For two years, Kelly's Kids has worked with the Daughters of Charity to support families, and in particular, young children living in Kenya and Ethiopia. In January and March 2008, Kelly's Kids donated 28,000 pieces of clothing and 133 pairs of shoes to support the ministry of the Daughters of Charity, particularly to children living through the unrest in Kenya. Sr. Mary Beth Kubera, a Daughter of Charity working at their headquarters in Evansville, Indiana, sent Kelly's Kids the following note of appreciation.

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On a recent trip to Italy, Kelly's Kids general manager Ashton James brought a donation of Kelly's Kids clothing to the Comunit` di Sant'Egidio (www.santegidio.org).  The Community of St. Egidio is a lay community which began in Rome 40 years ago.  The young adults who formed the movement focused their attention on daily prayer and service to the poor.  Today the community is in almost 50 countries of the world and they number close to 50,000 members.  It is composed mostly of lay people and is a sign that Christianity is alive and well. 

A woman named Lucia, a member of the Comunit` di Sant'Egidio brought the clothes to a Gypsy camp in the eastern part of Rome. The pictures are of the children and grandchildren of Mira, a woman who has 13 grandchildren in all. The rest of the clothes were given to other children and families in the same camp.

Lucia explained that the gift made the children very happy and proud of their new clothing! She said that the new clothes allowed them to feel at ease among other children in school.