The Arc of Frederick County helps people with developmental disabilities to live enviable lives. Enviable lives are the lives we all lead, filled with purpose and meaning, and with friends and family. This is accomplished by providing services, advocacy, and creating supportive communities. Supporting children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to fully be a part of the Frederick community.

City Youth Matrix provides opportunities for youth to flourish through enrichment programs. We help children and parents overcome the barriers that prevent them from experiencing any youth music, art, athletic, drama, or vocational program in Frederick. In general, the greatest barriers that exist are registration costs and transportation. We meet any costs necessary for recreational programs, as well as the more costly club and travel organizations. We have a fleet of volunteer drivers that are vetted and screened, insured, and fully trained. We have a family empowerment program that helps support the sustainability of our values. Even though our core mission is to provide opportunities for youth, the parent/guardian must be part of the City Youth Matrix experience. Our family empowerment program is closely related to the ALICE research and we are sensitive to the those families that are making strong efforts but coming up short with their survival budgets. At City Youth Matrix, we help break down barriers to give low income ALICE children and families opportunities. We remove the barriers of income, transportation and access that prevent children from participating in activities. We invest in training family liaisons, engaging parents and inspiring volunteers as part of our matrix of support.

Many of our students fall within the population of Marylanders mentioned in the ALICE Report. Despite working multiple, low-paying jobs, these adults and their families can’t make ends meet. The COVID-19 crisis has added to their plight. How do they keep their jobs, support their children's schooling, and access health resources? The Literacy Council of Frederick County (LCFC) is providing a lifeline for these people in many ways by teaching everyday life skills. Our Impact ... 60 Years of Lifting Lives through Literacy in Frederick County 357 adult learners who support 438 children 236 adult learners in the Tutoring Program supported by 140 volunteer tutors 191 adult learners attended the weekly Community Class Program 41 community classes taught by 14 volunteer instructors 5 Parent classes & 21 family literacy events with 6 FCPS elementary schools & the Judy Center in the Parent Literacy Program 37 employees in hospitality and manufacturing jobs attended 8 classes in the Workplace Literacy Program 74 new volunteer tutors & class instructors trained in 8 tutor training workshops 178 volunteers contributed 14,322 volunteer hours 10,000+ adult learners served since 1963!! Thank you for supporting Literacy Council of Frederick County through the Unity Campaign. You can contribute online, text to give, or send your donation by mail using this donation form.

Blessings in a Backpack mobilizes communities, individuals, and resources to provide food on the weekends for school-aged children across Frederick County who might otherwise go hungry. Our vision is that every school-aged child in America has the nourishment needed to learn and grow. As a leader in the movement to end childhood hunger, Blessings in a Backpack strives to ensure children do not go hungry on the weekends by empowering individuals and communities to take action. Blessings in a Backpack provides weekend food for approximately 4,200 children in Frederick County. Food insecurity knows no bounds and doesn’t discriminate, leaving over 15,000 FCPS children affected daily; 1 in 3 students does not know where their next meal is coming from. Blessings closes the weekend nutrition gap for children fed on weekdays by their school’s free and reduced-price meal programs.

Our vision is Equity for all Frederick County residents by providing the essential tools to equip all immigrants to become independent and successful contributors to our communities and society at large. AACF “ENHANCES” community services through improving access, referral and information: assistance with health insurance enrollment, interpreter / translation services, sponsoring an annual community health fair, care-coordination, and conducting community outreach and health education. AACF “EMPOWERS” local communities through education and training: Citizen Integrated Services, interpreter training, mentoring, volunteer, and technical assistance and advocacy for health equity, higher education and workforce development. AACF is also engaged in coalition building. AACF “ENRICHES” Frederick’s cultural richness through multi-ethnic events and diverse programs. AACF has partnerships with local and state organizations and maintains a diverse staff and leadership.

