About People Helping People
People Helping People, Inc. is a voluntary organization of faculty and staff at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida. Founded in 1973, People Helping People provides financial assistance to nonprofit organizations in western Volusia County assisting groups of people in need.
Generally, we aim to assist organizations working with low-income persons. The grants awarded are to provide funds to start new programs, to assist existing organizations with financial emergencies, or to provide for special financial needs not covered by regular budgets. People Helping People does not give funds to individuals.
History
Since its founding, People Helping People has awarded over $231,000 in grants to various nonprofit groups in our community. The list of grant recipients in recent years includes Arc of Volusia; C.A.T.A.L.Y.S.T. Global Youth Initiatives; Duvall Homes; Hatters Helping Hatters Food Pantry; Little House Next Door; The Neighborhood Center of West Volusia; Sisters Build Network for Girls, Inc.; and Students Reach-Out.
2023-2024 Officers and Executive Board
The 2023-2024 Officers of People Helping People are the following: Colin Hilton-MacFarlane, President; Kimberly Reiter, Vice-President/Secretary; K.C. Ma, Treasurer.
2023-2024 Executive Board Directors: Jane Bradford, Mitchell Reddish, Rajni Shankar-Brown, Lori Snook.