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Elena Piperno with a group of Domenica Scholarship alumni

Catching Up With Alumni

Ten former Domenica Scholars—mostly college students—joined us on January 11 for our first annual alumni breakfast.  Let that sink in: College students on winter break...

rows of baskets of Christmas foods

Christmas Traditions

Well before we established the Domenica Foundation in 1991, the Piperno family started bringing Christmas cheer to underserved neighbors in Camden and other South Jersey...

photo of Pepe & Elena Piperno with schoolchildren and their book ark

Dignity & Hope

Last week we mailed our 2022 annual report to all our friends and supporters near and far. Yes, snail mail! But you can also view the report here on our website. Looking back gives us the chance to remember all the wonderful work our community partners did in 2022. We are

photo of middle school students practicing drums

Camden Students Make Beautiful Music

Every Tuesday after school, you can see and hear budding percussion players like these using practice sets to learn to play the snare drum. Down the hall, children are learning to play woodwinds: clarinet, flute, and saxophone. Another group is practicing brass instruments: trumpet and trombone. On Wednesdays, the string

young people on colorful stairs

Making Space for Camden Youth

We were so proud to help LUCY celebrate its grand opening on October 20! Over 300 people came to celebrate this milestone—participants, past participants, staff, community members, and, of course, funders like us.