SINCE 2008, HAVEN OF HOPE FOR KIDS, LOCATED IN HOPE, HAS PROVIDED COST-FREE COUNTRY vACATIONS FOR MORE THAN
200 FAMILIES CARING FOR A CHILD WITH A LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS. FOR MANY OF THE GUEST FAMILIES, THEIR STAY AT
THE HAVEN OF HOPE FOR KIDS COTTAGES IS THE ONLY VACATION THEY HAVE TAKEN SINCE THEIR CHILD'S ILLNESS WAS
DIAGNOSED. FOR SOME FAMILIES, IT IS THE FIRST AND LAST VACATION THEY WILL SHARE WITH THEIR ERMINALLY ILL CHILD.
THE MAJORITY OF FAMILIES WHO VISIT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD A VACATION OF ANY KIND WITHOUT THE PROGRAM.
HAVEN OF HOPE FOR KIDS INVITES APPROXIMATELY 40 FAMILIES PER YEAR TO STAY FREE OF CHARGE IN A COZY, HANDICAP
ACCESSIBLE COTTAGES ON HICKORY ST., DIRECTLY BEHIND ST. LUKE'S CHURCH.
200 FAMILIES CARING FOR A CHILD WITH A LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS. FOR MANY OF THE GUEST FAMILIES, THEIR STAY AT
THE HAVEN OF HOPE FOR KIDS COTTAGES IS THE ONLY VACATION THEY HAVE TAKEN SINCE THEIR CHILD'S ILLNESS WAS
DIAGNOSED. FOR SOME FAMILIES, IT IS THE FIRST AND LAST VACATION THEY WILL SHARE WITH THEIR ERMINALLY ILL CHILD.
THE MAJORITY OF FAMILIES WHO VISIT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD A VACATION OF ANY KIND WITHOUT THE PROGRAM.
HAVEN OF HOPE FOR KIDS INVITES APPROXIMATELY 40 FAMILIES PER YEAR TO STAY FREE OF CHARGE IN A COZY, HANDICAP
ACCESSIBLE COTTAGES ON HICKORY ST., DIRECTLY BEHIND ST. LUKE'S CHURCH.
Helping to provide critical supplies for babies and toddlers in needThe first North Porch center was
incorporated in 1984 in Newark, New Jersey, by the Episcopal Church Women of the Diocese of Newark. The
organization had its roots in a ministry established in 1978 by The Venerable Martha Blacklock of the
Newark Episcopal Cooperative for Mission and Ministry.
North Porch Women & Infants’ Centers is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that provides emergency aid, in
the form of baby supplies, to mothers and infants in northern New Jersey, to help them stabilize and
improve the quality of their lives. North Porch has centers in Newark and Dover as well as a satellite
center in Hackettstown, Morristown and Jersey City. We are governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees.
Our Centers are staffed by part time Center Coordinators and a part time Program Director. Our clients are
referred to us by social service agencies and religious organizations. They are able to visit up to six times a
year and at each visit receive one week’s supply of diapers, wipes, formula, baby food and toiletries.
When COVID closed the buildings we are located in, we offered our clients open air drop offs with
predetermined time and dates. In 2022 we reopened our centers. Referred clients just need to call the center
to make an appointment. Newark, Dover and Jersey City are open two days a week and Hackettstown and
Morristown are open one day a week.
Our urgent, ongoing needs are:
Director, Cynthia MoriczdeTecso at director@northporch.org or 201-410-0563 to arrange shipping or
delivery times. Shipping address for all items:
North Porch Dover Center
St. John’s Episcopal Church
11 South Bergen Street, Dover NJ 07801
Attn: Cynthia
director@northporch.org
incorporated in 1984 in Newark, New Jersey, by the Episcopal Church Women of the Diocese of Newark. The
organization had its roots in a ministry established in 1978 by The Venerable Martha Blacklock of the
Newark Episcopal Cooperative for Mission and Ministry.
North Porch Women & Infants’ Centers is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that provides emergency aid, in
the form of baby supplies, to mothers and infants in northern New Jersey, to help them stabilize and
improve the quality of their lives. North Porch has centers in Newark and Dover as well as a satellite
center in Hackettstown, Morristown and Jersey City. We are governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees.
Our Centers are staffed by part time Center Coordinators and a part time Program Director. Our clients are
referred to us by social service agencies and religious organizations. They are able to visit up to six times a
year and at each visit receive one week’s supply of diapers, wipes, formula, baby food and toiletries.
When COVID closed the buildings we are located in, we offered our clients open air drop offs with
predetermined time and dates. In 2022 we reopened our centers. Referred clients just need to call the center
to make an appointment. Newark, Dover and Jersey City are open two days a week and Hackettstown and
Morristown are open one day a week.
Our urgent, ongoing needs are:
- Enfamil 12.5 oz powdered baby formula and soy formula
- Diapers especially sizes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and Pull-ups of all sizes
- Baby wipes
- Jars of baby food – all ages- fruit, veggie and 1st foods
- Baby Cereal
Director, Cynthia MoriczdeTecso at director@northporch.org or 201-410-0563 to arrange shipping or
delivery times. Shipping address for all items:
North Porch Dover Center
St. John’s Episcopal Church
11 South Bergen Street, Dover NJ 07801
Attn: Cynthia
director@northporch.org