Packages From Home

Specialties

The mission of Packages From Home is to send care and comfort packages to deployed American military heroes who are stationed in active duty theaters around the world, as well as to facilitate activities that elevate morale of all veterans. Since March 2005 we have averaged 1,000 to 1,500 packages a month being shipped to our heroes. We collect donated items from generous patriotic citizens who live all across America. These items include non-​perishable food, personal toiletries, and recreational items like games, books, music CDs and movie DVDs. (No alcohol, tobacco products, pressurized containers, x-​rated materials or any other item deemed unsuitable or unsafe will ever be sent by us.) The items are then packed in flat-​rate boxes and shipped overseas to our Troops. Monetary donations go towards mailing costs and/​or purchasing of special items to send to the troops. Go to www​.Pack​ages​FromHome​.org to make your own donation or to find out more information about PFH.

History

Established in 2004.

Packages From Home is a 501©(3) non-​profit organization in Phoenix, Arizona. PFH began as a labor of love for our founder Kathleen Lewis. Her son, Christian, is a soldier with the Army’s 1^st Infantry Division. Christian was deployed to Iraq in March 2004. Kathleen began sending care packages to him on a regular basis. When Kathleen received a phone call from him thanking her for all of the comfort items from home, she found out that her son was the only soldier in his squad receiving any packages from home. Kathleen and her friends, decided to adopt her son’s squad and began shipping packages to the men in his unit. Kathleen felt it was important to let these American heroes and complete strangers know they were being thought of and appreciated at home. This is the point where «Packages from Home» was born. From this point on PFH has sent an average of 1,000 packages a month to deserving US military overseas.

Meet the Manager

Paula S.

Manager

I am the Event and Communications Coordinator for PFH. PFH works to maintain awareness in the greater Phoenix area, maintain the morale of veterans and active duty military and raise funds to help ship packages to our deserving troops. If you would like to help out at PFH by volunteering, put on an event for PFH, or simply donate items or money please go to www​.pack​ages​fromhome​.org.