Kids are near and dear to our hearts. Smiling Kids, Inc was founded
to fill a simple need, something everyone should be able to
experience as a kid, the excitement and thrill of receiving a
special gift on their birthday. There are a number of charities
dedicated to helping families with gifts for children-in-need during
the holiday season. What about the other important milestones in
their lives, particularly birthdays? This is where we discovered
that we could make a difference and bring smiles to the faces of
children.
100% of the donations we receive directly benefit the children. The
operating expenses for Smiling Kids, Inc are paid for by separate
private donations.
Click here for a Massachusetts map of our 2008 Community
Partners
2008 Smiling Kids
Community Partners
The main goal of Smiling Kids is to
support as many children as possible through the Birthday Smiles
program. Smiling Kids has established relationships with the
following social service organizations to provide birthday gifts
to children and teens in need in the communities that they serve
throughout Massachusetts:
* A Place to Turn,
Natick, Milford, a portion of Framingham and surrounding
communities
* Acton Housing Authority Self-Sufficiency Program,
Acton-Boxborough, Littleton, Maynard
* Ashland Food Pantry
* Braintree Housing Authority
* Concord Community Services
* Douglas Food Pantry
* Holliston Pantry Shelf
* Horizons For Homeless Children, Boston and Greater Boston area
* Ipswich Caring
* Marlborough Community Services
* Methuen Housing Authority Self-Sufficiency Program, Merrimack
Valley
* North Andover Family Self Sufficiency Program, Merrimack
Valley
* People First Food Pantry, Uxbridge
* Southborough Food Pantry
* Southborough Youth and Family Services
* Sudbury Housing Authority
* Sudbury Housing Authority Longfellow Glen
* Westboro Food Pantry
We continue our
partnership with Birthday Wishes (a non-profit organization
which coordinates birthday parties for children at homeless
shelters) to provide birthday gifts for the children they
service in the shelters throughout Massachusetts.
In addition to the
Birthday Smiles program Smiling Kids is committed to helping
children in other ways if the resources are available. Many
times Smiling Kids is the conduit between community donors and
social service organizations. Support has been provided to the
following community organizations through the Smiling Angels
Fund:
* Children of Paul F.
Barry Memorial Fund
* Friends for Life/Dr. Folkham’s
Neuroblastoma Research
* Hopkinton Police Department
* Pernet Center, Framingham
* SMOC, Marlborough
* Southborough Police Department
* The Murphy Sisters Foundation
* Why Max
Guiding Principles
Focus on programs for children and teens in
need.
Apply 100% of all contributions to the
children that we help.
Remain anonymous, with the goal of making
the parent or guardian as much of a beneficiary as the “Smiling
Kid."
