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The city wants us to sell Reese’s House and do what?!
If you have been following the saga around the appeal of our zoning to operate Reese's House as a community center, your brain is probably swirling trying to keep up with everything. Don't worry, we feel exactly the same way! We haven't been sharing everything going...
Help Us Win the Fight Against Reese’s House!
We were ecstatic when we raised enough money to secure a mortgage to purchase Reese's House, our multi-faceted community center in Millville in honor of Maurice Lewis. After years of holding our Back to School Shoe Drives, Holiday Toy Drives, and other...
Fight for Reese’s House!
The Millville City Commissioners have scheduled a meeting and possible hearing to determine if an appeal made 10 days late against the zoning approval for Reese’s House was filed timely. This will happen on Tuesday, August 22 at 5 pm at Millville City Hall (12 South...
Blog
Recap: Our 2nd Annual Holiday Toy Drive
When we announced our Second Annual Holiday Toy Drive in the middle of a global pandemic, we anticipated receiving many requests for help from families in our community. Within a month of launching our sign-up form, we had over 400 responses for individual children...
Help us build Reese’s House!
We started Our Future First, a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit, after losing our friend Maurice Lewis in May of 2018 to an act of random gun violence in our hometown of Millville, NJ. At 19 years old, Reese was the kind of person who did everything he could to help...
Our Second Annual Back to School Drive
On Labor Day, we hosted our Second Annual Back to School Shoe Drive in the parking lot of the First United Methodist Church in our hometown of Millville. Our goal was to build on our first shoe drive from last year and we definitely surpassed our own expectations!...
Events
The 27th Annual Jolly Holly was a Jolly Success!!
It's been a little over a week and we are still so blown away by how incredible the 27th Annual Jolly Holly Run was for everyone involved! Between the new course, hosting registration and awards inside of our new home, Reese's House, the beautiful weather,...
Reese’s House goes to the Millville Zoning Board!
We have been on our journey to create Reese's House for so long, and we could not be more excited to be at the final stages! This Thursday, 12/1, we will appear before the Millville Zoning Board at 6 pm to request a variance change to allow us to begin operating...
Our 4th Annual Holiday Toy Drive is Here!!
If you're anything like us, you probably can't believe that it is already November and that the holidays are right around the corner! It definitely snuck up on us, but we are just as excited as ever to announce our 4th Annual Holiday Toy Drive! Over the last three...