Children’s Beach House receives $10K Rite Aid grant

Children’s Beach House has received a $10,000 neighborhood grant from Rite Aid Healthy Futures to continue advancing its important mission focused on emotional wellness.

Children’s Beach House will use the grant to support its youth development program, which provides year-round programming and support to children from under-resourced homes who have speech and language delays

“We’re so grateful to Rite Aid Healthy Futures for this grant,” said Richard Garrett, executive director of Children’s Beach House. “It will be put to good use with our youth development program. Many people know about our summer camps, but those camp sessions are just one part of the YDP. The program also includes weekend camp sessions during the school year, year-round individualized support from our team of family engagement coordinators, assistance connecting with other resources and services in their communities, as well as social, recreational, and community service activities with their peers in communities across the state of Delaware.”

Part of its overall Empowering Children signature initiative for Rite Aid Healthy Futures, the Neighborhood Grants help nonprofits address the toughest health and wellness challenges facing kids today.

Children’s Beach House joins 370 other grassroots organizations who have each received a $10,000 grant for general operations. The funds will help them continue to deliver critical services as inflation, food insecurity, troubling mental health trends and other converging factors impact children.

The grants are funded through the KidCents customer fundraising program, which allows Rite Aid customers to round up their purchases in-store and online to support children’s health and wellness.

By rounding up their nickels, dimes and quarters, millions of Rite Aid customers contribute to local charities restoring hope, resiliency and self-esteem in children.

“Children today face acute and converging crises across a range of fields that adversely impact their quality of life,” said Matt DeCamara, executive director of Rite Aid Healthy Futures. “Thanks to the generosity of Rite Aid customers, these hyperlocal organizations can continue to provide much needed programs and services steadying the course for children today and guiding them toward promising tomorrows.”