Kids are near and dear to our hearts. Smiling Kids, Inc was founded to fill a simple need, something everyone
should be able to experience as a kid, the excitement and thrill of receiving a special gift on their birthday. There
are a number of charities dedicated to helping families with gifts for children-in-need during the holiday season.
What about the other important milestones in their lives, particularly birthdays? This is where we discovered that
we could make a difference and bring smiles to the faces of children.
100% of the donations we receive directly benefit the children. The operating expenses for Smiling Kids, Inc are
paid for by separate private donations.
2007 Smiling Kids Community Partners
The main goal of Smiling Kids is to support as many children as possible through the Birthday Smiles
program. Smiling Kids has established relationships with the following social service organizations to provide
birthday gifts to children and teens in need in the communities that they serve throughout Massachusetts:
- A Place to Turn, Natick, Milford, a portion of Framingham and surrounding communities
- Acton Housing Authority Self-Sufficiency Program, Acton-Boxborough, Littleton, Maynard
- Ashland Food Pantry
- Concord Community Services
- Douglas Food Pantry
- Holliston Pantry Shelf
- Horizons For Homeless Children, Boston and Greater Boston area
- Ipswich Caring
- Marlborough Community Services
- Methuen Housing Authority Self-Sufficiency Program, Merrimack Valley
- North Andover Family Self Sufficiency Program, Merrimack Valley
- People First Food Pantry, Uxbridge
- Southborough Food Pantry
- Southborough Youth and Family Services
- Sudbury Housing Authority
- Westborough Food Pantry
We have also established a partnership with Birthday Wishes (a non-profit organization which coordinates
birthday parties for children at homeless shelters) to provide birthday gifts for the children they service in the
shelters throughout Massachusetts.
In addition to the Birthday Smiles program Smiling Kids is committed to helping children in other ways if the
resources are available. Many times Smiling Kids is the conduit between community donors and social service
organizations. Support has been provided to the following community organizations through the Smiling Angels
Fund:
- Children of Paul F. Barry Memorial Fund
- Friends for Life/Dr. Folkham’s Neuroblastoma Research
- Hopkinton Police Department
- Pernet Center, Framingham
- SMOC, Marlborough
- Southborough Police Department
- The Murphy Sisters Foundation
- Why Max
Guiding Principles
Focus on programs for children and teens in need.
Apply 100% of all contributions to the children that we help.
Remain anonymous, with the goal of making the parent or guardian as much of a beneficiary as the “Smiling
Kid."
