Projects Through The Years
For over 11 years, the Finney Foundation Helping Hands projects have touched the lives of so many through the help of your gifts. Read about many of these annual endeavors.
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When It's cold out we accept donations of cold weather items!
School Donations in action!
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Thank you for your donations to help our bright, young students go back to school prepared this year!
We were delighted to receive this work of art from students at University Prep in Detroit, MI.; one of the oldest Detroit-based charter school systems, encompassing three districts and ten campuses, serving K-12! Keep up the good work U Prep! |
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National Seconhand Wardrobe day
What a perfect opportunity to help someone who may be in need of that suit you haven't worn in years!
| NATIONAL SECONDHAND WARDROBE DAY BY THE NUMBERS |
| 1 in 5 – the number of Americans who will shop at a thrift store at least once during the year. |
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$17.5 billion – the revenue of the resale industry in the United States every year. |
| ⅓ – the segment of the resale industry revenues that are generated by Goodwill. |
| 10.5 million tons – the amount of clothing sent to landfills every year. |
| 700 gallons – the amount of water used to make a single cotton T-shirt. |
| 95% – the percentage of clothing that is dumped in landfills that can be recycled. |
| 100% and most important....help someone who may be in need of clothes for day to day necessity, or to land that job and start their life over! You can help! Donate to your local Goodwill, or homeless shelter clothing closet! |
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HUNGER IS REAL
Especially families with children!
We appreciate and are thankful to be a conduit between those that want to give, and those that are in need.
Thank you for your consideration of these circumstances faced by so many. We continue to partner with churches, shelters and food pantries to provide as many donations as possible! God bless you!
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Deserving Mom's Gifted on Mother's Day
Thank you for your support that helped make The Mother's Day Project a success again this year! The Finney Foundation is so proud to be apart of this annul event and see it grow each year!
Also, thank you to the President and Founder of A Woman's Journey. Her tireless efforts make this program possible! Watch her talk about the creation of this program on Nashville's Local 2!
"There's someone going through something harder than me...and I want to be a help!", Carol Cole Harris, Founder and Creator of A Woman's Journey
Driven by the desire to share The Gospel, The NRM opened its doors in 1954 providing food, clothing, and shelter to men experiencing homelessness and expanded services to include women and children in 1968. Today, the Mission serves over 800 men, women, and children on a daily basis.
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Stamp Out Hunger!
The National Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Day is the 2nd Saturday each May and is the largest food drive in the U.S., in more than 10,000 towns and cities!
Don't waste food!
Find your local food bank and give!
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You Make the Difference! 
Students and staff at schools in Virginia and Michigan are thankful for your support! School supplies and toiletries were donated to students and their families through your gifts, making it easier for students and teachers to return to class!
Students received notebooks, folders, filler paper, crayons, glue sticks, pencils, Clorox Wipes, Kleenex, hand sanitizer, and more! These items were passed out to students and also made available to retrieve from a supply closet, maintained by school counselors, specifically for families in need!
School Counselors created a supply closet within the school for students and their families!
Ypsilanti, MI students were overjoyed to receive your kind gifts and are forever grateful! They created this work of art and signed their names to express their joy and gratitude. Thank you!
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Spring Time Fresh!
Spring cleaning time! Through your donations, these children's character toiletry boxes were given to students at Woodville ES, Ginter Park ES, and Ypsilanti Community Middle schools in Virginia and Michigan.
Adult toiletry kits were also given to residents at the Eleanor Kennedy Homeless Shelter on Fort Belvoir grounds, provided by New Hope Housing in Virginia.
Feeling clean is a part of the better human experience that many don't have the resources to enjoy. Thank you for making this possible for so many!
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Thank you Ypsilanti Community Middle School!
Student thank you notes for the gifted school supplies!
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Winter Wear
The call went out for winter weather items, and you answered! The Finney Foundation was beyond thankful to those who showed so much love when donating to provide coats and winter weather items for those in need this winter! The first round of coats, hats and gloves was donated to students at Thurgood Marshall ES! A huge thank you to CCC-Small Group #7 for the beautiful coats they gifted that will be donated to those in need in the Washington, DC area! Socks, gloves, hats and hand warmers were also given to the Detroit Rescue Mission!
This gear was provided right in time as warmer temps faded and the northeast portion of the U.S. was hit with snow! Countless souls will be kept warm! God bless you all!
