Scholarships Available
Our Scholarship Program helps children of first responders achieve their goals through scholarships and a powerful community network.
Each recipient is a member of our Scholars Council, a group of peers and working professionals connected to a broader community of supportive mentors and partner organizations! The deadline to apply is May 31, 2024.
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We help the children of first responders and their families heal, grow and thrive in the wake of hardship, injury and tragedy.
Presidential & State Proclamations
First Responders Children’s Foundation is proud to announce that we have received a national presidential proclamation from President Joseph R. Biden Jr, and 19 state governors.
Our Mission
Empowering resilience and potential in the children of first responders who face the burdens of family service every day.
Empowering resilience and potential in the children of first responders who face the burdens of family service every day.
Our commitment to the children of first responders.
The children of first responders face a unique set of stressors that can impact their mental health. They hear stories of danger, illness, and loss. They fear what may happen to their hero. Our Resiliency Program helps these children through free confidential counseling.
25 years after 9/11, our mission remains more relevant than ever.
First responders face everything from pandemics to extreme weather to wildfires, stressful work that can result in financial insecurity, mental health challenges and more. They need our help.
Our Toy Express delivers free toys to children
in first responder communities during the holiday season
We offer Bereavement Assistance to ease the
family's burden when a first responder tragically
makes the ultimate sacrifice
Each year, approximately 330 first responders die in the line of duty, leaving behind their children and families.
It’s our mission to support those first responder family members left behind, to help them feel the strength of our community, and to honor their loved ones who have made the ultimate sacrifice.
We believe it’s our duty as citizens to support first responder families.
Our programs target areas where first responders and their families are most challenged, and where the resources of the Foundation can have the most impact.
HOW WE HELP
Families Helped
Hotel Rooms
Cash Grants
Masks
Holiday Toys
Funerals
College Scholarships
We also support and facilitate programs that deepen the connection between first responders and the children in the communities they protect and serve.
Programs like the NYPD Music Camp, the Gloucester PD Fishing Camp and the Junior First Responders Firefighting Camp stimulate curiosity, confidence and teach kids the importance of helping others.
The success of our programs and events is only possible with the generous support of donors like you.
The most persuasive way to demonstrate corporate citizenship is to support your community’s first responders.
Latest news
A New Look for Our Next Chapter
As we enter our 25th year and continue our mission of empowering resilience and potential in the children of first
HOW WE HELP