WHO WE HAVE HELPED

As we approach the close of the 2025 year, we want to pause and share what your generosity has made possible through the Billy Mock Foundation during this holiday season.

With your support, families were supported with dignity, children experienced joy, and local organizations received critical funding when it mattered most.

For Thanksgiving alone, we assisted 105 families with $100 ShopRite and Walmart gift cards through partnerships with Goodwill of Delaware & Delaware County and the ACCESS Center in Chester. These cards allowed families to choose foods meaningful to their traditions, which is especially important in a community with limited access to grocery stores.

This Christmas, we adopted six families with children, ensuring every child received multiple gifts, ranging from toys and books to warm coats and bicycles. Totalling $8,000 going back into the community and allowing families to share in the love and warmth of the holiday season.

During this holiday season of giving, we also provided a $1,000 grant to the Ridley Girls Basketball Team, empowering students to give back locally, and awarded $15,000 total to six organizations continuing vital work throughout the holidays. This included City Team Ministries, Bernadine Center, and Salvation Army, all in Chester, St. Francis Inn in Philadelphia, STEHM Inc. in North Wilmington, and a local church’s caring and sharing ministries.

Every dollar was donated locally. Every decision centered on dignity, choice, and impact.

As we reflect on this season and look ahead to the coming year, we invite you, if you feel called, to consider a year-end contribution. Your support ensures our ability to respond to urgent needs, strengthening partnerships, and serving our neighbors with compassion in the years ahead.

Thank you for your trust, generosity, and belief in the mission of “Simply Helping Others”.

“It’s All Good”

Wishing you all a healthy and happy holiday season

 

Every Thanksgiving, we partner with Goodwill’s Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) to support seniors re-entering the workforce. With your generosity, we’ve delivered over 50 turkeys and 50 Acme gift cards each year, ensuring that hardworking seniors and participants in the “Work a Day, Earn a Pay” program can enjoy a holiday meal. Their efforts keep Delaware beautiful, collecting more than 1,300 bags of roadside litter annually and we’re proud to give back to them in return.

In 2023, we made our largest single donation in Foundation history! $25,000 to the brand-new Access Community Center. Led by Sisters Maggie Gannon, OSF, and Cathy McGowan, SSJ, this center provides food, classes, resources, laundry, and showers for Chester families facing food insecurity, housing struggles, and poverty. Alongside financial support, we also provided Thanksgiving meals - 20 turkeys, 20 gift cards, and 24 pies - for families in their outreach program.

 

Frontline Heroes During Covid-19

When the pandemic struck, our mission of “Simply Helping Others” meant stepping up for those who were stepping up for us. We provided 200 lunches for frontline workers at Chester County Hospital and Riddle Memorial Hospital, offering a small gesture of gratitude to the doctors, nurses, and staff who risked so much to protect our community.

Drexel Neumann Academy

For years, we’ve stood alongside Drexel Neumann Academy in Chester, a safe and nurturing school that provides children with hope and opportunity. Through our educational grants, we’ve ensured that dozens of students can continue their education in an environment filled with faith, learning, and care. Sister Maggie, OSF, said it best: “We are so grateful for all the Billy Mock Foundation has done for the children...Billy surely has made a wonderful impact on their lives.”

Together, these stories remind us why we exist: to Simply Help Others.