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Operation Christmas Child
Finney Foundation is thankful for your support to provide for Operation Christmas Child again this year! Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s Purse, an international relief organization with the mission to provide local partners around the world with shoeboxes filled with small toys, hygiene items, and school supplies as a means of reaching out to children in their own communities with the Good News of Jesus Christ. The Finney Foundation participates annually and will continue with the help of supporters who care. Thank you!
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Richmond Schools Say Thank You!
With your help, students, parents and staff were happy to receive school supplies and PPE recently at an open house at Ginter Park Elementary School in Richmond, VA! Your contributions allowed teachers and staff to distribute these items to families during the event, ensuring students are not impeded this school year, with Covid and other challenges! Ginter Park Staff shared with us that your generosity and support make the school community a better place! Thank you!
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Your Help Makes the Difference!
Thank you! Your donations to the Finney Foundation and purchases from Binsky's Sweets & Eats in August of this year made it possible to spread school supplies and PPE to students in need at schools from Richmond, all the way to Detroit and in between! Thank you to the counselors, teachers and staff who are battling with Covid in the classrooms this school year, in addition to the poverty, hunger and need that are always present and make it more difficult for our students to learn and grow.
The students thank you!
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Thank you for helping others!
It was great to see our friend Jeff, in charger of facilities, at the Eleanor U. Kennedy Shelter for the Homeless in Fort Belvoir, VA. We stopped by to drop off some food boxes and say hello!
Thank you to all that donate and help those most in need.
The Eleanor U. Kennedy Shelter is a 50 bed shelter for 38 men and 12 women, located in a historic building on Fort Belvoir grounds outside the Tulley Gate. It is named in honor of Eleanor U. Kennedy, a community leader who spearheaded the founding of New Hope Housing and served on its Board of Directors for many years. The shelter opened in 1986 and was originally known as the South County Community Shelter.
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Weekend Donation Drop!
The Finney Foundation was overjoyed to have donations to support Alive!, the oldest and largest private safety net in the City of Alexandria, VA, dedicated to fighting poverty and hunger. ALIVE! serves thousands of individuals every month, providing Food, Transitional Shelter, Financial Help, Eviction Prevention, Furniture & Housewares, and Early Education.
*** Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”
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Holiday Guests at Fellowship Chapel and The Detroit Rescue Mission, Detroit, MI
The Finney Foundation partnered with Fellowship Chapel, in Detroit, MI, to serve transitional guests during the week of Christmas. Over thirty guests were blessed to receive survival kits, mentoring sessions, and most importantly prayer, from The Finney Foundation during their stay, along with Bible study, worship service and daily meals provided by the church.
While in Detroit, the foundation also helped souls at the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries.
Merry Christmas to our friends at
Fellowship Chapel, Detroit, MI
The Finney Foundation 2nd annual gift giving to our friends and family at Fellowship Chapel! We loved seeing new and old faces
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Dropped by to say hi!
We stopped by to check in on our friends at AFAC, Arlington Food Assistance Center, and leave a few things to help! Grocery prices have increased over the past year during Covid and much is needed in the community!
DeVante was so gracious to assist unload while it poured rain. Thank you for your donations and helping us be a blessing to those in need!
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Lunch in Arlington, VA
The Finney Foundation assembled bagged lunches this weekend for the men & women of ASPAN, Arlington Street People's Assistance Network in Arlington, VA.
Your donations to the Finney Foundation makes the difference! Thank you!
ASPAN Staffers brining joy to residents!
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Mom's Love Spring!
This Mother's Day is filled with many trials for Mom this year. She may be dealing with personal illness, vaccinations for the family and herself, among many other issues Covid brings.
The Finney Foundation felt strong in our conviction to continue our annual support of the Nasvhville Women's Shelter, Mother's Day Program through the Nonprofit, A Woman's Journey. Thank you to Carol Cole Harris and the many volunteers that make it possible each year!
Thank you for supporting this much needed and appreciated program!
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Gifts
We're starting this Spring season off with gifts for our friends at ASPAN in Arlington, VA. Through generous donations much needed soap & dispensers, deodorant, toothpaste, wash clothes and antibacterial wipes were passed out, along with glasses, women's accessories and other items. We are always thankful for any donations, big or small. Thank you!
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Covid-19 H2O Donations!
The effects of Covid-19 have been felt worldwide this year. Thank you to everyone who donated to provide water for those in need! Also, thank you to everyone at the Arlington Food Assistance Center!
