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Simply Helping Others
Billy’s legacy lives in the moments when one person chooses to help another.
For nearly two decades, the Billy Mock Foundation has helped families,
students, schools, community organizations, neighbors, and people facing
difficult seasons, always with the same simple purpose:
to help others.
Helping Looks Different for Everyone
There is no single definition of what it means to help someone.
Sometimes it is helping a family keep food on the table.
Sometimes it is giving a student an opportunity.
Sometimes it is supporting someone already doing wonderful work
in their own community.
Every request is different. Every person is different.
We try to meet people where they are and respond in a way that
is personal, practical, and meaningful.
The Difference We’ve Made Together
Behind every number is a person, a family, a student, or a community
whose story became part of ours.
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Nearly 170
children supported through educational grants across
15 schools and 28 different educational institutions.
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Over 500
families in our community helped during times of need.
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Nearly $164,000
given to support others through our Pay It Forward efforts.
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Three Programs. One Mission.
Families-in-Need Program
This program provides financial support and other resources to
families in need throughout the Philadelphia/Tri-State region.
Families are considered on a case-by-case basis because every
family’s situation is different.
Some of the ways we have supported families include:
- Providing food-market gift cards to families
- Assisting with household bills, mortgages, and rent
- Contributing to medical fundraising efforts organized by others
Could You or a Family You Know Use a Helping Hand?
If your family, or a family you care about, is going through a difficult season,
we welcome you to reach out and tell us a little about the need.
Submit a Families in Need Request
Pay-it-Forward Program
This program provides grants to individuals and local organizations
already making a difference in their communities. We look for people
and groups doing meaningful work and help their kindness reach even farther.
Projects supported through the program have included:
- A $25,000 grant to ACCESS: Chester Community Center
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BYC Spirit Cheerleaders: a “spirit squad” made up of
special-needs cheerleaders and volunteer coaches
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Partnering with Elam Church Youth Group to feed people experiencing
homelessness and participate in Habitat for Humanity projects
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Providing birthday cupcakes for children at a women’s shelter
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Partnering with St. Thomas the Apostle School in Glen Mills, PA
and Joy of Sox to collect socks for people experiencing homelessness
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Providing Easter baskets for patients at A.I. duPont Hospital for Children
Do You Know Someone Making a Difference?
If you know an individual, group, or organization doing meaningful work
in the community, we would love to hear their story and learn how the Foundation
may be able to help their efforts go even further.
Submit a Pay It Forward Request
Educational Grants Program
This program provides educational grants to local students and school programs.
The Foundation has traditionally held an essay contest awarding multiple
$500 educational grants
to eighth-grade students entering high school.
The Foundation has also awarded up to
$1,500
to school programs providing safe, nurturing educational environments
for at-risk students.
Student essays describe
how the candidate has made a difference in the community by
positively impacting the lives of others.
The traditional deadline for essays is May 1,
with awards presented in June.
Educational grants have been awarded to students from
St. Thomas the Apostle, Holy Savior, St. John Fisher,
St. Joseph’s, and St. Cornelius schools.
Institutional educational grants have also supported
Drexel-Neumann Academy in Chester, including its virtual
ninth- and tenth-grade programs.
Essays have historically been mailed with the title
“Educational Grant Essay” to:
Billy Mock Foundation
P. O Box 845
Chadds Ford, PA 19317
Interested in Educational Grant Support?
Students, families, schools, and educational programs are welcome to reach out
with questions about current grant opportunities or to share an educational need
the Foundation may be able to consider.
Submit an Educational Grant Request
Billy’s life is the reason this work began.
The people below are the reason it continues.
Stories of Impact
Programs describe what we do. These stories show what that work
actually looks like in the lives of people around us.
Gratitude From the People We Serve
Some of the most meaningful reminders of why this work matters
come directly from the people and organizations we have been fortunate to support.
Goodwill of Delaware & Delaware County
Every Thanksgiving, we partner with Goodwill’s Senior Community
Service Employment Program (SCSEP) to support seniors re-entering
the workforce.
With the generosity of our supporters, we have delivered
more than 50 turkeys and 50 Acme gift cards each year,
helping hardworking seniors and participants in the
“Work a Day, Earn a Pay” program enjoy a holiday meal.
Their efforts help keep Delaware beautiful, including the collection
of more than 1,300 bags of roadside litter annually,
and we are proud to give back to them in return.
ACCESS Community Center — Chester, PA
In 2023, the Billy Mock Foundation made the largest single donation
in Foundation history at that time:
$25,000
to the brand-new ACCESS Community Center.
Led by Sisters Maggie Gannon, OSF, and Cathy McGowan, SSJ,
the center provides food, classes, resources, laundry, and showers
for Chester families and individuals facing food insecurity,
housing struggles, and poverty.
Alongside the financial support, the Foundation also provided
Thanksgiving meals for families in their outreach program:
20 turkeys, 20 gift cards, and 24 pies.
A Note From ACCESS
Their words say more than we ever could about what community support can mean.
Frontline Heroes During COVID-19
When the pandemic struck, our mission of
“Simply Helping Others”
meant stepping up for the people who were stepping up for all of us.
The Foundation provided
200 lunches
for frontline workers at Chester County Hospital and
Riddle Memorial Hospital. A small gesture of gratitude for
the doctors, nurses, and staff who risked so much to protect our community.
Drexel Neumann Academy
For years, the Foundation has stood alongside Drexel Neumann Academy
in Chester, a safe and nurturing school providing children with hope
and opportunity.
Through educational grants, dozens of students have been able to
continue their education in an environment filled with faith,
learning, and care.
Sister Maggie, OSF, said it beautifully:
“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.”
Kindness Takes Many Forms
Over the years, helping has meant:
- Thanksgiving meals and grocery support for families and seniors
- Housing and household-bill assistance
- Support for medical fundraising efforts
- Scholarships and educational opportunities for students
- Support for school programs serving at-risk students
- Special-needs athletics and volunteer programs
- Food and supplies for people experiencing homelessness
- Habitat for Humanity projects
- Birthday celebrations for children at women’s shelters
- Sock drives for people experiencing homelessness
- Easter baskets for children receiving hospital care
- Meals for healthcare workers during the pandemic
- Investing in organizations already transforming their communities
The Notes That Mean Everything to Us
These handwritten messages are some of our most treasured reminders
that even one act of kindness can travel farther than we may ever know.
Hover over the notes to pause and read
This Is Why We Exist
From Thanksgiving meals for families and seniors,
to educational opportunities for children,
support for frontline workers,
assistance for families during difficult moments,
and major investments in organizations serving our communities,
every one of these stories is part of Billy’s legacy.
None of it happens alone.
It happens because people choose to care.
Have a Different Request or Question?
Not every need fits neatly into one of our three programs.
If you are unsure where your request belongs, please reach out.
We are always willing to listen and learn more.
Submit a General Request
Help Us Keep Helping
Every gift gives us another opportunity to say “yes” when someone
in our community needs a helping hand.
Make a Donation
One person helping another.
That is where it all begins.
"Simply Helping Others"
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