Share the wealth

[abilouise]

In preparation for the reduced storage capacity of our house and as part of a we've been married long enough that the fact that we twice as much crap as we need, we are getting rid of a lot of stuff. Several of which my inner do-gooder says would probably be useful to some local humanitarian-type charity. Does anyone know of a group that needs any of these things:

-2 Sleeping bags (not ratty)
-A fuckload of band-aids
-Many sheets and towels, not new, mismatched

Comments

[mistergoat.livejournal.com]

Dang--as someone who works at Youth on Fire, I was going to say that we could use the sleeping bags, and maybe even some of the sheets. But now I see that it's been suggested AND that we're getting praise! Thanks a lot.

YOF definitely strives to be queer-positive, but I don't know if I'd say that we're the only one in town. I haven't heard of Bridge Over Troubled Waters being non-queer friendly, though I honestly don't know much about their day to day proactices and attitudes. Have you heard reports of them being unwelcoming to queer kids? Boston GLASS is aimed at queer kids, not at homeless kids specifically, though some of the kids who go there are homeless and many (most?) are low-income.

[abilouise.livejournal.com]

So, where/when could I drop stuff off?

[mistergoat.livejournal.com]

Well, we're at 1555 Mass Ave, in the basement of the Harvard Epworth Church. We're open Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 11:30 to 6:00, and Thursdays from 1:30 to 6:00. We're not open on Tuesdays. Any time you want to drop stuff off in those hours is great--but if those times don't work, let me know.

My co-worker today was thinking that we could use some towels, as well as the sleeping bags--but not so much the sheets. Blankets are good to have for winter, though.