Through your giving the Finney Foundation and
Binsky's Sweets & Eats donated nearly half a million gallons of water to the AFAC in Arlington, VA.
Click here to read more about the AFAC and how they help those in need!
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Christmas Giving
Detroit Rescue Mission, People's Community Church and Fellowship Chapel Rotating Shelter
Your donations helped gift cold weather items, gift cards, and Food Lion food boxes to all these organizations.
Thank you for making this Christmas blessed for so many!
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Food Lion Food boxes
Thank you to our partners at Food Lion!
Local communities were happy to receive much needed assistance again this year and we're so thankful to help!
Boxes were distributed to Sangster ES, Mount Vernon Woods ES, Fort Belvoir ES and Fort Hunt ES.
Your support helps make it possible!
Thank you!
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Shoeboxes for children filled with love!❤️❤️❤️
It's National Collection Week!
Finney Foundation is supporting our annual shoebox donation to Samaritan's Purse!
You can help too! Your donation goes to help a child in need experience a joyous Christmas!
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Your Help Makes the Difference!
Your donations helped purchase cold weather items for elementary school students at Thurgood Marshall ES in
Detroit, MI. Hats, gloves and scarves are especially appreciated as snow hit the greater Detroit area!
Thank you!
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Ypsilanti Community School students have heart!
We are so happy to share the love from students in Ypsilanti! Donations to this annual back to school project along with purchases from Binsky's Sweets & Eats made it possible to increase school donations this year!
We are so thankful and appreciative to supporters and most of all happy to see students thrive!
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School Supplies in action!
Thank you Thurgood Marshall ES!
We love to see students learning with their school supplies and with the help of donations makes this possible! A special thank you to Ms. Robinson and staff!
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Thank you!
Your donations are helping improve the lives of students
at Ginter Park ES and Woodville ES!
A special thank you to Ms. Cook and Ms. Malloy!
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Answering The Call! 
Carpenter's Shelter needed towels for their residential families, so we supplied as many possible for those in need. Carpenter's is one of the largest homeless shelters in Northern VA and is in the midst of building a new, state of the art facility to meet the need of homelessness in the area. We appreciate supporters like you who make it possible to help those right where they are! Thank you!
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Breakfast For Champions!
Finney Foundation would like to thank Nurse Pam of Children's Hospital of Michigan and Suzette, events manger of Gleaners Community Food Bank for their compassion and continued support of the greater Detroit Community and this year's 2019 Cereal Drive. Congratulations! The Finney Foundation is thrilled to be apart of donating to this years efforts! #thefinneyfoundation
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Thank You Mom!
Thank you Carol D Cole Harris and the Nashville Women's Shelter!
We love helping with your annual Mother's Day project! We're thankful to supporters for making it possible! #thefinneyfoundation
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The Finney Foundation spent Christmas celebrating the birth of Christ with the joy of giving! From coats, cold weather items and toiletries to food boxes and gift cards, thank you for your heartfelt donations that help us help others!
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Baby its cold outside
Students were happy to receive cold weather items just in time for the first winter snowflakes at Thurgood Marshall Elementary in Detroit, MI.
The Finney Foundation was also able to bless children with Christmas gifts through Samaritan's Purse International Relief.
Thank you for your gifts of love!
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Thank you Ginter Park Elementary!
The Finney Foundation is thrilled to see students thriving as a result of your donations! A special thank you to Ms. Cook, teachers, staff and students at Ginter Park Elementary School in Richmond, VA!
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Back to School!
The summer flew by and fall is upon us once again. That means back to school time! Thank you for every donation to help our youngsters kick off the school year with everything needed to have a prosperous school year!
A special thank you to Thurgood Marshall ES, Detroit, MI.
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AFAC Celebrates Warehouse Renovation
This summer the Arlington Food Assistance Center’s warehouse space re-opened in the Four Mile Run corridor positioning the organization to meet the social-safety-net needs of its clients and supporters of the organization.
The Finney Foundation was on hand to donate and appreciate the efficiency of the new space! Congratulations AFAC!
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Spring Giving!
Habitat for Humanity
Northern, VA
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Fred M. Lynn Middle School
Prince William County, VA
A public middle school in Woodbridge, Virginia with special students and families in need, featured on NBC Nightly News.
