Donate

Donations of any size are always appreciated and help us build a bright future for Dare County’s children. You may choose to help us get books into the hands of young children through our Early Literacy programs; you may want to support our family support programs, such as Parents as Teachers and Triple P; you may want to support CYP's future through a gift to our Endowment Fund. To donate to CYP, please visit darekids.org/donate or call (252)441-0614 for more information.

Donations are appreciated for the following programs:

  • General Children & Youth Partnership Initiatives
  • Children & Youth Partnership Endowment Fund
  • CYP's Diaper Bank
  • Early Literacy
  • Family Literacy Program (FLP)
  • Family Support Programs
  • KidsFest
  • Sea Change OBX
Financial information about this organization and a copy of its license are available from the State Solicitation Licensing Branch at 919-814-5400. This license is not an endorsement by the State.

We would like to thank the following for their donations in 2023/2024:

Foundations & Organizations

Businesses

Individuals

  • Sheila Davies
  • Theodore Moore
  • Nandy Stuart
  • Beverly Lewis
  • Laurie Grant
  • Sheena Fuller 
  • Ashley Jackson
  • Alyssa Saunders
  • Sarah Weimer
  • Tracie Mesich
  • Jane & Sterling Webster
  • Jennifer Schwartzenberg
  • Ernest & Susan Lee 
  • Kenny Marshall
  • Tris Roderick
  • Edward & Margaret Lawler
  • Gary L. Kimmel
  • J.F. & Kathleen Burrus
  • Jamie Koch 
  • Terry & Anna McGinnis
  • Matthew McGinnis
  • Lori Daniels
  • Debora Diaz
  • Jessica Vassar
  • Allen Mowbray
  • Robert South
  • Robert Keeney
  • Gerrit Nijveldt
  • McKinney Ventures LLC
  • Dennis McGinnis
  • David Shufflebarger
  • Edward & Margaret Lawler
  • Malcom & Susan Fearing
  • Sally Laws

 


 

We would like to thank the following for their donations in 2022/2023:

Foundations & Organizations

Businesses

Individuals

  • Nancy Griffin & Ken Dyar
  • Devyn McDowell
  • Latoya Rice 
  • Sheila Novak
  • Michelle Lewis
  • Sabrina Ramirez
  • Beverly Louis
  • Scott & Toni Blanchard
  • Michelle Smith
  • Doug & Ashley Stoddart
  • Jean Paul Valette
  • Rebecca Valette
  • Jason Smith
  • Gary and Carole Kimmel
  • Michelle Portoukalian
  • Nancy Byrne
  • Jennifer Joyce
  • Anna & Terry McGinnis
  • J.F. & Kathleen Burrus
  • Yvette Pollock
  • Sarah Ackley 
  • Jonathan Wark 
  • Carla Heppert
  • Sheena Fuller
  • Debora Diaz 
  • Rina Rotunno
  • Jamie Koch
  • Carrie Christ
  • Lisa Howell
  • Michele Darden
  • Cynthia Merrifield
  • Stephanie Anderson
  • Deidre Howard
  • Jim & Tammy Tobin
  • Kathleen Morgan
  • Anne Broadhead
  • Larysa Nadolny
  • Dianne Hope
  • Krisha Nash
  • Leslie Livingston
  • Elizabeth Lytle
  • Mandy Earnest
  • Agatha Knab
  • Kimberly Griffith
  • Amy Davis
  • Maria Stuart in Memory of Joel Stuart
  • Maria Stuart in Honor of Cristina Stuart
  • Larry and Yvonne Jones 
  • Melissa Warner
  • Chip & Leigh Anne Vincent 
  • Tim Cafferty
  • Karin Edmond 
  • Sheila Novak
  • Karla Martin
  • Kaylee Askew
  • Denise Michaud
  • Sean Ellis
  • Beth Storie
  • Beth Bradley
  • Marina Doshkov
  • Lisa Howell
  • Jane Webster
  • Jane Hetzel
  • Susan Lee 
  • Sandy Daughtry
  • Ryan Velazquez
  • Maria Mattina
  • Sara Sampson
  • Carla Heppert


We would like to thank the following for their donations in 2021/2022:

