Devlin Football Camp Scores a Touchdown with Friends of Karen

The Devlin Football Camp welcomed Friends of Karen as one of its charities, offering scholarships to families assisted by the organization that provides emotional, financial and advocacy support for children with a life-threatening illness and their families.

"The people at Friends of Karen are so committed to helping these families during a very difficult time," said Jeff Koutsantanou, Director of Devlin Football Camp. "We're always pleased to be able to partner with them on behalf of special children in our communities."

Friends of Karen's services are provided to children, from birth to age 21, at no cost, living in the New York tri-state region, diagnosed with cancer or another life-threatening illness. Families need assistance to meet the extraordinary demands of their child's illness and Friends of Karen works to ensure the well-being of every family member. In 2015 alone, the organization assisted 1,679 children with their services.

The Devlin Football camps, run by Houston Texans Assistant Football Coach and former NFL player Mike Devlin, are for children from first grade through high school. Devlin's goals are to provide a football camp with NFL coaches and players at a low cost for families and to give financial assistance to local youth and high school programs as well as various charitable organizations. This year, two brothers whose family is assisted by Friends of Karen enjoyed the camp sessions, whose staff alumni have included NFL players Chad Pennington, Nick Mangold, Thomas Jones, Erik Barton and Dustin Keller among others. Part of the camp proceeds were donated to assist additional Friends of Karen families.

To learn more about Friends of Karen, call their Port Jefferson office at 631.473.1768 or visit www.friendsofkaren.org