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A Home and Baby Goods-Bank$1million in free goods to 27,000 people this year |  |
 | Everyday dozens of families are referred to us for kitchen tables and pots so they can eat healthy meals as a family. Our goods are a leg up that improves the quality of life for local needy. Our ultimate goal is to help people stretch their limited finances by providing large expensive items such as furniture at no cost so they can work with their caseworkers to escape homelessness for good. Obtaining housing to move out of a homeless shelter is wonderful but the next hurdle is to furnish it. |
We provide: furniture for bedroom, living room and kitchen, rugs, dishes and all kitchen goods, appliances of all sizes, towels, TVs, beds and bedding. We leverage every $1 donated into $4.50 in value of goods out We are dedicated to working with social services and to cost efficiently help clients succeed in whatever challenges they face.
In the past year, 2008, we helped more than 27,000 needy kids and families to get furniture, baby gear, backpacks, clothing, appliances, computers, diapers and more. The need was 300X greater in 2008 compared to 2007. We now assist more than 1,000 clients/month. We do not provide services- we supply goods to the more than 120 homeless shelters, elder services, early intervention and other social service agencies in the region.
Our 13,000 sq ft warehouse in Lowell provides a safe place for people to donate and volunteer. It is also a convenient spot for caseworkers to find the basic goods their clients need to succeed in improving their lives. Recycling home and baby goods helps the needy to thrive in this failing economy while saving space in our local landfills. Free furniture means a family can succeed in escaping a shelter the first time. Every wish come true means one more bed that is not in a landfill and more space in your attic. We welcome volunteers and also run Service Projects all year long. Service projects including Backpack Attack, Blanket the Valley, Turkey Brigade and the Magic of Christmas - provide more thousands of kids with more than $500,000 in value of goods per year.
Our dream: The Project's dream is to find industrial zoned land in Lowell and build our own facility that is a green live-work-give facility.
Geographic Zone: Most agencies are located in the Greater Lowell and Lawrence area although we do not limit help if they can get to us to pick up. More than 85% of the 27,000 clients we serve are women and children. Roughly 33% are spousal assault victims (women and the children). Other clients served include the elderly, motel-families, mentally retarded adults, autistic kids, foster care children, teens, single adults in shelter, children with AIDs, and new immigrants from more than 14 countries.
What do people wish for? Most wishes are for furniture, home and baby goods. It is the volume of need for basic things each week that is staggering. In this