Pearls with a Passion

Pearls is a way for women of all ages and backgrounds to get involved with giving. Through the donor society, members help grow and direct the Pearls with a Passion fund. All Pearls are invited to an annual dinner, where together they determine the area of grantmaking for the year ahead.

2025 Grant Recipients – Focus on Children and Youth in Crisis:

• Berwick Area United Way – $5,500 – Funding will support Cradle to Career initiatives, including the School Nurse’s Pantry, which provides students with clothing, hygiene, and health-related items, and the Rested & Ready Bed Program, offering mattresses and bedframes to children in need.
• Beyond Violence, Inc. – $7,750 – Grant funding will support the Breaking the Cycle Youth Counseling Program, which delivers educational and therapeutic services to students in grades 7–9 aimed at interrupting the cycle of domestic violence.
• Diakon Child, Family & Community Ministries – $7,750 – Support for Family-Based and School-Based Crisis Intervention Services, providing screening, assessment, and intervention for children and youth from birth through age 18 facing mental health or behavioral challenges.
• Dwell – Lycoming County – $10,000 – Funding will support The Hope Chest, a program that supplies essential items to meet the urgent needs of children entering or transitioning within the foster care system.
• Transitions of PA – $5,000 – This grant will help outfit a second Sensory Room to support children during supervised visitation. These spaces promote emotional regulation, reduce stress, and enhance positive interactions between children and their parents.

Are you the next Infinity Pearl?

An Infinity Pearl is a member who gives a lifetime gift of $25,000 to Pearls with a Passion. If the Infinity Pearl is the first in her county, that county will be opened to grantmaking.

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