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Eleanor Kennedy Shelter
Fort Belvoir, VA
A 50-bed shelter for 38 men and 12 women, located in a historic building on Fort Belvoir grounds. It is named in honor of Eleanor U. Kennedy, a community leader who spearheaded the founding of New Hope Housing and served on its Board of Directors for many years.
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Nashville Rescue Mission Women's Campus
The Finney Foundation is partnering again this year to donate to the Nashville Rescue Mission, Women's Campus.
Thank you to Minister Michael McDuffie and
Mrs. Jenelle Fernandez-McDuffie, and
Entertaining Angels for these brand new Bibles!
We appreciate you helping us to help these deserving women in Nashville! Thank you!
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Robbins and Whitley Elementary Schools, Prichard, AL
Thank you for helping elementary school students in
Prichard, AL.
Donations are always welcome!
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Non perishables for AFAC
Arlington Food Assistance Center is critical in helping local residents in need in the community, and the Finney Foundation is always ready to help!
Nonperishables were collected and donated to AFAC in our continued support of their food pantry program. Thank you for helping those in need!
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Prayers for the sick
Thank you for supporting the Finney Foundation in sending greeting cards to sick and shut-in members of McKendree United Methodist Church, NE Washington, DC.
Also books and model kits for kids at Children's National Medical Center, care of Dr. Bear's Closet.
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Merry Christmas Detroit 
Food boxes donated to People's Community Church, a blessed evening spent with family and friends serving the rotating shelter at Fellowship Chapel and hats, scarves, gloves and socks for our friends at Detroit Rescue Mission! God bless you for your donations of support!
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Thank you for helping families in need this Thanksgiving!
The Finney Foundation partnered with
Binsky's Sweets and Eats to provide food boxes for students and their families at Mount Vernon Woods ES, Saratoga ES, Fort Hunt ES and Fort Belvoir ES.
Thank you to the Management and staff at Food Lion Stores. More food boxes will be distributed this Christmas.
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Eutaw Marshburn ES, Baltimore, MD
Students are ready for class at Eutaw Marshburn Elementary School!
School Supplies come in different forms. Students need more than pencil paper to prepare to learn!
God bless you for gifting our future leaders! Thank you from the Finney Foundation and grateful parents!
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Thurgood Marshall ES, Detroit, MI
We would like to thank School Counselor Jackie Smith-Davis for partnering with The Finney Foundation annually to support students at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School in Detroit, MI. We love sharing the sweet faces of students receiving school supplies; knowing their education is supported by donors like you!
God bless you!
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Ready for the school bell!
We're ready for back to school! Supplies are for more than just the classroom! Some students need other supplies too! Toiletries, clothes and after school snacks are always needed! Thank you for your support! Supplies shipping out!
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Winter in Detroit
Detroit Rescue Mission and Fellowship Chapel
The Finney Foundation 3rd annual gift giving to our brothers and sisters at the Detroit Rescue Mission and Fellowship Chapel.
We had an awesome time and are so thankful for our partners that give to help; like you!
Food was also donated to the Capital Area Food Bank before Christmas!
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Highland Springs High
Travel Kits for students at Highland Springs High School.
Squeaky clean on the go!
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Maiden House Ministries of Highland Park
The Finney Foundation at work in Highland Park. Donations to Maiden House Ministries! Merry Christmas!
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Helping families in Baltimore!
Many U.S. schools have students with families in need! The Finney Foundation partnered with Eutaw Marshburn Elementary School in Baltimore, MD to supply students and their families with everyday supplies.
God bless those who donate and make it possible to help!
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Tornado in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Severe storms hit Mississippi causing death and major destruction.
The people of Hattiesburg, and surrounding areas in southern Mississippi, needed help while trying to rebuild.
The Finney Foundation sent aid to East Jerusalem Baptist Church, in the heart of Hattiesburg.
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Laundry Kits
Carpenter House loves laundry kits and the Finney Foundation had plenty donated kits to pass along!
Thank you to All for supporting those in need!
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Giving is on the menu!
Arlington Food Assistance Center is on a mission to help homeless in Northern Virginia, so the Finney Foundation was there to lend a helping hand! Food and more food! We gave boxes and crates of non-perishable items to AFAC, right in time for the start of a new month when charitable organizations are the busiest.
AFAC distributes groceries to nearly 2,200 families each week!
Thank you to everyone who gives to help those in need!
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Food Lion Thanksgiving
Each year, the Finney Foundation partners to distribute
Food Lion food boxes to families in need.
