Bogucki Foundation
The Bogucki Foundation is dedicated to fostering positive change through education, health, and social initiatives. That means opening educational opportunities for young people, supporting community health, and helping families hold steady through hardship. Join us in making a lasting impact.
Who we are
Bogucki Foundation has a rich history rooted in compassion and community engagement. Our mission is to empower individuals and foster positive change through initiatives focused on education, health, and social welfare. We believe in the values of integrity, collaboration, and equity, which guide our work and our interactions. Our team of experienced professionals and passionate volunteers works toward a more equitable and compassionate community.
Our programs
At Bogucki Foundation, we are dedicated to making a tangible difference in the lives of individuals and families. Each program answers a different need, and each one stands on its own. Together they build a stronger, more equitable community.
Workshops, grants, and resources that enhance educational opportunities for underprivileged youth. Participants gain vital skills that prepare them for future academic and career opportunities, in sessions built to be interactive and engaging. The program also connects students and families in a network of support that encourages personal growth and collaboration.
Promoting community health through screenings, nutrition, and mental health support. This is also where our medical flights sit. In partnership with AeroAngel, dedicated flights carry medically fragile children to children's hospitals when commercial travel is not safe for them, at no cost to their families.
Food, shelter, and counseling for individuals and families facing hardship, aimed at restoring stability and hope. Our support extends beyond immediate needs through counseling and resources that promote self-sufficiency. It also includes the smaller things that boost morale, right down to fishing supplies.
In the community
Social welfare is not only about what gets handed out. It is also about the connections that come with it, and the community that forms around them.
Young children experience fishing with their local police officers. The program fosters positive relationships and builds trust, strengthening community bonds through a shared activity. Uplifting opportunities for engagement are part of the work, not a footnote to it.
Working with local housing support partners, we distribute hardware supplies that support home repairs and rebuilding efforts. It is practical aid for families facing housing challenges.
One family's story
Ava was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of two. Years later she relapsed, and her family needed to reach a transplant team in Philadelphia to continue her care. Her immune system was incredibly low and she was not able to fly commercial, so the foundation arranged the flight.
Ava had not even stepped outside for 25 days until that day. When the family got back on the plane, she received a box of games and toys that had been specially picked for her, and they spent the flight home playing Uno. In her mother's words, "Ava felt like a princess for the day."
One family's story
This particular journey reunited the Wolford family of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, after their nearly 2-year-old daughter, Jalyn, underwent a bone marrow transplant to treat a rare genetic condition. Commercial travel posed significant health risks for Jalyn, but thanks to the generosity of the Bogucki Foundation, we were able to provide a private flight home, ensuring her safety.
The family was warmly welcomed by friends and relatives at the Fargo Jet Center, marking a beautiful reunion after five challenging months apart. We extend our deepest gratitude to the Bogucki Foundation for making this flight possible.
Get involved
Discover how you can make a difference in our community by volunteering, donating, or partnering with us. Your support is vital to our success.
Donations support the foundation's work in education, health, and social welfare. Every contribution counts.
Our work is carried by experienced professionals and passionate volunteers. There is real work to do, from workshops and community activities to getting resources into the hands of families who need them.
We work alongside organizations that want to put resources behind education, health, and social welfare in this community. If that sounds like yours, write to us through the form on this page.
Workshops, grants and resources that open educational opportunities for children who would otherwise go without.
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Private flights equipped for medical emergencies carry children to specialized hospitals and treatment centers, free of charge to their families.
Learn MoreFood, shelter and counseling for families in hardship, plus community programs that rebuild trust and stability.
Learn MoreSupporting Our Veterans
The Bogucki Foundation is honored to collaborate with the Greater Wildwood Elks in providing unwavering support to our veterans and their families. Together, we commit to their well-being.
The Foundation is a Super Platinum Sponsor of the program.
Impact Stories
“The appointment that we attended the day that your crew flew us would not have been possible without you. Her immune system is incredibly low and she was not able to fly commercial. Ava felt like a princess for the day and loved the entire experience. She had not even stepped outside for 25 days until that day. When we got back on the plane, she received the box of games and toys that were specially picked for her. She was so excited and couldn’t believe they were for her.”
Ava’s mother
“That was the best flight experience of my life. They were so gracious and so kind. The pilots were awesome.”
Karla Wolford, Jalyn’s mother
Proud Sponsors & Partners
These organizations show up for families alongside us, and the work reaches further because they do.
Headquartered in Wroclaw, Poland, Rawlplug carries a name that goes back to the Rawlings brothers and the 1911 invention still known by it. Part of the Polish-owned Rawlplug Group since 2005, the company engages in charitable activities and supports local initiatives. A Polish family name and a Polish company, standing behind the same work.
Partnerships with AeroAngel provide dedicated flights to children’s hospitals for medically fragile children who cannot safely travel on commercial airlines, at no cost to their families.
Our collaborators in social welfare. Together we distribute hardware supplies that support home repairs and rebuilding for families facing housing challenges.
Our collaborator in supporting veterans and their families. The Foundation is a Super Platinum Sponsor of the program.
Young children experience fishing with their local police officers, fostering positive relationships and strengthening community bonds.
Get Involved
For any inquiries or information on how to get involved, reach out using the form on this page. We are here to assist you and will respond as soon as possible.
Your gift funds education grants, medical flights and emergency support for families who need it now.
Give your time and skills. Volunteers are the reason this work reaches as far as it does.
Organizations and businesses can extend what we are able to do together.
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Occasional updates on the families we help, the programs we run and the ways you can get involved. No more than that.
