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HomeFront NJ

HomeFrontNJ.org 1800 Princeton Ave., Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 Contact:  Judy Long, Development Director 609-989-9417, judyl@homefrontnj.org HomeFront’s mission is to end homelessness in Central New Jersey by harnessing the caring, resources and expertise of the community. In the U.S., an astonishing 1.7 million children are homeless. That is one out of every 45 children in our community. We lessen the immediate pain of homelessness and help families become self-sufficient. We work to give our clients the skills and opportunities to ensure adequate incomes, and we work to increase the availability of adequate, affordable housing. We help homeless families advocate for themselves individually and collectively. […]

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One Warm Coat

One Warm Coat 2443 Fillmore St, #380-5363 San Francisco, California 94115-1814, (877) 663-9276 Contact: Carolyn Hawk, arolyn@onewarmcoat.org One Warm Coat’s mission is simple: One Warm Coat’s mission is to provide free coats to children and adults in need while promoting volunteerism and environmental sustainability. Partner with One Warm Coat to hold a coat drive or to donate your gently used coats to an on-going coat drive. Holding a coat drive is a fun, engaging (and free) way for students of all ages to make a real difference in their communities. Coat drives can be easily adapted to allow for social […]

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Back on My Feet (BoMF)

BackOnMyFeet.org 100 S Broad St, Suite 1400, Philadelphia PA 19110 Contact:  Casey Venella,Director of National Events and Communication, casey@backonmyfeet.org, 215 772-1080 Back on My Feet (BoMF), launched in Philadelphia in 2007, is a national nonprofit organization that uses running to help those experiencing homelessness change the way they see themselves so they can make real change in their lives that results in employment and independent living.  The organization creates a community built on the very profound and innate desire for all of us to feel recognized, appreciated and supported.  Back on My Feet does not provide food nor shelter, but instead […]

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The Joy of Sox

The Joy of Sox 580 Lindsay Drive, Radnor, PA 19087 Contact: Tom Costello Jr., Chief Sock Person 610 745-1075 tom@thejoyofsox.org The Joy of Sox mission is to supply socks to the homeless. We need community involvement in collecting new socks for the homeless. This could be run out of a school, synagogue or office. For a mitzvah project, volunteers may also fundraise to purchase new socks, help package socks as a community service project and then deliver them to a homeless shelter or soup kitchen.

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Cradles to Crayons Philadelphia

Cradles to Crayons Philadelphia 30 Clipper Road, West Conshohocken, PA 19428 Sarah Busbey, Distribution Coordinator 215 836-0958 x204 sarahb@cradlestocrayons.org Our missions is to provide children, ages 0 to 12, some of the most important basics of life, free of charge. At the Giving Factory, your volunteer work will be to sort and process donated children’s items for kids in need. This may include cleaning and testing toys, inspecting clothing for rips and stains, sorting books by age categories, or matching up outfits for clothing packs. Its all fun, hands-on work that directly benefits homeless and low-income children in need in […]

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