This year, boxes are stacking up in large numbers, ready to distribute. God bless those who help feed deserving families during Thanksgiving!
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Back to school
Can you believe kids are back to school already? Summer is waving goodbye and fall is fast approaching.
One of the best parts of the season is helping deserving students with what they need for back to school!
This year the Finney Foundation shipped donated school supplies to Thurgood Marshall ES and Golightly Educational Center in Detroit, MI, Woodville ES and Ginter Park ES in Richmond, VA, Northbend ES in Baltimore, MD and Johnson Middle School in Washington, DC.
We pray for a successful school year for all of God's little ones!
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Camping for necessity
To some this may look like camping, but this is where some call home. Our friends off PW Pkwy in VA have done an excellent job making the most of what they have. Sleeping and showering in tents, these residents are working for better each day.
The Finney Foundation meet and helped some great people this day. Thank you to all help the Finney Foundation help others!
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Thanksgiving in the City
The Finney Foundation visited some of our brothers and sisters in DC over the Thanksgiving holiday!
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Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, Detroit, MI
Baby it's cold outside and these little ones are getting ready! Thank you to Counselor Jackie Smith-Davis for allowing the Finney Foundation to help! We love these sweet faces!
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Baltimore Rescue Mission
The Finney Foundation is partnering with the Baltimore Rescue Mission to provide cold weather items to our neighbors in need. Socks, hats and gloves are on the way!
Thank you for your continued support!
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"I wanted to just send a quick thank you for the hand sanitizer and school supplies sent to our school last week. We have distributed them to teachers who were very grateful to have it!
Thanks! "
Jonti Simmons, MSW
Site Coordinator at Woodville Elementary School
Communities in Schools of Richmond
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The Detroit Rescue Mission
While in Detroit, The Finney Foundation visited with staff and friends at The Detroit Rescue Mission. The survival kits we donated will come in handy! We love these guys! Such great spirits!
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Summer Youth Reading!
The Finney Foundation provided donated books to
North Bend ES for students to keep up with reading this summer!
Thank you to all in Fairfax County, VA who donated!
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Highland Park, Michigan
A trip to Highland Park, Michigan is like none other...a city that's on the return to excellence!
Thank you to Mayor Windom and Christenia Wafers, Executive Assistant to the Mayor, for making the Finney Foundation feel so welcomed when donating school supplies and other city hall essentials. We look forward to our next visit!
The Finney Foundation is proud to partner with The City Of Highland Park for the Family Help Center's Annual Back to School Event, this Saturday, September 5 from 12p-4p at Faith Tabernacle Church!
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The Finney Foundation partnered with the Baltimore Rescue Mission to provide toiletries to the surrounding community.
Thank you for your help in providing basic needs to God's children in Baltimore.
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Communities In Schools
"...the students of Johnson Middle School are highly populated in the Congress Heights neighborhood, where the average household income is below $40K, and food, shelter and personal care are below the nation’s average!. Hence, basic needs are a high priority for our students.
The Finney Foundation has been a tremendous support for dire basic needs that include: deodorant, toothpaste, clothing, food, and more! I would like to continue such a partnership for our students, and the surrounding community..."
Sincerely,
Latanya T. Simpson
Middle School Coordinator
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Arlington Food Assistance Center
Finney Foundation Water delivery just in time for a 90 degree day, over 2,000 lbs!
Thank you for your donations that go to help others with basic needs, like water!
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Back to School Community Partners:
Fort Hunt Elementary
"...Thanks again for contributing non-perishable food items for our backpack Friday program. January can be a difficult time for families affected by food scarcity. Our students will truly benefit from your thoughtfulness."
Sincerely,
Erin Baker
School Counselor
Fort Hunt Elementary School
"...Saratoga ES thanks you for the donation of the food boxes...we have already given out several...your donation will ensure that some of our families will have food over the winter break..."
Pat Conklin Principal
Saratoga ES
Program Partners
Arlington Street People's Assistance Network
Fellowship Chapel
Greater Grace Temple
MCKENDREE-SIMMS-BROOKLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Metropolitan Baptist Church
Franklin P Nash United Methodist Church
Detroit Rescue Mission
People's Community Church
YWCA Nashville, TN
Empowerment Plan
DC General Homeless Shelter
Detroit Public Schools
Balitmore Public Schools
DC Charter Schools