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The Children's Birthday Project

What is the Children's Birthday Project?

This project is a commitment to reach out to the children of DuPage and Kane Counties who are living in poverty.  Our goal is to create wonderful memories to last a lifetime.  We place a very special and unforgettable birthday package in each child's hands on their most special day of days ... their birthday!  We currently provide for 800 children every year, and, with your help, could provide for even more!
 

How does the Project work?

New toys and books, donated by manufacturers, publishers, distributors, and individuals, are sent anonymously to boys and girls between the ages of 3 and 12 on their birthdays and at Christmas. 

Volunteers hand-select toys and books with each specific child in mind.  Other volunteers then carefully wrap each gift with bright paper and colorful ribbons and bows.  Finally, we box up the presents and send them on their way to the Birthday Girl or Boy! 

Each Birthday Box weighs about 25 lbs., and contains six to fifteen brand-new toys; four brand-new books; one new game; school supplies; stuffed animals; various small "filler" gifts such as bubbles, yo-yos, and playing cards; and a "Party-in-a-Box", which contains cake mix and frosting, birthday candles, party favors, cups, plates, napkins, and more!

Families of the Children's Birthday Project are invited to our facility to pick up their child's birthday box.  If unable to come to our facility, the Birthday Child will have their special package shipped via UPS, knowing only that it came from their friends at the Children's Birthday Project.  All donors are kept anonymous.  The child and their family are not obligated whatsoever.  There are absolutely no strings attached.
 

Why is this Project so important?

There are over 45,000 children under 18 years old in DuPage and Kane Counties who are considered the "working poor" or are living below the poverty level.  Children are the future.  This project is an opportunity to create positive memories that they will take with them for the rest of their lives.
 

How did the Project start?

The Children's Birthday Project is a division of the Humanitarian Service Project, which is an Illinois non-profit corporation dedicated to helping the impoverished children of DuPage and Kane Counties.

The Humanitarian Service Project began in 1979 with the Christmas Offering, which provided one week of groceries and gifts to 35 needy families during the holidays.  The Senior Citizen Project followed in 1982, with the delivery of groceries every month (at no cost) to three seniors, whose incomes averaged only $450 per month. Presently, we have 120 seniors in our Senior Citizen Project who receive the monthly delivery, and at our Christmas Offering 2007 we provided 145 families with four weeks' worth of food and Christmas gifts for all of their children.  In all, we gave 1,400 children presents from their wish lists last Christmas!

The Children's Birthday Project extends services to 1,200 of DuPage and Kane's youngest poor by delivering birthday surprises to their door on their special days.

We invite you to join us as we put smiles on the faces of those who have innocently been born into a life of denial and struggle.
 

Does the Project make a difference?

YES!  We receive wonderful thank-you letters all year long, letting us know that the birthday gifts and books provide joy to the children who receive them.  Please click on the "Thank You" below to see a few of the thank-you notes that we have received:

THANK YOU!!      THANK YOU!!     THANK YOU!!

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Pictures from our Children's Birthday Project

Toy donation.

Donation of backpacks filled with school supplies.

Donation of stuffed animals.