Cookie Decorating Party Our mission is to foster the growth of strong, resilient, hopeful children who are impacted by the incarceration of a loved one in the Frederick County region. Although providing basic human needs and reducing suffering is not a unique philanthropic endeavor, COIPP is the only organization in the Frederick Region that specifically targets the needs of children and families impacted by incarceration of a loved one. A donation today will provide opportunities and direct support to children suffering from the trauma of having a loved one incarcerated. My Fundraising Activity will be a: Cookie Decorating Party When? Sunday, February 18 Time? 4:00pm-6:00pm Where? My house (719 Rocky Fountain Dr., Myersville, MD 21773) What will be provided? Five cookies, different-colored icing, decorating materials, a tray to work on and take home, a lot of fun, and fabulous company! Donation? Minimum $20 Please RSVP here.

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Housing Frederick is a nonprofit resource for the housing continuum in Frederick County that will develop partnerships to solve community challenges better served through a united effort.The vision of Housing Frederick is to tackle affordable housing challenges and champion them in Frederick County. 1) We are building partnerships and setting collaborative efforts in motion, 2) supporting initiatives or legislation that will fund housing and, 3) providing education for the consumer and others who might join our cause. Learning how to manage money leads to both financial and housing stability - two things that we are passionate about at Housing Frederick. Our financial education courses are taught to children aging out of foster care, single Moms, homeless youth and anyone who wants to take charge of their financial future. We teach to give our clients the confidence in decision making about money issues.

The Frederick Center exists to support and advocate for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people and our families so we thrive, accepted and affirmed, in the broader Frederick community. Every LGBTQ+ person has a moment in their life where they worry about losing friends, family, or loved ones if they tell people who they are. The Frederick Center (TFC) fights for a day where no LGBTQ person is afraid to be themselves. Together, through peer support and social groups, advocacy, and outreach, we can build a Frederick that loves and welcomes every unique community member.

Our neighborhood is home to Farm to School led by our neighbor Alysia Feuer and her amazing team. This impactful nonprofit is part of the Unity Campaign, Frederick County's only fundraiser that showcases so many local nonprofits, especially small ones. Congratulations to Farm to School on its selection as one of 35 selected nonprofits! Clover Hill is the best neighborhood anywhere with so many caring and supportive residents. I encourage you to support Farm to School with a donation of any amount and share your pride in its mission and work within the Frederick community. 100% of all donations go to the nonprofits, plus there is an incentive matching fund. Help our farms, help our schools, help our children.

As a Mom of three and grandmother of five, I have always felt CYM's mission to be close to my heart. I know what extracurriculars did for my children and we grew as a family. I am watching my grandchildren explaore their world and learn about themselves. I am excited and priviledged as an employee to see our CYM children & parents growing together. Please support us and help local families! We help children and parents overcome the barriers that prevent them from experiencing any youth music, art, athletic, drama, or vocational program in Frederick. In general, the greatest barriers that exist are registration costs and transportation. We meet any costs necessary for recreational programs, as well as the more costly club and travel organizations. We have a fleet of volunteer drivers that are vetted and screened, insured, and fully trained. We have a family empowerment program that helps support the sustainability of our values. Even though our core mission is to provide opportunities for youth, the parent/guardian must be part of the City Youth Matrix experience. Our family empowerment program is closely related to the ALICE research and we are sensitive to the those families that are making strong efforts but coming up short with their survival budgets. At City Youth Matrix, we help break down barriers to give low income ALICE children and families opportunities. We remove the barriers of income, transportation and access that prevent children from participating in activities. We invest in training family liaisons, engaging parents and inspiring volunteers as part of our matrix of support.

Learning how to manage money leads to both financial and housing stability - two things that I am passionate about and one of the reasons I founded Housing Frederick. I love teaching our financial education courses to children aging out of foster care, single Moms, homeless youth and anyone who wants to take charge of their financial future. I teach because I want to give others the confidence in decision making about money issues.