Foundations & Organizations

Businesses

Individuals

  • Hilary Folkner
  • Scott and Toni Blanchard
  • Ashley Johnson
  • Nancy Griffin & Ken Dyar
  • Nancy Snead
  • Sally Frankenberg
  • Christine Connor
  • Jamie and Anna Brumbeloe
  • Ann Bartuska
  • Jane Webster
  • Bobby Schaffer
  • Barbara Becker
  • Frederick Black
  • Kyoko Mitsuoka - Memory of Toni Mermer
  • Carole A Kimmel
  • Melinda Mogowski
  • Ken Dyar
  • Jonathan Wark
  • Jamie Koch
  • Sheila Davies
  • J.F. and Kathleen Burrus
  • Kaylee Askew
  • Joseph Addison
  • Debora Diaz
  • Bailey Allison
  • Karen Smith
  • Chip and Leigh Anne Vincent 
  • Tim Cafferty
  • Michelle Lewis 
  • Susan Lee
  • Sheila Novak
  • Beth Storie
  • Amy Silva 
  • Chelsey Jordan
  • Meredith Nichols 
  • James & Cheryl Pope 
  • April Bodiford 
  • Patrick J Cahill in honor of Devyn McDowell's Birthday
  • Niki Stafford
  • Kenneth Marshall
  • Michelle Portoukalian
  • Gail Hutchison 
  • Cynthia Crabtree
  • Ana Sommers
  • Jenn Noell
  • Terri Hathaway 
  • Norma Keeney

We would like to thank the following for their donations in 2020/2021:

Foundations & Organizations

Businesses

Individuals

  • Capt. Lee Baronet
  • April Bodiford
  • Cynthia Crabtree
  • Sheila Davies
  • Toni & Scott Blanchard
  • Jennifer Schwartzenberg
  • Benvy Caldwell
  • Nellie R Dixon
  • Sheila Novak
  • Barbara Johnston
  • Jody Preiser
  • Lana Dao
  • Christie McEwan
  • Dena Wiggins
  • Patricia Albrite
  • Ann Daisey, donation to Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in honor of all children in Dare County
  • Jenny Pearce
  • Denise and Michael Thomas, donation to Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in honor of Daniel Johnson
  • Patrick Jones, donation to Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in honor of Mrs. Brenda Price
  • Robin South
  • Carol Resnick, donation to Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in honor of Holly Cockerille
  • Bailey Mitchell
  • Lorelei Costa
  • Dixie Mullis
  • Stephanie Beasley
  • Denise Michaud
  • Victor and Debora Diaz
  • Deloris Harrell in honor of Nancy Griffin
  • Loretta Michael
  • Mary Kelley
  • Kathy Spencer
  • Nancy Evans
  • Barbara Becker
  • Madlen Lowell and Emily Spooner, donation made to Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in memory of Ruth DeBoer
  • Barbara Schiltz
  • Joanne Adams
  • Jay Burrus
  • Debbie Montgomery
  • Casey Ventre & Mary John Slaughter
  • Susan Werner
  • Lyubov Sluder
  • Monica Loose-Jones (Sea Change OBX)
  • Barb Gardner
  • Blythe Emily Hayes
  • Mary Jane Slesinski (Sea Change OBX)
  • Jamie Wegener
  • Jane Soluri
  • Heidi Velazquez
  • Kayla von Briel
  • Toni Blanchard
  • John Tullner
  • Terri Hathaway
  • Tatum Clements, donation to Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in memory of Sebastian Lopez
  • Mindy & Jon Ralph
  • Tess Judge
  • Audrey Bennett
  • Bailey Allison
  • Joanne and Joe Meagher
  • Sally Frankenberg

We would like to thank the following for their donations in 2019/2020:

Foundations & Organizations

Businesses

Individuals

  • Agata Denkiewicz
  • Lora Eddy
  • Sara Hallas
  • Rev. Dr. Thomas H. Priest, Jr.
  • Cindy McGann
  • Ann K. McDanel
  • Avery Harrison
  • Jan Wilson
  • Carol Riggin
  • Rendy King
  • Bonnie Brumbeloe
  • J. Keith Letchworth
  • Sierra Williams
  • Deborah Ashe
  • Christie McEwan
  • Cheryl Ford
  • Patricia DeVos
  • Matthew L. Witter
  • Rina Rotunno
  • Jane Soluri
  • Marion W. Midgett
  • Jennifer Alexander
  • Pamela Walters
  • Anne Smith
  • Michelle Lord
  • Gayle M. Felton (Sea Change OBX)
  • Edward & Margaret Lawler (Sea Change OBX)
  • Joyce Carroll (Sea Change OBX)
  • Dan Roberts (Sea Change OBX)
  • Scott C. Blanchard, DDS
  • Brian & Elizabeth Newman (Sea Change OBX)
  • Jenna Gwaltney (Sea Change OBX)
  • Gary L. Kimmel
  • Emily Pfaff
  • Jay & Kathleen Burrus
  • Kathy Spencer
  • Candace Murray
  • Jonathan Wark
  • Sheila Davies
  • Molly Harrison
  • Marsha Riibner-Cady
  • Betty Selby
  • Katy Bell
  • Carol Hazelgrove
  • Debora Diaz
  • April Bodiford
  • Tess Judge

