http://peopleinneed.bbnow.org/index.php
As you all know by now, times are hard all over. Even here where we live, on Long Island, one of the most affluent areas in the country, there are families and children who go to bed hungry, in shelters or on the streets. The Social Services Department is simply overwhelmed with applications – and it takes WEEKS, sometimes as long as SIX TO EIGHT weeks, for benefits to come through. Meanwhile, children go hungry, families lose hope, and humiliation is the order of the day.
People in Need (PIN) is here to help. We are a non-profit organization whose sole purpose is to assist those most in need – the children, the frail, the ill and the hungry. We are a group of volunteers, working from our homes, on our own time, and so we have no overhead. Therefore, every nickel can go to those who are in need, whether it be school notebooks, new sneakers, grocery vouchers, gas money, assistance with utilities, and a whole host of other needs – even a stuffed animal to provide comfort in the scariness of a shelter.
We also offer referral to parents who may need other services, such as psychiatric care, drug and alcohol abuse counseling, anger management, parenting classes, legal assistance…there are many professionals volunteering with us who have the skills and abilities to get these parents help at little or not cost.
Every donation is tax deductible. We take Pay Pal (we’d prefer you not send cash in the mail as it has a tendency to disappear).
Every little bit helps. If you can, please, reach out and give to those in need. And if you’d like to help, please, by all means, contact Brigid at kids.in.need.2010@gmail.com and she’ll be happy to set you up with a task.
Thank you for listening and for your time.
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