The Kiwanis Club of Williamsport would like to give special recognition to this year's
Williamsport Children's Charities:
 

KIWANIS CLUB OF WILLIAMSPORT
The club was organized in 1919 with the principal of helping children. Since then, this all-volunteer club has helped thousands of local children. The Kiwanis Club of Williamsport has made thousands of dollars in donations and have helped organizations like the Children's Heart Clinic at Geisinger, Lycoming County Foster Children, Big Brothers Big Sisters, the Salvation Army, Laurel Youth Services, the American Rescue Workers, the American Red Cross, and orphanages in both Rwanda and in Bulgaria. The club's membership has adopted the Kiwanis International spirit and motto, "A global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time." Each month, the club receives requests for chartable donations, some requests from local residents who are volunteering around the world.  By supporting the Kiwanis Club, you’re supporting children.
 

THE L.C.C.C.S
Children’s Development Center’s physical therapy program
focuses on gross motor skills, strength, and coordination. It is a private, not-for profit
agency located in Williamsport, PA, serving children with special needs,
ages 0 to 21 years, throughout North Central PA. We provide occupational
therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy, a pre-school program, information
and referral, and orthopedic clinics staffed by a pediatric orthopedic surgeon
from the Hershey Medical Center, and orthopedists from the Costello Center.
In addition, C.D.C. administers the Bi-County W.I.C. Program and the North
Central Regional Office of the Special Kids Network.

The Center
OUR MISSION: CSFYCA seeks to make real and lasting changes in the community by impacting the lives of those people we serve. We will do that by:
• Providing programs aimed at empowering youth, parents, adults, community
organizations, and institutions to regain control of their lives, homes, and communities, and to collectively work to strengthen our diverse community.
• Nurturing positive feelings in community members about themselves intellectually, physically, emotionally, and socially.
• Offering programs that contribute to self-esteem enhancement and a high level of dignity – qualities that are essential in order to become healthy and effective in meeting the challenges of life.

BIG BROTHERS, BIG SISTERS
MISSION: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lycoming County provide mentoring services to at-risk youth. We pair these disadvantaged children, who often come from homes riddled with violence, substance abuse, and adults with a lack of parenting skills, with caring, well-screened adult volunteers. These volunteers spend time in one-on-one matches, and couples matches, with the children; showing the children positive role models, often lacking in their
home lives.