Direct, local giving… with dignity.
MAY 13, 2013 – Grassroot Givers Community Store and the Albany Book Project are now at our new location- the GWU Center (old YMCA building) at 274 Washington Avenue in Albany.
We are always accepting like-new clothing for men, women and children. We are especially in need of men’s clothing and socks, hotel toiletries and children’s books.
Store Hours Mon – Thurs. 10-2
Closed on Friday
Donation Drop off – Monday-Friday, 9:30-2:00. If this time does not work for you, please call to schedule an appointment, 817-5921.
If you have any questions about donations for the Community Store, please contact Roberta at info@grassrootgivers.com or call 817-5921. Questions regarding the Albany Book Project, contact Mary at 542-1276.
We are very excited to have this opportunity to expand the Community Store, our volunteer program and the Albany Book Project. More importantly, we will have the opportunity to strengthen our existing programs and increase the number of individuals, families and non-profit agencies we support.
Current Collection Drive: Beach towels for The Children’s Place Summer Place- supporting low-income families and children in shelters.
Grassroot Givers Mission:
Grassroot Givers makes the connection between the needs in our community and those who have resources to share. Grassroot Givers supports individual families and over 50 programs run by nonprofit organizations in the Capital Region of Albany, New York.
Two Distinct Areas of Focus: Giving and Volunteering
Giving encompasses Grassroot Givers’ ongoing collection of in-kind goods; child and adult clothing, housewares, linens, books and the coordination of community collection drives.
Volunteering includes special projects throughout the year, as well as our annual community service day, A Day of Simple Giving, held in November.
Community Store
Shopping with Dignity
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The community store is filled with new or like new donations: clothing for children and adults, accessories, linens, pots, pans and house wares. Individuals and families who are homeless, living on a limited income or leaving a shelter to move into a new apartment are welcome.
No money is exchanged. Our monthly shopping guidelines, as well as our registration and check out system, are designed to provide a model for conscientious shopping. Our staff works closely with customers to help them select the items they need, taking into consideration individual circumstances. Our unique guidelines encourage customers to choose what they need for the month as if they were purchasing the items at a retail store.
Grassroot Givers has a new partner, The Albany Book Project
We are excited about building on our foundation of sharing resources by collecting and distributing like-new books to promote the love of reading through book ownership. Our goal is to put books into the hands of those who want them. Individuals, families, soldiers, seniors, school children will have the opportunity to take these books home and add them to their own personal library, to OWN them. We are currently working with Albany City School District teachers to help supplement their classroom libraries.
Now collecting, current (10 years or less) new or like new: · adult paperbacks and hardcover, both fiction and non-fiction · adult biography and history books · teenage fiction and non-fiction · cookbooks · children’s hardcover and softcover picture books · children’s board books · children’s chapter books for elementary and middle school students
Sharing DonationsGrassroot Givers works collaboratively with social workers, clergy, teachers, and directors of nonprofits, to identify specific supplies, material goods and volunteer support needed in our community. We then make a connection with those who have resources to share and deliver the donations directly to those in need.
Grassroot Givers Community Store: Roberta Sandler (518) 817-5921
Grassroot Givers Albany B0ok Project: Mary Partridge-Brown (518) 542-1276
