the power of giving and service through their doing actual work.
We call it Tangible Philanthropy and Big Citizenship.
Quick Info
BECOME A VOLUNTEER
Donate
Looking to donate some new or gently used items to a child-in-need? Check out our most requested items, and items we do not accept, here:
Financially:
100% of monies raised fund the operating and programming expenses for our service-learning facility. With 98% of our donations coming from local, small businesses and families, any amount truly can make a difference. If you’d like to get involved and make a donation, you can do so here:
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Our Mission & Vision
We have implemented a new currency for philanthropy by building a more caring and connected community that is focused on child poverty, early literacy, service to others and giving. By working together and sharing our gifts, we have impact and we make a difference every day.
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Location
Philanthropy Factory
1 Titleist Drive
Acushnet, MA 02743
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: Closed
Thrift Store Hours: Saturdays,
9am-4pm
Phone & Email
contactus@giftstogive.org
What Volunteers Are Saying
Happy Birthday Joe!
"A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example." Joseph Paul "Joe" DiMaggio (November 25, 1914 – March 8, 1999), nicknamed "Joltin' Joe" and "The Yankee Clipper", was an American Major League Baseball center fielder who played his...
Happy Birthday Astrid!
"A childhood without books? That would be no childhood. As a child, being without books would be like being shut out from the enchanted place where you can go and find the rarest kind of joy." Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren; (14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a...
HELP NEEDED for “Gently-Used” Children’s Items
We've been overwhelmed with gift requests from local children's agencies for warm winter clothing! We need help from local families, for children's items; clothes, books, shoes, coats, toys and baby safety items (car seats, pack & plays, high chairs and safety...
Happy Birthday Dorothy!
"The greatest challenge of the day is: how to bring about a revolution of the heart, a revolution which has to start with each one of us? We must talk about poverty, because people insulated by their own comfort lose sight of it. " Dorothy Day, (November 8, 1897 –...
Being Inspired By Alyssa
This afternoon, we were overwhelmed by a remarkable young woman, Alyssa Maitoza, a 17 year-old Dartmouth High Senior, GiftsToGive Volunteer and this year's Miss Massachusetts' Outstanding Teen. With the help of her father and brother she delivered a ton of terrific...
Listening to Abigail
Why some people are more altruistic than others. Abigail Marsh is a professor at Georgetown University. Her area of expertise includes social and affective neuroscience, particularly understanding emotions such as empathy and how they relate to aggression, altruism,...
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