Good Neighbor Program
"I was naked and you clothed me" Matthew 25:36
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The Good Neighbor Program helps provide clothing to school-age children.
Many families struggle to make ends meet and cannot provide adequate clothing for their children. The Good Neighbor Program allows community members to help each other out by donating clean, gently used or new clothing to a child in need. Providing children with care packages of clothing not only takes the burden off of the family, but can also help make a child feel more comfortable and confident to face the school day when they know they will have a clean, weather appropriate, well fitted outfit to wear. How does the Good Neighbor Program hear about a child or family with several children who are in need?
Referrals are made to the Good Neighbor Program from Schenectady County Schools' teachers, nurses and social workers. We also receive referrals from Schenectady Department of Social Services, community organizations, area food pantries and parishes. 
How You Can Help
Do you have gently-used children's clothing that needs a new home? Would you consider purchasing new clothing or making a monetary donation? If you said "Yes!", the Works of Mercy Initiative's Good Neighbor Program is a great way for you to help children and families in your community. |
Urgent needsCurrently our inventory is very low or we may be out of the sizes listed below. We need: Long and short sleeve shirts, jeans or other long pants, sweatshirts, and underwear in the following sizes:
-Girls size 8 & 10 -Men's underwear -all sizes (for our teenage boys) -Mittens / Gloves - Toddler and young children sizes Also, we could really use more Winter Jackets, snow pants, boots, hats and gloves in all children's sizes. Clothing donations must be in either gently used or new condition. Underwear and socks must be new. Thank you for your help! For more information
Call (518) 347-0871 or email goodneighborprogram@live.com 
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Thank you!!! to everyone who has donated clothing or monetary gifts to the Good Neighbor Program. Due to your generosity, we have been able to provide clothing packages to 301 children since the beginning of the 2018-19 school year. In addition to school clothes, 57 of these children received winter jackets, 105 were provided with new sneakers or winter boots. All received new underwear and socks and many warm winter hats/gloves/mittens and scarves were given out.
Please spread the word that the Good Neighbor Program is happy to take clean, gently used or new clothing, sizes infant through adult. We are always in need of new underwear and socks and in the winter we also ask for jackets, snow pants, boots, hats, scarves, mittens and gloves. (NOTE: We are blessed to have plenty of storage space so please don't hesitate to give us off season items. We will just keep them until needed.)
Monetary support is also most welcomed as we often have to buy an item or two when our inventory is low in a particular size and a child has an immediate need for that size. If you would like to make a gift today, go to our DONATE page and indicate in the comments that your donation is for the Good Neighbor Program.
Please spread the word that the Good Neighbor Program is happy to take clean, gently used or new clothing, sizes infant through adult. We are always in need of new underwear and socks and in the winter we also ask for jackets, snow pants, boots, hats, scarves, mittens and gloves. (NOTE: We are blessed to have plenty of storage space so please don't hesitate to give us off season items. We will just keep them until needed.)
Monetary support is also most welcomed as we often have to buy an item or two when our inventory is low in a particular size and a child has an immediate need for that size. If you would like to make a gift today, go to our DONATE page and indicate in the comments that your donation is for the Good Neighbor Program.
Your donations to the Good Neighbor Program matter:
"I just wanted to thank you and your volunteers for your help with our family that needed assistance this past week. They truly appreciated the bags of clothing and we appreciate the time and energy you put into helping families such as ours." (Family Service Worker, Schenectady Community Action Program, Inc.)
"All of the families we gave clothing to were so grateful and overwhelmed - please thank your volunteers and thanks to God for providing!" (Excerpt from an email sent by a Schenectady County Social Services Caseworker)
"All of the families we gave clothing to were so grateful and overwhelmed - please thank your volunteers and thanks to God for providing!" (Excerpt from an email sent by a Schenectady County Social Services Caseworker)
