Welcome Letter from our Founder
Hello and Welcome!
My name is Dolorez Cobb-Jones. Over the past 30 years, I’ve had the pleasure of working in public education. I have been a passionate teacher, thoughtful team leader, innovative curriculum committee member, mentor and friend to numerous upcoming educators.
Over the years, I have encountered many grandparents that were raising their grandchildren in the schools in which I worked. I’ve observed many disturbing behaviors of children centered around societal ills such as trauma, death, drug abuse, and abandonment. Grandparents would share with me the many severities and fears of their responsibilities of raising their grandchildren due to lack of support and resources from schools and agencies.
Through this realization, Grandparents Involved from the Start (GIFTS Inc.), was founded and established in August 2011. As I began to have more discussions with grandparents, I recognized the need to establish information to help them navigate through the daily routines of raising a child in the 21st century. Thus, GIFTS was born.
BE INFORMED, INVOLVED and INSPIRED.
Peace,
Mrs. Dolorez Cobb-Jones
Mrs. Dolorez Cobb-Jones
Founder and CEO
Featured News
Thanksgiving Gift Card Donation Drive
This past November, GIFTS Inc. supported Grandparents & Families in the local community of Central Pennsylvania by donating grocery store gift cards to help families in need. Join GIFTS in our Annual Thanksgiving Donation Drive from November 1-18 . Visit www.giftsgivelife.com to give today! 🍂🦃
A Community Effort.
"It’s time we support those who have supported us from the start, our dear grandparents."
—Jeanna Pasha, GIFTS, Inc. Board Chair
GIFTS Inc. Board Members
Dolorez Cobb-Jones, Founder & CEO
Jeanna Pasha Esq., Board Chair
Deborah Waters, Treasurer
Gia Johnson, Secretary
Raymond Bennett, Member
Yvonne Hollins, Member