GET INVOLVED
Looking for Halloween Festivities? You are Invited to the Playtime Project's Halloween Party Open House Mini-Fundraisers!
During the week of October 24-27, you can experience the magic of Playtime first-hand. Bring your costumes, co-workers and kids to our Halloween Parties and Mini-Fundraisers! Help lead a special Halloween party for the kids in five shelters, and make a $20-$30 donation to earn HCPP a $5,000 bonus from Fannie Mae. Learn more and register here.
Homelessness is Growing and So Must We.
Help HCPP Serve 700 Children This Year!
Help us reach our goal to raise $50,000 this year in individual donations to keep our program running. There are many easy ways to give, including mailing a check to the address below or giving online.
“All of you are truly special people; it is a real privilege to participate in the magic you have created. Each one of us must live her or his own dreams, but you provide the experience, memories and hope for each of the children to dream and, one day, to see those dreams come true. Thank you.” - Scott Gilbert, Partner, Gilbert Randolph LLP
HCPP is funded exclusively by small individual contributions and family foundation grants.
We need your support as we expand to meet the growing need for our services.
Give the Gift of Play Online!
Volunteer!
If you are interested in volunteering with HCPP, please read this Volunteer Job Description and email Program and Operations Manager Lana Tilley at lana.hcpp(at)gmail.com. She will respond to volunteer inquiries on Thursdays.
Thank you for your interest in giving of your time, the most valuable gift of all!
If you are under 18 or want to volunteer with a child, part of a group or want to lead a special activities, please see our Frequently Asked Questions here!
IMPORTANT: Please do not show up at any of our site locations without prior approval from our Program Coordinator or Site Coordinators. The privacy of shelter residents and program rules must be respected. Thank you for your cooperation!
Gift Registries
Select a toy from our online gift registry on target.com! We have selected the items that our playrooms most need. Go to: target.com/lists/find.
Give to HCPP While You Shop Online!
Do your online shopping through iGive.com and they will donate to Playtime!
Inkind Donations to HCPP
HCPP relies upon donations from the community to keep our playrooms stocked with activities and supplies and to give kids move-in and move-out bags to ease transitions. We are always in need of gift cards from Giant, Safeway, Whole Foods, and Target to buy healthy snacks and program supplies. Please contact lana.hcpp(at)gmail.com if you would like to organize a supply drive or donate items from our list of items we need.
IMPORTANT: For the rest of 2011, we cannot take any more used toy donations, except items listed. Please refer to our list of what new items we need. We occasionally accept in-season children’s clothes and new socks and underwear. We will respond to donation offers once/week. Please email lana.hcpp(at)gmail.com with inquiries about in-kind donations listed.
Lawrence Bentley of Plano, Texas reads the Washington Post online each morning. When he read about the Playtime Project in a 2005 column, he started sending regular donations to support our work and set an example for his son. He has since become our largest individual donor. How can we possibly thank him? "Just keep being there for the kids," he says. Thanks, Lawrence for being there for us!
Workplace Giving, Matching Gifts, Bequests or Memorial Gifts
Our generous donors have honored loved ones to mark such occassions as the birth of a child, a wedding, the loss of a loved one, a friend's birthday or other special events. Donations in honor of or memory of a family member or friend are acknowledged in specific accord with the donor's wishes. If your workplace conducts an annual charitable gift drive or has a matching gift program, consider designating HCPP. The Homeless Children's Playtime Project also welcomes bequests and special gifts as a means of ensuring that our mission and programs continue into the future. As a 501(c)3 organization, HCPP can be named as a full or partial beneficiary in a will, life insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity or trust fund. We welcome the opportunity to discuss these giving options and provide copies of the necessary documentation to facilicate such a gift. Please contact jamila.hcpp(at)gmail.com for more information.
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Homeless Children's Playtime Project (HCPP) Inc.
1525 Newton Street NW
Washington, DC 20010
playtimeproject(at)gmail.com
www.playtimeproject.net
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