Mission Statement
We’re waging a focused campaign against child povertyOur Environment
GiftsToGive is a former golf ball factory turned philanthropy factory located in the heart of the SouthCoast at the head of New Bedford Harbor and the Acushnet River.
Location:
The GiftsToGive Philanthropy Factory
1 Titleist Drive
Acushnet, MA 02743
Telephone: 508-717-8715
Email: contactus@giftstogive.org
Volunteer and Donation Drop-Off Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Wednesday & Saturday: 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
Sunday: Open by arrangement for groups.
Thrift Store Hours: Saturdays, 9am-4pm
Message from OUR founder
In the United States of America almost 50% of our children are living in poor or low-income families. On the Southcoast there are over 75,000 children living in poverty. We believe that we can reach most children-in-need by connecting community members, leveraging existing resources, and understanding that we all have gifts to give. While our differences matter, our common humanity matters more and at its core, that’s what our programs and commitment to Tangible Philanthropy and Big Citizenship are all about. We each have a responsibility to the people outside of our own families – our neighbors, our community and our country. At GiftsToGive, we take a boots on the ground approach to this responsibility while making it easy for people to connect and easy for them to understand. With the help of our wonderful and inspiring adult, uber volunteers, we were able to facilitate thousands of local children in volunteering, while working with hundreds of Distribution Partners from Child Welfare and Community Organizations to provide gift packages to thousands of local children-in-need every year.
– Jim Stevens
Tangible Philanthropy and Big Citizenship
At its simplest, volunteers process donated children’s items which get inspected, cleaned, organized and packaged into individual gift packages which are then gifted to local children-in-need, but it’s more than that. GiftsToGive gives young people from all backgrounds the opportunity to learn and understand that through their “doing”, the power of giving, and service and that we all have gifts to give.
Big Values
The Power of Giving and Service
- GiftsToGive is about connecting young people to giving and service through doing
- Supporting public schools
- Connecting adults to sustainable, tangible philanthropy
Providing Kids With the Essentials of Childhood
- Service Learning Programs with Schools
- Early Literacy Programs
- Mentoring
- Tangible Philanthropy
- Student Leadership and Intern Programs
- Happy Birthday Programs
- Giving immediate aid to kids in need of basic essentials
- Bicycle Program sponsored by Yesteryear Cycling
Supporting Community Organizations
- Supporting public schools, PTO building, volunteer opportunities, mentoring and early literacy
- Connecting local agencies, schools, universities and colleges
- Adding value, being helpful, sharing, not reinventing or duplicating
- Leveraging existing resources
Building Community Around All Children
- Connecting families to act together to solve shared problems
- Building a community around all our children, while fostering Big Citizenship
- Connecting parents to help their children be successful in school
Student Volunteers
Volunteer Service Hours
Children Provided with Free Gift Packages
Pounds of Clothes Repurposed
The GiftsToGive
Philanthropy Factory
1 Titleist Drive
Acushnet, MA 02743
508-717-8715
contactus@giftstogive.org