue its mission for many years to come through gifts of cash, securities, real estate, life insurance, etc. [Please click here or contact CONCERN’s Development Department for more information. CONCERN is not engaged in rendering legal or tax advisory service, so please consult your attorney or tax advisor.]

Volunteer/Internship Opportunities

Volunteer/internship opportunities exist for any of CONCERN’s Special events, office work, or assisting the children (if applicable). Please contact your local CONCERN site for any available volunteer opportunities or internships.

CONCERN also accepts donations through:

corporate gifts, such as donating the company's products, services, or office equipment

in-kind contributions such as Christmas gifts, clothing, games, and toys

Because of the generosity of our donors, CONCERN's Special Needs Fund and STAR Fund are able to enhance the quality of life for hundreds of children in our care. Your donation to CONCERN really can make a difference in a child's life.

CONCERN is a non-profit charitable organization and has been granted 501(c)(3) status under the IRS code. All donations are tax deductible in accordance with federal law.

For more information on donating to CONCERN, please contact the Development Department in our Corporate Office at (610) 944-0445 or (800) 562-1427 or e-mail us at development@concern4kids.org

Click here for a printable Fundraising brochure

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