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January 2025
Heartfelt Thanks to our Donors
De Corazón, Muchas Gracias
Thank you to everyone who invested in Identity youth and families with year-end contributions and in-kind gifts. Together we will meet the moment to keep young people engaged in school, older youth engaged in work skills development and their parents equipped to help them. And like family, we will celebrate their victories and offer help when something extra is needed.

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** Keeping Families Warm
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Donations of new and gently used coats poured in over the holidays for Identity families who need something extra to keep warm this winter. Board member Tal Widdes organized a coat drive through Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation and her Women’s Torah Study Group, and Board member Sarah Whitesell organized coat drives at St. John's Norwood and St. Dunstan's Episcopal Churches. Thank you for these extra acts of kindness.


** Gracias Neighbors Rising
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Thanks toNeighbors Rising ([link removed]) for embracing older youth and their families, sharing pies and groceries to make this Thanksgiving a special one. It is all part of an effort to bring life changing support and services closer to where clients live and we are beyond grateful that Neighbors Rising is there with us.


** Kids Helping Kids
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Thank you to all of the young people who helped fellow students during the holidays. Pyle Middle Schoolers and youth and families from B'nai Israel Congregation again collected, packed and decorated more than 1,000 bags of snacks for students who are enrolled in Identity Out-of-School-Time programs.


** Thank you Kentlands!
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Thank you to the Kentlands Community Foundation and local runners for supporting Identity youth and families during their annual Kentlands/Lakelands 5K!



** Identity HQ Update
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We are nearing the day we can invite community members into our new home in Gaithersburg, currently being renovated, and to welcome all of you who brought us to this transformational moment.
Thank You Transformational Campaign Donors
Anonymous Donors
The APA Fund
Linna Barnes and Chris Mixter
Wanda Bautista
Emily R. Beckman and Andrew J. Ewalt
Bender Foundation, Inc.
Yonis Benitez
Diane and Kevin Beverly
Fernanda Bianchi
Shirley Brandman and Howard M. Shapiro
Sharon and Bob Buchanan
Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
Carolyn and Rodolfo Camacho
Sonia and Rick Chessen
A. James and Alice B. Clark Foundation
Annice Cody and Peter Braverman
Amanda and Andrew Coelho
Catherine Crockett
Sumintra and Jeffrey Dillman
Nancy Ebb and Gary Ford
Stew Edelstein
Claire Engers and David Silberman
Julie Farkas and Seth Goldman
Melanie Folstad and Rick McUmber
Sharon and Stephen Friedman
Hope Gleicher and Andrew Burness
Susan and Steve Hull
Jahanvi Desai Educational Foundation
Michael Jiménez and Karim Merchant
Nancy Kaplan
Samuel and Sylvia Kaplan Foundation
Sharon and Steve Kaufman
Susan and Peter Keisler
Cassie and Mike Knapp
Mimi and Michael Kress
Nancy Leopold and Jeff Wagner
Martin Lespada

Ivonne and Byron Lindley
Gail Maidenbaum and Phil Schreiber
Monica Marquina
The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation
The Richard E. and Nancy P. Marriott Foundation
Elisa Martin and Alejandro Yepes
Mead Family Foundation
Andra and Stephen Metz
Meyer Foundation
J. Henry Montes
Ana Morales
Nora Morales
Anna Parisi-Trone and Robert Trone
Marta B. and Manuel Perez
Vanessa Rodriguez
Sally Rudney and Scott Hoekman Family Fund
The Ruppert Family Foundation
Allison Russell and Tim Harwood
Kathleen Sanzo
Marla Schulman
Mark Schuman
Samuel and Zachary Shapiro
Sharing Montgomery Fund, Greater Washington Community Foundation
Steve Simon
Ilene Sparber
Gislene Tasayco and Juan Ducos
Amy Thrasher
Faith and Kevin Toruno
Allison and Bill Treanor
Diego Uriburu
Elizabeth Wheaton and William Arnold
Cliff and Deborah White Family Foundation
Sarah E. Whitesell and Wan J. Kim
Tal and Steve Widdes
Mary Lou Winkler and Gary Metz
Teresa R. Wright
Linda and Bob Youngentob



** Repurpose Your Tech
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KindWorks has helped more than 150 of Identity’s clients with free refurbished computers in recent years - helping them earn their GED, attend vocational and college classes, prepare for and search for work and much more. Do you have a laptop or tablet you are no longer using? Consider donating your used tech toKindWorks ([link removed]) for Identity youth!
Happy New Year from all of us at Identity!

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