The P&G Fund of Greater Cincinnati donates $60,000

Faces without Places is extremely grateful that The P&G Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation has chosen to help our summer program this year. The Foundation has issued a $60,000 grant to help us provide children experiencing homelessness the best summer ever.

Because of this grant, we are able to provide education and enrichment activities children experiencing homelessness so they have a summer they will never forget. We are fortunate and thankful that The P&G Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation has chose to make a difference in the lives of the children we serve. Without their support, the summer program would not be the great success we know it will be for the 15^th year in a row. Their support means so much to us at Faces without Places and not to mention, the children.

We cannot express our gratitude enough to The P&G Fund of  The Greater Cincinnati Foundation and we are excited for another year of our summer program!

Faces without Places Yellow Bus Summer Camp

Faces without Places (FwP) is pleased to announce that they will be hosting their pilot program, The Yellow Bus Summer Camp 2012.  This year the Yellow Bus Summer Camp will be held at the Old Hoffman School at 3060 Durrell Ave.

For the past 14 years, FwP has collaborated with community partners to host a summer program for children experiencing homelessness aged 5-12.  However, this summer, FwP will be hosting their own program as they have identified it as an initiative that they want to support.

FwP is a non-profit that was created in 1998 to keep children experiencing homelessness connected to their education in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.  During the last 14 years, FwP has raised over 1.5 million dollars for children experiencing homelessness in our city and has provided the majority of the funding for the summer program.  FwP has been the organization that provided the funds for all of the life enriching opportunities that children experiencing homelessness have been able to participate in as well as transportation, staff and food.

The Yellow Bus is continuing to move along and is going to be better than ever before, but not without the help of our generous community members like you. In order to continue to serve children experiencing homelessness, we need to provide many supplies that will be for the children to use and keep.

Because we are going out on our own, we need your help to get the supplies to make it a successful summer, can you help us by providing:

• Deep Freeze
• Refrigerators
• Microwaves
• New swim suits for boys and girls (one pieces or modest tankinis) aged 5-12
• New flip flops for boys and girls aged 5-12
• New beach towels
• individually wrapped snacks
• juice boxes
• Cheerios cereal
• copy paper
• construction paper
• crayons
• markers
• pencils
• electric pencil sharpeners
• staplers & staples
• Epson 125 ink (black, cyan, magenta, & yellow)
• packing tape
• extension cords
• surge protectors
• New or gently used outdoor recreation equipment (basket balls, soccer balls, jump ropes, hula hoops, etc.)
• New or gently used board games
• Sunscreen
• Box fans
• Tissues
• Toilet paper
• Paper towels
• Paper plates
• Disposable cups
• Plastic silverware
• Large bottles of hand sanitizer
• New or gently used books for students aged 5-12
• Gift cards to Target and Wal-Mart to purchase clothing and swim suits
• Gift certificates to Kroger or Sam’s Club to purchase perishable goods 

Contact beth@faceswithoutplaces.org 513.389.0805 for more information

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Summer 2012 Volunteering and Sponsorships

Faces without Places & Project Connect are hosting the 15^th annual summer program providing

academic and life-enriching activities for children ages 5 to 12 experiencing homelessness.

The theme for this year is “Healthy You, Healthy Me, Healthy’s What We’re Gonna Do!” 

2012 SUMMER SPONSORSHIP/VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

ATHLETIC SOCKS AND SHOES

Total needed: $1,600.00

Sponsor a brand new pair of athletic shoes and socks from Payless Shoes for approximately 140 children and youth experiencing homelessness so they can “Move it” in appropriate footwear. 

SWIM SUITS AND POOL GEAR

Total needed: $3,500

Part of healthy living is exercise, help provide swim suits, beach towels and flip flops for approximately 140 children and youth experiencing homelessness for a fit and fun summer.

EXERCISING THE MIND

Total needed: $4,000

Help us provide educational tools for success for children and youth experiencing homelessness.

HEALTHY EATING

Total needed: $5,000

Students are provided breakfast, lunch and snacks daily. For many of students these may be the only meals they receive each day, and therefore it is very important that meals are nutritional and well prepared.  Help us provide meals, snacks, or make a contribution towards our $5,000 food budget.

Community Lunches

Bring and serve lunch to the children on a Wednesday.

June 13; 20; 27; July 10; 18; 25; Brunch Thursday, August 2nd

A great volunteer opportunity for your company!

Packed Lunches

Provide lunch for a classroom (30) or the whole camp (90) for campers to take on field trips and for activities

June 14; 19; 21; 26; 28; July 3; 5; 10; 12; 17; 19; 24; 26

Fresh Produce, Healthy Snacks, Bottled Water or Juice Boxes

Provide funds or inkind donations to support the children’s healthy eating habits.

LET’S MOVE CINCINNATI STYLE

5 Minutes in the morning—get the heart pumping!

Select a kid appropriate song with a beat, design a workout to match that song then lead our children in their 9:00 am Movin’ It time.

Week 1 June 11-15; Week 2 June 18-22, Week 3 June 25-29, Week 4 July 2-6, Week 5 July 9-12, Week 6 July 16-19, Week 7 July 23-27, Week 8 July 30-Aug 1

Join us any morning for a light workout!

HEALTH FAIR

It’s the kids’ last day reporting to our 2011 location and the most special because of the amount of family and community supporters attending.

Find out how you can help – healthy snack stations, activities for the children (bouncing house, balloon artists, etc)

For more information contact:

Beth Griffith-Niemann beth@faceswithoutplaces.org  or (513) 389-0805

Faces without Places is a 501c3 and donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.

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