We would like to thank the following for their donations in 2018/2019:

Foundations & Organizations

  • AmazonSmile Foundation
  • Chesapeake Bay Wine Classic Foundation
  • Dare County & Currituck County Local Interagency Coordinating Council (LICC)
  • Dare County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council
  • Delta Kappa Gamma Society International: Delta Zeta Chapter​
  • Kitty Hawk Baptist Church
  • Kitty Hawk United Methodist Church - Womens Ministry Fellowship​
  • North Banks Rotary Club Foundation
  • North Carolina Partnership for Children - State Employees Combined Campaign 
  • Outer Banks Kiwanis Foundation
  • Outer Banks Children at Play Museum
  • Roanoke Island Presbyterian Church (Sea Change)
  • Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation (Sea Change)


Businesses

 

Individuals  

  • Lourdes Caballero
    (Sea Change)
  • A. Ryan Cohen
  • Danny Couch
  • Juan Garcia
  • Edward & Margaret Lawler
  • Loretta Michael
  • Scott & Toni Blanchard
  • Susan Lee
  • Stephanie Beasley
  • Jefferson & Elizabeth Glover
  • Briggs & Kristina McEwan
  • Denise Michaud
  • Lionel Robinson
  • Kathy Spencer
  • Candis & Matthew Stoessner
  • Carrie Laird
  • Emily Turner
  • Linda Gard
  • Amy Montgomery
  • Rae M. Eley
  • Sheila Davies
  • Beth Storie
  • Sheena Fuller
  • Debora Diaz
  • David & Patricia Lusk
  • Jay & Kathleen Burrus
  • Carrie Laird
  • Cindy and Samuel McGann
  • Terry & Anna McGinnis
  • Susan Kalan
  • Tess Judge
  • Kellie Flock

 


We would like to thank the following for their donations in 2017/2018:

Foundations & Organizations

  • North Banks Rotary Club
  • Kitty Hawk Rotary
  • Outer Banks Kiwanis Foundation
  • Delta Kappa Gamma Society International: Delta Zeta Chapter
  • North Carolina Partnership for Children - State Employees Combined Campaign 
  • Dare County & Currituck County Local Interagency Coordinating Council (LICC)
  • Kiwanis Club of Roanoke Island
  • Dare County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC)
  • Kitty Hawk United Methodist Church - Womens Ministry Fellowship

 



Businesses

 

Individuals  

  • Erin Basilone
  • Cindy McGann
  • Jay & Kathleen Burrus
  • Estate of Peter Sacco
  • Kathy Spencer
  • Tess Judge
  • Robert & Norma Keeney
  • Denise R. Michaud
  • ​James and Marielle Silk
  • Jonathan Wark
  • Molly Harrison
  • Patricia McConnell
  • Jamie LaVier
  • Tristan Roderick
  • The "Y" Girls
  • Jennifer Smith
  • Peter Rascoe
  • Tim White
  • Amy Fike
  • Danny Couch

 


We would like to thank the following for their donations in 2016/2017:

Foundations & Organizations


Businesses


Individuals

  • Kelly & Jeremy Johnson
  • Drew & Angela Owens
  • Cindy McGann
  • ​Ed & Lorraine Diver
  • Amy Montgomery
  • ​Carla Heppert
  • ​Shirley Parker
  • ​Sue & Andy Ward
  • Molly Harrison
  • Betty Selby
  • Amy Denson
  • Jessie Shepherd
  • Ryan Henderson
  • Amit & Shweta Gupta
  • Loretta Michael
  • Kelly & Jeremy Johnson
  • Dr. Scott & Toni Blanchard in Honor of Sawyer Blanchard
  • ​Jonathan Wark
  • ​Scott Rock
  • Briggs & Kristina McEwan
  • David & Rebecca Strickland
  • Beth Storie
  • April Bodiford
  • Peter Rascoe
  • Tim White
  • Peter Rascoe
  • Jessica & Matthew Witter
  • Norman Sparks
  • Jay & Kathy Burrus
  • ​Nancy Griffin
  • ​Emily Holub
  • KC McAvoy
  • Jay & Lora Eddy
  • Tristan Roderick
  • Margie Parker
  • Hoffert Joint Trust
  • Jamie LaVier
  • Nancy Griffin
  • Julia & Richard Perkins