Start a Charity Team at Steps For Hope

Raise funds for your cause while participating in the Steps For Hope 5K Run and 2-Mile Walk in Brick, NJ.

Steps For Hope is bringing Ocean County together to support meaningful causes. Local charities can create teams, recruit runners and walkers, and raise funds directly for their organization.

Your charity creates a team and registers with a minimum of 10 race bibs.

Recruit runners and walkers who want to support your cause.

Each runner receives a personal fundraising page to share with their network.

Supporters donate to those runners and every dollar raised goes toward your charity.

Why Start a Charity Team?

Steps For Hope is designed to help charities raise money, build awareness, and bring their supporters together for a meaningful community event.

Benefits

  • Raise funds for your mission
  • Increase awareness for your cause
  • Engage your supporters in a fun event
  • Bring your community together
  • Recruit new donors and volunteers
Diverse group of runners participating in a charity event promoting mental health awareness
Runners participating in the Steps for Hope 5K at Windward Beach Park, showcasing community engagement and mental health awareness

Where the Money Goes

Every dollar raised by your team supports the charity your runners represent.

Steps For Hope is organized in partnership with LeTip of Brick and JAR of Hope to bring Ocean County together to raise awareness and funds for meaningful causes.

At the conclusion of the event, JAR of Hope will distribute checks to each participating charity for the total amount raised by their team.

Team Requirements

To create a charity team, organizations must:

Purchase a minimum of 10 race bibs
Recruit runners or walkers to participate under their team
Encourage runners to share their personal fundraising pages

Once registered, runners receive tools and links to help them raise donations from friends, family, and supporters.

Steps For Hope Registration

Start Your Charity Team

Fill out the form below and our team will help you get your charity team set up for Steps For Hope.

Charity Team FAQs

How many runners are required to start a team?

Teams start with a minimum of 10 bib registrations.

Each runner receives a fundraising link they can share with friends, family, and supporters.

100% of the funds raised by runners on your team go directly to your charity.

JAR of Hope distributes checks to each participating charity after the event.