City Youth Matrix provides opportunities for youth to flourish through enrichment programs. We help children and parents overcome the barriers that prevent them from experiencing any youth music, art, athletic, drama, or vocational program in Frederick. In general, the greatest barriers that exist are registration costs and transportation. We meet any costs necessary for recreational programs, as well as the more costly club and travel organizations. We have a fleet of volunteer drivers that are vetted and screened, insured, and fully trained. We have a family empowerment program that helps support the sustainability of our values. Even though our core mission is to provide opportunities for youth, the parent/guardian must be part of the City Youth Matrix experience. Our family empowerment program is closely related to the ALICE research and we are sensitive to the those families that are making strong efforts but coming up short with their survival budgets. At City Youth Matrix, we help break down barriers to give low income ALICE children and families opportunities. We remove the barriers of income, transportation and access that prevent children from participating in activities. We invest in training family liaisons, engaging parents and inspiring volunteers as part of our matrix of support.

L'Arche is an affirming, lifelong home for over 10,000 people with disabilities worldwide and a place of connection & belonging for everyone who encounters a L'Arche community. The way people with disabilities are respected & cherished in L'Arche is something to behold - they're our friends, neighbors, teachers, and deserving of a full, joyful life. I'm so proud to work & live in community at L'Arche Frederick. A L’Arche community fosters understanding, love, and mutual respect across differences. My worldview has been changed by relationships with people with disabilities I've met in L'Arche over the past 17 years. L’Arche nurtures the inclusive, loving lens in all of us. It doesn’t happen because of an organizational policy - it’s a way of life. In a L'Arche home, we share dinner together daily and welcome neighbors readily. Housemates with and without disabilities share day-to-day activities, including leisure, chores, outings, and celebrations. At a L'Arche community event, everyone is welcome and encouraged to participate & lead with their gifts. The culture of a L'Arche community reframes societal expectations of people with disabilities that are antiquated and hurtful, holding spaces they can claim as peers, leaders, teachers, friends. We're growing our community here in Maryland. We have wonderful events, a welcoming home and I would love to give you a tour - just say the word! Every gift helps supports our work to build a more inclusive, loving world. Thank you.

Housing Frederick is a nonprofit resource for the housing continuum in Frederick County that will develop partnerships to solve community challenges better served through a united effort.The vision of Housing Frederick is to tackle affordable housing challenges and champion them in Frederick County. 1) We are building partnerships and setting collaborative efforts in motion, 2) supporting initiatives or legislation that will fund housing and, 3) providing education for the consumer and others who might join our cause. Learning how to manage money leads to both financial and housing stability - two things that we are passionate about at Housing Frederick. Our financial education courses are taught to children aging out of foster care, single Moms, homeless youth and anyone who wants to take charge of their financial future. We teach to give our clients the confidence in decision making about money issues.

Our mission is to foster the growth of strong, resilient, hopeful children who are impacted by the incarceration of a loved one in the Frederick County region. Although providing basic human needs and reducing suffering is not a unique philanthropic endeavor, COIPP is the only organization in the Frederick Region that specifically targets the needs of children and families impacted by incarceration of a loved one. A donation today will provide opportunities and direct support to children suffering from the trauma of having a loved one incarcerated.

Provide an entry point to hands-on, professional experiences for pre-teens, teens, and young adults entering threatre professions and boost our local economy. Participants in MET's Youth Ensembles and Apprenticeship Program seek practical experience/ training to develop their skills and knowledge in the areas of production, acting, technical work, directing, stage management, and more. MET is a professional, collaborative theatre ensemble broadly connected to our community by inspiring passion for the arts with courageous, relevant, accessible programs that enable people to feel more, think deeper, and laugh longer. MET strives to create a positive environment where artists and audience share an exciting, emotional, thought provoking theatre experience. MET features an eclectic season of plays that challenge audiences. Through open communication and life long learning, the MET ensemble brings a commitment to excellence that helps shape our region by initiating creative dialogue between artists and audience; providing outreach to under served communities; and training, education, and professional development opportunities to students of theatre that will propagate MET artistic values into the American Theatre. MET is dedicated to creating anti-oppressive artistic spaces and producing work that is representative of, affirming, and accessible to our entire community.

