Organizations Filed Purposes:
HOPE LOVES COMPANY OFFERS RECOGNITION AND SUPPORT TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS THROUGH MANY FREE PROGRAMS INCLUDING, CAMP HLC, HUGS OF HOPE, THE SUSAN B. ANDERSON SCHOLARSHIP, AN AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, FREE ALS CHILDREN'S BOOKS, FAMILY FUN DAYS AND MORE. WITH THE HELP OF THESE PROGRAMS, WE BRING ONGOING SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO OUR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN.
HOPE LOVES COMPANY, INC IS THE ONLY NON-PROFIT IN THE UNITED STATES WITH THE MISSION OF PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WHO HAVE HAD OR HAVE A LOVED ONE BATTLING ALS (AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS) OR LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE. WE ARE A NONPROFIT 501 C (3) LOCATED IN PENNINGTON, NEW JERSEY.
HOPE LOVES COMPANY (HLC)HLC HAS MET AND SUPPORTED MANY CHILDREN AROUND THE NATION WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN CAREGIVERS TO THEIR LOVED ONES. THE CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WHO WE SERVE HAVE EXPRESSED FEELINGS OF FEAR, SADNESS AND STRESS AS THEY WITNESS PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS FACING THE CHALLENGES OF ALS. IN ADDITION, THERE IS ONGOING ANTICIPATORY GRIEF AND EVENTUALLY, ENORMOUS GRIEF WHEN THEY LOSE A LOVED ONE TO ALS. HAVING HOPE LOVES COMPANY AS A RESOURCE DOES NOT CURE ALS, BUT IT HELPS TO DIMINISH THE ISOLATION MANY FACE.HLC'S FOUNDER, JODI O'DONNELL-AMES, HAS RAISED THREE CHILDREN WHO ALL LOST A PARENT TO ALS BEFORE THE AGE OF 11. HER CHILDREN FACED SADNESS, FRUSTRATION, ANXIETY AND GRIEF BECAUSE OF THEIR PARENTAL LOSSES. HOPE LOVES COMPANY WAS FORMED BECAUSE OF THAT EXPERIENCE AND IS A RESOURCE FOR ALL CHILDREN WHO ARE COPING WITH THE CHALLENGES PRESENTED BY ALS.
GRANT A WISHAT THE END OF EACH YEAR, WE PROVIDE FIVE GRANTS OF $500 TO ASSIST FAMILIES IN NEED DURING THE HOLIDAYS. THESE GRANTS ARE PROVIDED TO FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, WHO HAVE ATTENDED CAMP HLC, AND WHO HAVE EXPRESSED REQUESTS FOR FUNDING TO HELP WITH VARIOUS EXPENSES AND GENERAL NEEDS DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
HUGS OF HOPEWE SEND, ON AVERAGE, 40-50 HUGS OF HOPE CARE PACKAGES ANNUALLY FREE OF CHARGE, TO CHILDREN WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY ALS. EACH HUG OF HOPE CARE PACKAGE CONTAINS A HOPE LOVES COMPANY SHIRT, WRISTBAND, STUFFED ANIMAL OR GIFT CARD, ALS AGE APPROPRIATE BOOK, A SNACK AND A CARD.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Jennifer Mizzone | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Christine Powers | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Linda Osman | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kristen Colby | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Craig Colby | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Palmer | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Sara Cooper | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ron Suzuki | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Gamberzky | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| Warren Benton Ames | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
| Keiren Dunfee | VICE PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| Tracey Vasile | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
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