Our goal is to put choice on the table for families in Philadelphia, PA and Newark, NJ. With your support, we aim to reach 1,400 families across two cities through Get Ready Fest® and Holiday Dinner Basket Surprise.

What Families Experienced at Get Ready Fest®

At Get Ready Fest® 2026, hundreds of Philadelphia families explored six basketball courts filled with resources and opportunities. Children selected new winter coats and book bags. Families took home fresh groceries, received health screenings, met community organizations and learned about employment opportunities. They could ask questions, compare options and choose what mattered most to them.

Watch Get Ready Fest® 2026 in action.

What We Can Do Together This Holiday Season

In December, Holiday Dinner Basket Surprise will bring groceries, holiday favorites, winter coats, book bags and gifts to 300 families in Philadelphia, PA and 300 families in Newark, NJ. Your gift helps families prepare a festive meal, celebrate together and make memories with less worry about what they can afford.

A basket of groceries can become a holiday dinner shared around the table. A new gift can bring joy to a child and relief to a parent making difficult choices about every dollar.

See Holiday Dinner Basket Surprise (2024) in action.

Your gift helps families celebrate.

When you give, you help put food, gifts and meaningful choices within reach. Together, we can welcome 600 more families this December and work toward our goal of reaching 1,400 families this season.

We all rise when we get ready together.

1,400 families. 1,400 reasons to give.

Help youth and families get ready for the season.