Cape May Cares is a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to providing educational and community events and programs for local children, seniors, and lower income families in the Cape May area.
Cape May Cares was officially founded in June of 2018, but the true spirit of the organization began many years before in the hearts of Keith and Cathy Lafferty as their family and friends delivered Christmas trees to families, which later evolved to shopping, wrapping and delivering a Christmas gift for each child living at the Cape May Housing Authority on Broad Street Court.
Cape May Cares was officially founded in June of 2018, but the true spirit of the organization began many years before in the hearts of Keith and Cathy Lafferty as their family and friends shopped, wrapped and delivered a Christmas gift for each child living at the Cape May Housing Authority on Broad Street Court. Seeing the joy on the children’s faces encouraged the Laffertys to find ways to help these families throughout the year.
Keith, who himself had grown up in a Philadelphia housing authority and went on to become a successful Emergency Physician, personally knew that outside encouragement and mentorship could make all the difference in the world to a child. With this in mind, the Laffertys began to enlist a small group of like-minded volunteers to help create meaningful programs and activities for the families and senior citizens living at the Housing Authority. And that, as the story goes, is how Cape May Cares was born.
Encouraging and Empowering through Education and Experience:
Not just a slogan on our logo, but the driving force behind Cape May Cares and the guiding principle at the heart of all we do.
Whether through educational programs or fun activities, Cape May Cares is working to help improve the quality of life for the children, parents, senior citizens, and disabled persons who live in the Cape May Housing Authority and other low income areas.
With a local volunteer base of talented residents, generous business owners and concerned citizens, we also strive to foster community involvement and enhance future opportunities for our fellow neighbors in need.
To learn more about the history of Cape May Cares and our mission to serve the community, watch this five minute video.
Help us fulfill our mission and grow our impact in the Cape May community with a donation today.
