Good Neighbor Program |
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"I was naked and you clothed me" Matthew 25:36
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. 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. Off season items gladly accepted. We will just keep them until needed.)
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PLEASE HELP! Our inventory is low in the following items:
-Boys underwear sizes 4T, 4, 6, 10-12 and 14-16 -Little Boys socks sizes to fit shoe size 9-3(Small) and shoe size 4-9(Medium) -Little Girl socks to fit shoe size 10-4 (Medium) -Boys pants size 4T, 5T, 4, 5, 6 -Men's underwear size Medium -Girls sizes 4T, 5T, 4/5, 5, 6, 8, & 10 everything! (Shirts, pants, jeans, light jackets or hoodies, socks & underwear) -Ladies underwear sizes X-Small and Small -Men's and Ladies Plus Sizes 3X & 4X (Some teens wear these sizes and we would like to be able to give them something they will feel good about wearing) Also, if you are cleaning closets or see good clearance sales we always take shorts, t-shirts, tank tops, bathing suits and other summer items; Winter jackets, snow pants, boots, hats and gloves in all children's sizes. We are blessed to have plenty of storage space so we can save these items for the next season. Clothing donations must be in either gently used or new condition. Underwear and socks must be new. Thank you for your support. Our program could not continue without your generosity. 
For more information Call (518) 347-0871 or email goodneighborprogram@live.com |
THANK YOU!!! to everyone who has donated clothing or monetary gifts to the Good Neighbor Program. Due to your generosity, we provided clothing packages to over 530 children during the 2018-19 school year. In addition to school clothes, many of these children received winter jackets and were provided with new sneakers or winter boots. All received new underwear and socks. Some received items such as bathing suits, sandals and flip-flops and during the winter many warm hats, gloves, mittens and scarves were given out.
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.
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)