Blessings in a Backpack mobilizes communities, individuals, and resources to provide food on the weekends for school-aged children across Frederick County who might otherwise go hungry. Our vision is that every school-aged child in America has the nourishment needed to learn and grow. As a leader in the movement to end childhood hunger, Blessings in a Backpack strives to ensure children do not go hungry on the weekends by empowering individuals and communities to take action. Blessings in a Backpack provides weekend food for approximately 4,200 children in Frederick County. Food insecurity knows no bounds and doesn’t discriminate, leaving over 15,000 FCPS children affected daily; 1 in 3 students does not know where their next meal is coming from. Blessings closes the weekend nutrition gap for children fed on weekdays by their school’s free and reduced-price meal programs.

Friends, Adult Literacy is a Survival Skill ... Knowing How to Read, Write, and Communicate Saves Lives ... Yet ... more than 25,000 Frederick County adults lack the literacy skills needed to function in society. This number includes people who are learning English and native English speakers who are all our neighbors. Literacy is listening, speaking, reading, writing, navigating and belonging. Without knowing how to read, how can someone understand directions on a medicine bottle or on a map? Without knowing how to write, how can someone fill out a job application? Without knowing English, how can a parent respond to a message from their child's school? Many of our students fall within the population of Marylanders mentioned in the ALICE Report. Despite working multiple, low-paying jobs, these adults and their families can’t make ends meet. The COVID-19 crisis has added to their plight. How do they keep their jobs, support their children's schooling, and access health resources? The Literacy Council of Frederick County (LCFC) is providing a lifeline for these people in many ways by teaching everyday life skills. Our Impact ... 60 Years of Lifting Lives through Literacy in Frederick County 357 adult learners who support 135 families & 272 children 236 adult learners in the Tutoring Program supported by 140 volunteer tutors 191 adult learners attended the weekly Community Class Program 41 community classes taught by 14 volunteer instructors 5 Parent classes & 21 family literacy events with 6 FCPS elementary schools & the Judy Center in the Parent Literacy Program 37 employees in hospitality and manufacturing jobs attended 8 classes in the Workplace Literacy Program 74 new volunteer tutors & class instructors trained in 8 tutor training workshops 178 volunteers contributed 14,322 volunteer hours 10,000+ adult learners served since 1963!! Please help and support the Literacy Council of Frederick County through the Unity Campaign. You can contribute online, text to give, or send your donation by mail using this donation form. I invite you to view Our Literacy Journey with LCFC: Ana and Family! Ana and her family are one of many. Please act now. I appreciate anything that you can do to support this wonderful and VITAL organization. Michael

I'm fundraising for the Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership, otherwise known as COIPP. Get your name entered once for $5 or five times for $20. Chance to win: - 4 tickets to a Frederick keys game - (26) can backpack titan cooler - 2 tickets and 2 popcorn vouchers to warehouse cinemas - 1 60 minute massage at the body lab - $50 gift certificate to Rak brewing

Woman to Woman Mentoring, Inc. provides women with guidance, support, and community connections through mentoring relationships. Through our programming we offer women the opportunity to: Be heard. Discover how sharing “you” can start to open doors. Take action. Dig into your challenges and explore the possibilities. Get the information and encouragement needed for new habits to take root. Move forward. Collect small wins that help to create momentum! Grow without limits. Enjoy an extended community that remains committed to your success. Our innovative programs combine the power of one-one-one mentoring and community-building workshops to help women identify and work toward their goals in education, career, and life. We are a strong community of connectors, collaborators, guiders, and bridge-builders. We use our platform to amplify the voices of others, affirm their value, and spotlight their strengths and help ALL women thrive.

We are a network of friends inspired by Gospel values, growing in holiness and building a more just world through personal relationships with and service to people in need. In the years since I joined the St. John Regional Conference, I have come to appreciate how blessed I have been and the need to service our neighbors. The work we do can make a difference is their lives. With your help, we can continue doing this work. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul serves our neighbors in need regardless of creed, ethnic or social background, health, gender or political opinions by providing emergency financial assistance.

