Neighbors helping neighbors
It Takes A Village has built a robust and easy to use platform to help families in need within Chester County with our Neighbor to Neighbor program!
We're committed to 'filling the gap' in need within our community. Perhaps a family is suddenly unemployed and in a pinch for groceries and winter clothes for the kids while they apply for new jobs and await unemployment assistance. Maybe a loved one is having a medical crisis and every spare dollar of the household has gone toward medications, leaving food and rent budgets stressed. Perhaps it's just been a tough few months and it's a child's birthday and they could really use some help with gifts and a cake so they can feel special, loved and unaffected by the stress of our adult world.
We're committed to 'filling the gap' in need within our community. Perhaps a family is suddenly unemployed and in a pinch for groceries and winter clothes for the kids while they apply for new jobs and await unemployment assistance. Maybe a loved one is having a medical crisis and every spare dollar of the household has gone toward medications, leaving food and rent budgets stressed. Perhaps it's just been a tough few months and it's a child's birthday and they could really use some help with gifts and a cake so they can feel special, loved and unaffected by the stress of our adult world.
How can you help?
If you're feeling called to help your neighbors in this way, we have three options:
- Join our Facebook group! (Click Here) This is where the real magic happens. Once a family is approved for the program, their list of needs are posted anonymously within our Facebook group. By commenting on the post you can donate gently used items to fulfill the list. A coordinator will reach out to schedule a porch pick-up or provide a drop-off address, and your donation will go right to the family in need. You can also send directly via an Amazon wishlist - it doesn't get any easier!
- Donate! Not on Facebook? That's OK! You can donate to the neighbor to neighbor program anytime by clicking the 'Donate Now' button above.
- Volunteer! We could always use help picking up or dropping off, or coordinating donations to families in need. If you're interested in helping out and have the bandwidth to be available a few times per month, click below or head over to our volunteer page to learn more!
* This program is designed to provide one-time assistance. A list of additional resources and paths toward longer term community care/aid are provided to each neighbor approved for the program. ITAV is run by volunteers and it can take up to two months or more for applications to be approved and fulfilled by our community. Thank you for your patience. For additional questions or inquiries, please email [email protected]. All applicants are willingly participating in the It Takes A Village Neighbor to Neighbor program at their own risk and agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless It Takes a Village Community Giving and its sponsors, business affiliates, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, attorneys, agents, volunteers and coordinators, from and against any and all damages, claims and actions brought by them or any third party resulting from my participation in this program. It Takes A Village Community Giving will not be liable to anyone for any action taken in relation to this program.