About Focus America: Founded in 2002, Focus America is a 501(c)(3) volunteer managed non-profit New Jersey corporation. Focus America is a national resource center for information, education and assistance for communities that live in poverty. Focus America is a volunteer organization without paid administrators.

Focus America's mission includes:

• Humanitarian (such as providing food, clothing, and other support)
• Education (such as providing school supplies to children and schools)
• Resource (such as providing information and referral services)

Focus America was founded based upon the following philanthropic objectives:

• To provide humanitarian relief to people living in impoverished communities; and
• To provide assistance with returning children to the classroom in order to complete their education; and
• To serve as a distribution point of information and referral service to help these communities connect with other resources; and
• To develop volunteer opportunities for high school students, college students, corporations and individuals who can manage their own projects to help individuals.

In order to achieve its mission, Focus America provides the following services through its volunteer network:

• Collects and distributes school supplies to impoverished communities and foster children.
• Collects and distributes food to improverished communities.
• Collects and distributes food and gifts during the holidays to provide a day of cheer and hope for the children.
• Collects and distributes winter clothing for impoverished communities living in northern regions.
• Distributes information to these supported communities to assist them in rebuilding their future (such as providing links to jobs or other social services).
• Solicits donations, contributions and gifts to support the organization's Mission.

Focus America is an exempt organization pursuant section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. All donations are therefore tax deductible.