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Our Closet

Our Closet 2100 Arch Street 5th Floor Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 Contact:  Andrea Johnston, Program Coordinator (267) 256-2179 andrea@ourclosetpa.org Our Closet is a volunteer-driven organization that provides clothing to vulnerable Philadelphians and their families free of charge by operating “pop-up shops” throughout the city. We offer community members who are struggling to make ends meet the opportunity to receive free, quality clothing in the “pop-up shop” in a dignified and welcoming space. Our goal is to meet a basic need for our shoppers so they can better focus on handling other stressors in their lives, such as securing a steady source of income or […]

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Backpacks and School Supplies

Looking for a way to help needy children in your area?  While you and your parents are searching for school supplies, backpacks and clothing for your own back-to-school sendoff, there are many others in the community who need your help with these items.  Here are some ways you may help them: 1.  Find a backpack drive.  Do a google search in a major city nearby to find out which organizations are collecting backpacks and school supplies.  Contact the organization and see how you may help.  Boston and Philadelphia area residents:  Cradles to Crayons hosts a backpack-a-thon. Feeding America sponsors backpack […]

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The Baby Bureau

thebabybureau.org 1209 Spring Avenue, Fort Washington, PA Contact:  Fran Wasserman, Founder & Director fran@thebabybureau.org 215-688-0538 The Baby Bureau is  a volunteer non profit organization dedicated to helping underserved moms by providing “Baby Bundles” of clothing for the newborn baby after delivery in the hospital.  The “Baby Bundles” are distributed by community social service providers that determine the need.  Each “Baby Bundle” is wrapped in donated blankets or quilts and contains at least 25 seasonally appropriate outfits, onesies, sleepers, bibs, baby shoes, hat, book and new rattle.  The baby clothes are either gently used or new. The Baby Bureau believes in Recycle, Reuse, Regive, the love…the need […]

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Yad Leah: Clothing For Israel

Yad Leah: Clothing For Israel YadLeah.org 362 South Parkway, Clifton, NJ 07014  Contact: Tzvi Katz, Volunteer Department 973 955 0861 tzvi@yadleah.org Yad Leahs mission is to alleviate the impact of poverty in Israel by providing high quality, new and lightly used clothes to low income Jewish communities in a manner that preserves the individuals self-respect. Collected by volunteers in the United States, the clothing is sold for a fraction of its true value in a store-like environment in Israel. By providing families with an opportunity to shop for affordable clothing, Yad Leah treats its customers with the dignity that is due all human […]

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