by Our Future First | Jan 7, 2024 | Blog
2023: The Bad, The Ugly, and The Good 2023 was supposed to be the year for our community and our organization. We ended 2022 by receiving our approval to operate Reese’s House as a multi-faceted community center, held our most impactful toy drive ever, and were...
by Our Future First | Jun 15, 2022 | Blog
Whether your school or organization is looking for some options for an extended school year program this summer or for the next school year, our tested and proven programs will make a difference and can be tailored to meet your specific needs! Our Innovation Hour...
by Our Future First | Sep 8, 2021 | Blog, Events, News
This past Labor Day was our 3rd Annual Back to School Shoe Drive. While it was a little different than years past, it was still a smashing success! This year, we decided to only provide brand new shoes for our youth, which means that we had to stretch our dollars as...
by Our Future First | May 16, 2021 | Blog, News
We officially started our fundraising efforts to build Reese’s House, featuring a collaboration with Wildflower Vegan Cafe, last December. We had a deadline to raise the down payment for the building, about $30,000, by March. Within the span of 3 months, we had...
by Our Future First | Dec 29, 2020 | Blog, News
When we announced our Second Annual Holiday Toy Drive in the middle of a global pandemic, we anticipated receiving many requests for help from families in our community. Within a month of launching our sign-up form, we had over 400 responses for individual children...
by Our Future First | Dec 15, 2020 | Blog, News
We started Our Future First, a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit, after losing our friend Maurice Lewis in May of 2018 to an act of random gun violence in our hometown of Millville, NJ. At 19 years old, Reese was the kind of person who did everything he could to help...
