Regional Charity Provides for Local Philadelphia Family

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Regional Charity Provides for Local Philadelphia Family

“Hammy’s Heart” provides meals to support families with children battling life-threatening illnesses

PHILADELPHIA, April 1, 2015 – Casey Cares Foundation, a non-profit charity that provides uplifting and ongoing programs with a special touch to critically ill children and their families throughout the mid-Atlantic area, recently left a mark on a local Philadelphian and her family.

Constance, a grandmother who adopted her three-grandchildren, has been a Casey Cares family for three years and is truly blessed by the help she receives from the foundation, especially the “Hammy’s Heart” program. Christian, 14, Constance’s grandson, suffers from autism as well as a life threatening kidney disease. Christian was diagnosed with kidney disease when he was just 15 months old. When he was 13 years old, he was diagnosed with autism and, for Constance, this came out of left field.

Casey Cares continually provides Constance with tickets to Philadelphia sporting events, movie tickets, and sets up Caring connections parties for Christian and other children who are critically ill to bond. Last September, the foundation introduced their newest program, “Hammy’s Heart” which has made a huge impact for Constance and her family. Constance said, “Casey Cares does so much more then I could of ever imagined.”

The program was created in memory of Casey Cares’ child Abraham “Hammy” Scrivner, who lost his three-year battle to brain cancer this past May. Gina T, Hammy’s mother, understands the overwhelming financial responsibilities of caring for a critically ill child and has opted to create a program that will fulfill Hammy’s last desire: to provide families loving meals together. Now, not only does Constance’s family have loving meals together, they are also able to food shop without limits. Constance said, “Christian loves to food shop with me, we get to spend Christian and Nana time together while he gets to stuff the shopping cart with whatever Christian wants.”

Hammy’s Heart joins a lineup of six enriching programs provided by Casey Cares Foundation including Family Festivities, Celebration Vacations, Birthday Blasts, Kami’s Jammies, Caring Connection group parties and Better Together. To learn more about Hammy’s Heart and all Casey Cares Foundation initiatives, visit  www.CaseyCares.org.

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About the Casey Cares Foundation:

The Casey Cares Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that provides personalized, uplifting and ongoing programs with a special touch to critically ill children and family members throughout six states. Programs include:  Family Festivities, Celebration Vacations, Birthday Blasts, Kami’s Jammies, Caring Connection group parties and Better Together. For more information, visit: www.CaseyCares.org.

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