Caring Connections: Washington County’s Single Point of Entry, Caring Connections allows families with children birth to five to make one phone call and be referred to programs and services that they are eligible to enroll. It is our goal that every Washington County child will enter school ready to learn. This project is a collaborative effort of Washington County Health Department, Washington County Public Schools, Head Start of Washington County, Washington County Family Center and The Judy Center of Washington County. APPLES for Children serves as the coordinating agency for the project.
Sleep in Heavenly Peace: Founded in Kimberly, Idaho in 2012, Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit providing hand-made bunk beds to children who don’t have beds of their own. Not only do they deliver these beds to children in need, but they partner with organizations, churches, businesses and individuals to build them at events called Build Days! Learn more and request a bed on their website.
Community Book Warehouse: Anyone in need of books for children can choose the books they would like at the Community Book Warehouse, located at 24 N. Walnut Street, Hagerstown, MD 21740. For hours of operation and more information contact the HARC Executive Director at director@harccoalition.org or 301-842-4272.
VBS and Family Summer Activity Calendars: We are happy to collect information about available activities for the summer of 2023, and will begin posting the calendars starting in mid-May. Once posted, please check back for updated versions as we often receive late additions (most recent date updated will be noted). If you have information to share, please send it to info@harccoalition.org. See 2022 calendars:
- June 2022 – Updated June 8, 2022
- July 2022 – Updated June 29, 2022
- August 2022 – Updated June 22, 2022
Fall Back-to-School Giveaways: Click on the link to open or download our latest list of back-to-school giveaways. Check back often as we update the list.
- Watch this spot for future Giveaways!