Susie Q’s Kids, Love in a bag program, led by Dr. Mary Welsh, is a trusted 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing comfort bags to children in need and creating meaningful engagement opportunities for youth, businesses, and community partners.

Through our nonprofit partnerships, Susie Q’s Kids has helped bring comfort and smiles to more than 20,000 children and young adults—each one supported by a caring community.

We provide thoughtfully assembled comfort bags filled with items such as panda bears, blankets, activities, hygiene, and sensory supports. These bags are shared through trusted nonprofit partners who deliver our bags, including hospitals, shelters, foster care agencies, grief centers, schools, advocacy organizations, and first responders—wherever there is a need. Our role is to offer comfort and smiles in moments that feel overwhelming, while our nonprofit partners provide the ongoing resources, professional care, hope, and healing that help children and families move forward.

Rooted in our Kids Helping Kids mission, we bring neighbors, youth, schools, businesses, and community partners together to serve side by side. Every comfort bag represents a relationship—built on trust, compassion, and the belief that no child should feel alone.
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WHAT WE DO TOGETHER

• Comfort – Deliver comfort bags to children in crisis, transition, or healing, wherever there is a need
• Build – Engage youth in servant leadership, empathy, and philanthropy
• Engage – Create hands-on service experiences that strengthen community connections
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

• Group bag-stuffing events (businesses, schools, faith-based and service groups)
• Employee team engagement and service days
• Youth leadership & service projects
• Local partners, sponsorships, and in-kind donation drives
• Speaking & outreach focused on kindness, resilience, and mental well-being
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LEADERSHIP PHILOSOPHY & BACKGROUND

Dr. Mary’s background in consulting, teaching, and mentoring shapes how Susie Q’s Kids builds relationships and partnerships. She believes deeply in lifelong learning, open knowledge-sharing, and helping others grow—whether that’s youth discovering leadership through service, nonprofits strengthening their impact, or businesses looking to engage meaningfully with their employees and their communities.
Her approach is grounded in listening, curiosity, and collaboration—meeting people where they are, learning together, and sharing what works so everyone can move forward stronger.
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TRUST, RECOGNITON & RELATIONSHIPS

Alignable is built on relationships—and Dr. Mary is honored to be recognized for relationship-driven leadership and community impact at both the national and local level.

Alignable Honors
• 🏆 Alignable Local Business Person of the Year – Top 50 (National | 2025)
• 🏅 Alignable Local Business Person of the Year – Warren, Michigan (2025)
Community & Nonprofit Recognition
• 🤝 American Foundation for Suicide Prevention – Community Partner of the Year
• 💙 National Alliance on Mental Illness – Advocate of the Year Nominee
• 🌟 GreatNonprofits – Top-Rated Nonprofit (community-verified reviews)
These recognitions reflect more than awards—they represent trust built through listening, follow-through, and long-term collaboration with businesses, nonprofits, schools, and neighbors.
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WHY PEOPLE RECOMMEND DR. MARY WELSH

• Builds genuine relationships grounded in trust, respect, and authenticity
• Listens first and follows through, ensuring people feel heard and supported
• Pairs deep listening with knowledge-sharing, training, and mentorship to help people turn ideas into meaningful action
• Connects people with purpose, creating thoughtful, win-win partnerships
• Shows up consistently for businesses, nonprofits, schools, and first responders
• Leads with empathy and integrity, especially in moments that matter most
• Champions collaboration over competition, lifting others as she leads
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LET’S CONNECT

Dr. Mary welcomes conversations centered on collaboration, learning, and shared impact. Whether you’re exploring ways to engage your team, mentor youth, strengthen your organization, or build meaningful community partnerships, she believes the best outcomes begin with listening, shared knowledge, and mutual respect.

If you’re looking for a meaningful, relationship-based way to give back locally, we’d love to collaborate.
📧 drmary@susieqskids.org
🌐 susieqskids.org

Susie Q’s Kids was founded in honor of Susie McBride-Welsh, whose love for children and giving back continues to guide our mission. Having spent significant time in hospitals, Susie understood the power of small comforts—a stuffed animal, a blanket, or a thoughtful activity—during overwhelming moments. That understanding became the foundation of our comfort bags, which are thoughtfully tailored to meet the needs of children served by our nonprofit partners.

Susie Q’s Kids partners with businesses, nonprofits, and communities to deliver comfort to children in need while creating meaningful employee and youth engagement opportunities. Our work combines compassion with collaboration, making it easy for organizations to create visible local impact.

Trusted by nonprofit partners across Southeast Michigan.

For business leaders interested in the purpose and impact behind our work, we invite you to watch our story:
https://youtu.be/4Z1LqrCiO0M