Overview of Children's Aid, Inc., a 501(c)(3) assisting Calvert County, MD children in need.

1. Children’s Aid, Inc.
A 501(c)(3) assisting
Calvert County children in need

2. Children’s Aid
• Established in 2009 by the Brezina Family
• Completely Volunteer Driven
• Current Programs
– Operation Backpack
– Christmas Cheer Program
– Youth Sports Scholarships
– Great Book Giveaways

3. Calvert County:
• Recently ranked one of the wealthiest
counties in the nation
• Roughly 23 percent of CCPS students
qualify for the free/reduced lunch
• Four Districts: 38% or more of the school’s
students qualify for free/reduced lunch
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4. Operation Backpack
• Children’s Aid’s Very First Project
• Provides a New Backpack, School Supplies and
(since 2013) a new book
• 418 Backpacks distributed between 2009-2014
• 2015
– 172 Backpacks
– 32 Volunteers to help pack backpacks

5. What Do We Need for 172 Backpacks?
• 616 glue sticks
• 264 DOZEN pencils
• 89 pairs of scissors
• 134 pink erasers
• 250 highlighters
• 325 composition books
• 152 packs of filler paper
• 332 plastic folders and 415 paper
folders

6. Christmas Cheer Program
• Provided a filled Christmas Stocking and New Books
to 518 Calvert County children in need.
– Chesapeake Church Food Pantry
– Crossroad Christian Church Food Pantry
– Barstow Elementary ‘s Christmas Boutique

7. Youth Sports Scholarships
• Scholarships for Registration Fees for
Recreation Level Sports
• 20 Scholarships awarded for Fall 2015
– Flag & Tackle Football
– Soccer
– Cheer

8. Great Book Giveaways
• National Statistics:
– 61% of low-income families have no age-appropriate
books in their homes
– Fewer than half (48%) of young children in the US are read
to daily
• Purpose of the Great Book Giveaway is twofold:
– Giving books to children who otherwise might not have
books (or many books) of their own
– Educate parents on the importance of reading aloud to
their young children.

9. Goals for 2014
• Add Great Book Giveaways Program
• Work on Building Program Awareness
– Optimist Sign & Banners at Parks
– Increase Posts on Facebook & Twitter
• 105 Followers on Twitter (Watch out Katy Perry!)
– Participate in Community Events

10. Three Great Book Giveaways Held in 2014
• Chesapeake Beach, Prince Frederick and Lusby
• Featured Story Time, Free Books for Kids and
Handouts for Parents

11. Nonprofit Vendor – 231 Farm Center’s Spring Fling
Nonprofit Vendor – End Hunger Dragon Boat Festival

12. Future Goals
Short-Term Goals
• Podcasts in Lieu of Workshops
– Attendance Issues
– Topics: Handling Peer Pressure, Dealing with Mean
Girls, etc
Long-Term Goal
• Mentoring
– Girl Talk: National Program where high school girls
mentor middle school girls to help deal with the
triumphs and trials of the early teenage years.

13. Website and Social Media
www.TheChildrensAid.org
Facebook.com/ChildrensAidInc
Twitter:@ChildrensAidInc