december 2007 marked the sons of ben's first philanthropic effort, help kick hunger. help kick hunger is a canned food and donation drive aimed to benefit the bernardine center in chester, which opened as an emergency food cupboard. the center designed the model super cupboard program in 1987. this program seeks to break the cycle of poverty and dependence for low-income mothers by providing weekly sessions that include nutrition education and life skills workshops. the super cupboard model has been copied extensively throughout pennsylvania. other philanthropic efforts include the 4q07 drive that raised $1,500 and of food for the bernardine center, the 1q08 campaign that raised $1,500 worth of easter hams and an additional $1,000, and the 4q08 help kick hunger drive that raised $2,501 and of food. most recently, the sons of ben were able to raise $10,000 through their help kick hunger campaign, which was donated to the bernardine center at the end of 2010, more than their previous three efforts combined.