A quiet helping hand can make a life changing difference.

“For a family, it can be heartbreaking when your child needs something that will make a huge difference in his quality of life, but financial circumstances prevent you from meeting his or her need. The Umbrella Club, and its generous donors have truly been the answer to so many of our parents’ prayers. Parenting a child with complex medical needs can be extremely challenging, exhausting, and financially draining. Your contributions towards adaptive strollers, orthotics, medications, van and bathroom adaptions, to name just a few things you have helped with, have been a blessing and made such an impact on the quality of life of our students"

“Thanks to the Umbrella Club, we were able to take Stella to Kennedy Krieger Institute in Maryland, a facility dedicated to children with disabilities. Stella met with multiple doctors and tried different mobility equipment. Stella is doing well and having a great start to summer.”

“You guys take this very seriously. These are volunteers sitting around and evaluating every single proposal that comes before them. And they get quite a bit. We’re very, very honored to be receiving this very much needed gift. It’s wonderful.”

“Although raising a child with complex medical needs has many rewards, it can often be a pathway to hardship. So many of the families we serve struggle daily to obtain the supports and services needed to give their children the best quality of life possible, but unfortunately find themselves without the resources or insurance coverage to help their kids; such a heartbreaking position for a parent to be in. Enter your incredible club, as shelter in the storm, offering compassion, kindness, and financial respite and asking nothing in return. Remarkable!”

"Dear Umbrella.org, My husband and I are writing to profoundly thank you for the grant of $5000 you gave us, to help take care of the medical needs for our son Sam who suffered several strokes in 2007…Your organization is a Godsend for families like ours that need extra help to care for their children."

“Your financial support of our families who are in trouble or in need, and your consistent willingness to go above and beyond to assist our students has touched us deeply here at St. Vincent’s Special Needs. We are so grateful to your club for all you do to make life better for the children we serve, but most of all we are grateful for the gift of hope you have once again extended to their families.”

“My family is incredibly humbled by the generosity of the Umbrella Club and was humbled to have been chosen for their support.”