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Help kids thrive: Volunteer with Kits for Kids to provide hygiene essentials for unhoused students.
Posted: Jun 9, 2023Details
Are you looking for a meaningful way to give back to the community this summer? Consider volunteering with Kits for Kids, a local charity providing hygiene products for children in need. For 17 years, Kits for Kids has assembled care packages for unhoused students in Central Oregon so they can start the school year with basic necessities.
In June and July, Kits for Kids will host sewing days at the Bend First Presbyterian Church where volunteers can help assemble cloth bags to hold donated items. If sewing isn’t your skill, you can pick up pre-cut kits to assemble at home or donate funds to purchase supplies. Kits for Kids has a suggested shopping list for each bag, so volunteers can also help fill the bags with products like shampoo, soap, toothbrushes and laundry detergent.
Listen to Anne Kelly, a Kits for Kids leader, discuss the impact of this charity on Bend area families. Anne has volunteered with the organization for 14 years and loves witnessing the community come together to support children in need. Hear the difference your time or dollars could make. Contact Anne at [email protected] or call the Bend First Presbyterian Church at 541-382-4401 to learn more about volunteering with Kits for Kids. Together, we can ensure all children start the new school year with dignity. Read More
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Kits for Kids 2023
Posted: Apr 24, 2022Dear First Presbyterian members and friends, You probably know a lot about Kits for Kids. We started in 2006. Each year, between May and August, we sew fabric bags and fill them with hygiene products that are not covered by SNAP. The Family Access Network – a wonderful… Read MoreDetails
Kits For Kids: providing the basics for homeless youth
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About Kits For Kids: providing the basics for homeless youth
Sponsored by Presbyterian Women, Kits For Kids provides basic hygiene items to homeless children and youth in Deschutes County schools. Cloth drawstring bags are sewn by volunteers from donated fabric and filled with 9 hygiene items donated or purchased with donated funds.
Contact: Marilyn Feis at [email protected], Sandra Croney at [email protected] or Sharon Lovinger at [email protected].
“They expressed gratitude for these items and were excited to be able to do laundry for the first time in weeks. Because of these kits the children were able to attend their first day of school with clean clothes.”
~Mara Stephens,Bend-LaPine School District Homeless Liason
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