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Our vision is Equity for all Frederick County residents by providing the essential tools to equip all immigrants to become independent and successful contributors to our communities and society at large. AACF “ENHANCES” community services through improving access, referral and information: assistance with health insurance enrollment, interpreter / translation services, sponsoring an annual community health fair, care-coordination, and conducting community outreach and health education. AACF “EMPOWERS” local communities through education and training: Citizen Integrated Services, interpreter training, mentoring, volunteer, and technical assistance and advocacy for health equity, higher education and workforce development. AACF is also engaged in coalition building. AACF “ENRICHES” Frederick’s cultural richness through multi-ethnic events and diverse programs. AACF has partnerships with local and state organizations and maintains a diverse staff and leadership.

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Supporting Black-owned businesses is an effective way to close the racial wealth gap, promote economic opportunity, and empower Black entrepreneurs and communities. Closing the racial wealth gap helps to address systemic inequalities and fosters a more inclusive and equitable society. Tons of data show that Black-owned businesses face greater barriers when starting and scaling their businesses. The latest ALICE report revealed that more than 36% of Frederick County households struggle to afford basic needs such as housing, transportation, childcare, food, health care and technology. Black households in Frederick County take the lead when it comes to poverty and are second place when it comes to being at the ALICE survival threshold. Funds raised through the Unity Campaign will support SOUL Street's vendor Scholarship Fund, which will cover fees for Black ALICE individuals looking to start/grow their businesses and earn a passive income through selling at our markets and attending our educational events. About SOUL Street SOUL Street was founded in July 2020 when we launched our first round of pop-up markets. In 2021, we started Frederick's first-ever Black-Owned farmer's market. Since then, three Black-owned businesses have turned their hobbies into businesses with us and have successfully grown and expanded into brick-and-mortar locations. Five business owners who started with us have expanded into commercial kitchens, and many others continue to grow. We continue to serve as an open-air incubator for Black-owned businesses to grow and raise capital. Mission: SOUL Street empowers the Black business community through events, outreach, advocacy, and education. Vision: SOUL Street aims to create economic opportunity for every member of the Black business community in Frederick County while rebuilding Black generational wealth.

Supporting Black-owned businesses is an effective way to close the racial wealth gap, promote economic opportunity, and empower Black entrepreneurs and communities. Closing the racial wealth gap helps to address systemic inequalities and fosters a more inclusive and equitable society. Tons of data show that Black-owned businesses face greater barriers when starting and scaling their businesses. The latest ALICE report revealed that more than 36% of Frederick County households struggle to afford basic needs such as housing, transportation, childcare, food, health care and technology. Black households in Frederick County take the lead when it comes to poverty and are second place when it comes to being at the ALICE survival threshold. Funds raised through the Unity Campaign will support SOUL Street's vendor Scholarship Fund, which will cover fees for Black ALICE individuals looking to start/grow their businesses and earn a passive income through selling at our markets and attending our educational events. About SOUL Street SOUL Street was founded in July 2020 when we launched our first round of pop-up markets. In 2021, we started Frederick's first-ever Black-Owned farmer's market. Since then, three Black-owned businesses have turned their hobbies into businesses with us and have successfully grown and expanded into brick-and-mortar locations. Five business owners who started with us have expanded into commercial kitchens, and many others continue to grow. We continue to serve as an open-air incubator for Black-owned businesses to grow and raise capital. Mission: SOUL Street empowers the Black business community through events, outreach, advocacy, and education. Vision: SOUL Street aims to create economic opportunity for every member of the Black business community in Frederick County while rebuilding Black generational wealth.

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I'm fundraising for No Name because they do amazing work, and I'm inviting friends like you to support my campaign. Thanks for taking a moment to check it out!

I'm fundraising for No Name because they do amazing work, and I'm inviting friends like you to support my campaign. Thanks for taking a moment to check it out!