Villa Students 'Adopt' Children in Need

Villa Maria Academy was so excited to once again be able to offer the Villa community the opportunity to “adopt” a child or children in need, through our Villa Angel Program. Villa proudly partners with the Delaware Valley Children’s Charity (dvcconline.org) each year to bring this very special program to the hearts of the Villa Maria community.

For several years now, Villa families have been sponsoring children through the DVCC’s Holiday Program which matches sponsors with children in need. As sponsors, families commit to providing for their assigned child for the holidays. The suggested items such as warm clothing, toys and food for the child help to provide comfort and delight during the winter season.

Because of the overwhelming generosity of Villa families and friends, Villa was privileged to sponsor close to 200 children! “This is one of my favorite things we do here at Villa,” said Jennifer Nehr, a Villa mom and coordinator of the Villa Angel program. “Our families are so generous!”

Service is a key leadership tenet, that for children, needs to be taught and modeled. While it may be too early to burden young children with such a weighty imperative of a life lived for others, we can still teach them the beauty of Jesus’ model. All it takes is one act of selflessness to open children’s eyes to the joy of service. Thank you to all of the Villa families and friends for being a party of this wonderful opportunity!