Local non-profit agency Project Self-Sufficiency in conjunction with the
Earth Angels senior citizen initiative is seeking donations to provide holiday
cheer to local senior citizens during December.
The team is soliciting monetary donations and gift cards, along with
select items for distribution to home-bound seniors in December. Volunteers will stuff bags with the cards and
gifts and hand-deliver the items to seniors during the week leading up to
Christmas.
Along with monetary donations, suggested items for donations include gift
cards from local retailers such as Harmon’s, Hayek’s, Kohl’s, Marshall’s, Shop
Rite, Stop & Shop, Wal-Mart, Weis and the hair salons at the Homestead and
Liberty Towers senior residences.
Donations of bath, hand
and kitchen towels, flashlights, batteries, magnifying glasses, jar openers,
nightlights, foaming hand soap, small bottles of dish detergent, postage
stamps, crossword puzzles, word searches, first aid items, and tissues would
also be appreciated.
The Earth Angels program has served seniors aging in place throughout the
community since 1999, with the primary concentration residing in Newton’s
Liberty Towers and Frankford’s Homestead.
By joining forces with Project Self-Sufficiency, organizers now hope to
reach additional senior citizens in other parts of the county.
Monetary
donations can be made online at www.projectselfsufficiency.org or by making out a check to “Project Self-Sufficiency” and
indicating “Earth Angels” on the memo line.
Donations of checks, gift cards and other items can be dropped off at
one of three locations: Project
Self-Sufficiency, 127 Mill Street, Newton; the law offices of Elenora Benz, 122
Main Street, Suite 102, Newton; or at Knoll Heights, 39 Trapasso Drive, Sparta.
Non-profit agency Project
Self-Sufficiency is celebrating its 30th year of service to families
in northwestern New Jersey. The agency’s
mission is to provide a broad spectrum of holistic, respectful, and
comprehensive services enabling low-income single parents, teen parents,
two-parent families, and displaced homemakers to achieve personal and economic
self-sufficiency, family stability, and to improve their lives and the lives of
their children. The agency offers a
supportive family-centered environment where life issues are addressed through
a combination of individual counseling, peer support groups, case management
services, parenting skills training, life skills management training, home
visits, childcare and early childhood education, family activities and health
education.
For more information about the
Earth Angels initiative, or any of the other programs offered by Project
Self-Sufficiency, call 973-940-3500 or 844-807-3500, or visit www.projectselfsufficiency.org.
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