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
Student Intern Receives 2nd Volunteer Service Award
CamRon Frazier, a New Bedford High School Junior, received his second SouthCoast Serves award for committing to and then completing sixty hours of volunteer service. The ceremony was at Thursday night's BaySox game versus the Mystic Schooners. Jim Stevens,...
What if we cared about child poverty as much as we care about celebrities?
We struggle constantly, with how to help our volunteers understand the context of child poverty. Towards that end we APPLAUD a Canadian non-profit WoodGreen Community Services. Most children living in poverty are living in female single-head of households. There is an...
Sir Nicholas Winton – How one man changed the world
Sir Nicholas Winton is a humanitarian who organized a rescue operation that saved the lives of 669 Jewish Czechoslovakia children from Nazi death camps, and brought them to the safety of Great Britain between the years 1938-1939. After the war, his efforts remained...
HUGE Mirrors FIND A Home!
MIRRORS ARE GONE! New story: (As of Saturday, June 19) Taken by a martial arts studio in Wareham! Old Story: As our mill building is being demolished around us and we're packing and moving - we totally forgot about our Project Cinderella mirrors. We have FIVE...
Finding your cause!
A Conversation on Philanthropy with Bill Gates and Sir Michael Moritz. How to get involved in philanthropy even as you work full time.
Building a more caring community by becoming “un-stuck”
OPINION: July 7, 2014 at New Bedford, Massachusetts There is a point where we are not making it better, we are just making it different. We really need to look at how we are doing. My personal context is simple: I am a son of the greatest generation. I am a baby...
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