Stuffed Animals
For
Emergencies
Where we help children feel a little more SAFE when they need it most!
SAFE was last updated on
August 31, 2010
August 31, 2010
SAFE is currently assisting AdoptaPlatoon in their Operation Crayon program by donating small stuffed animals to U.S. deployed troops in Afghanistan and Iraq to be used on humanitarian missions. Please check out our How to Donate page for more info!!
Comfort a child in America with your stuffed animal donation
SAFE is teaming up with Feed The Children!
Feed The Children is a nonprofit relief organization that delivers food, medicine, clothing and other essentials to individuals, children and families who lack these essentials due to famine, war, poverty or natural disaster.
Due to the existing economy in America many families are struggling to get by and Feed The Children has several programs which bring these essentials to communities in need. SAFE will be working with Feed The Children to get our donations of stuffed animals on their trucks to provide a little comfort to children in this very stressful time.
Feed The Children currently has six distribution centers stationed across America in the following states:
Indiana, New Jersey, Texas, Oklahoma, California and Tennessee.
If you are interested in donating your stuffed animals to Feed The Children please check out our chapters page for more information about the distribution center that is closest to you.
If you are interested in opening a chapter in any of these states to help Feed The Children directly please check out our opening a chapter page for more information about what is involved in opening a chapter.
Thank you so much for your interest in SAFE!
SAFE is teaming up with Feed The Children!
Feed The Children is a nonprofit relief organization that delivers food, medicine, clothing and other essentials to individuals, children and families who lack these essentials due to famine, war, poverty or natural disaster.
Due to the existing economy in America many families are struggling to get by and Feed The Children has several programs which bring these essentials to communities in need. SAFE will be working with Feed The Children to get our donations of stuffed animals on their trucks to provide a little comfort to children in this very stressful time.
Feed The Children currently has six distribution centers stationed across America in the following states:
Indiana, New Jersey, Texas, Oklahoma, California and Tennessee.
If you are interested in donating your stuffed animals to Feed The Children please check out our chapters page for more information about the distribution center that is closest to you.
If you are interested in opening a chapter in any of these states to help Feed The Children directly please check out our opening a chapter page for more information about what is involved in opening a chapter.
Thank you so much for your interest in SAFE!
SAFE is looking for new chapter members!
Would you or your group be interested in becoming a chapter member for SAFE? Please check out our 'Opening a Chapter' page for more information about what is involved. Below are the cities (or close to these cities) where we are especially looking for chapter members in:
New York City, NY
San Francisco, CA
Seattle, WA
Thank you so much for your interest!
Would your organization like a donation from SAFE?
Does your organization come into contact with children in emergency or traumatic situations? SAFE would love to help! Our service is completely FREE so please contact Jennifer at jenalloy15@gmail.com to let me know and we can get a donation to you right away!
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CHAPTER NEWS
SAFE is a nonprofit run entirely by volunteers and some very generous people have stepped up to be 'chapter members' for SAFE. These people agree to accept the donations of stuffed animals, toys, books, blankets, etc., clean them up and then find places that need them the most. Thank you chapter members for all you do!
Please welcome our newest chapters in:
California, Colorado and Pennsylvania!
Please check out this chapter and all of our other chapter members by clicking here to go to our 'Chapters' page. Thank you for your interest!
As of May 3, 2009
69,545 stuffed animals have been donated by generous people in the United States, Canada and Japan!
Looking to donate your new or gently used stuffed animals?
Thank you so much for visiting our site!Stuffed Animals For Emergencies (SAFE) is a 13-year-old non-profit organization run completely by volunteers (chapter members). We collect various items such as stuffed animals, toys, books and baby blankets to benefit children during emergency situations such as fires, illness, accidents, neglect, abuse, homelessness and even weather emergencies such as tornadoes, floods and hurricanes. We also donate the items we receive to other childrens organizations, military organizations, libraries and even nursing homes. We accept new and gently used items for donation. This is a great way to reuse and recycle stuffed animals, toys, books and baby blankets that so many people have in their homes and just don't know what to do with. When we receive donations we go through and clean the items, freshen them up a bit and then donate them to emergency organizations to be given directly to children in emotional, traumatic or stressful situations. Your donation can really make a difference for a child when they need it most!
Currently we have 34 chapters throughout the United States, Canada and Central America. Please visit our chapters page to find a chapter in your area. If you are unable to find a chapter in your area, please go to our 'How To Donate' page for information and also you can find out how to open a chapter in your area! SAFE is currently looking to expand worldwide so your donation can impact a child in your own community, no matter where you live. If you are interested in opening a chapter in your country, province or state and it is not listed on our 'Chapters' page, again please check out our 'How To Donate' page for more information!
Thank you again for visiting our site and if you have any further questions please 'Contact Us' for more info!
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SAFE Donations arriving in the Dominican Republic!
You can help us provide some comfort to the children of Haiti....
Nearly six months after the devastating earthquake in Haiti over a million and a half Haitians are still homeless and trying to survive. Thousands of children are being brought over to neighboring Dominican Republic for their medical and overall needs. These children have been through so much already and now while they are in the Dominican Republic for their care, they do not speak the language and could really use some extra comfort that any child can understand. You can help provide this comfort through SAFE!
We currently have a SAFE chapter in the Dominican Republic but due to the expense of shipping it has been really difficult to get the donations there. Thankfully we have a gracious flight attendant (Thanks Christine!) who has volunteered to take our donations to our SAFE chapter in the Dominican Republic! We also have a wonderful volunteer in New Jersey (Thanks Mary Ellen!) who has agreed to be the liaison here in the states to get our SAFE donations to Christine.
If you are interested in donating your new and gently used stuffed animals to the children of Haiti please e-mail Jennifer at jenalloy15@gmail.com. I can e-mail you their contact information as well as an explanation on how to donate.
NOTE: These are going directly to the children of Haiti so any donated stuffed animal needs to be in excellent condition and needs to be a 'comfort' stuffed animal. Please do not donate any stuffed animals that are scary or large. A good way to decide is to ask yourself, 'Would I give this to my own child in an emergency situation?'
Also, any gently used stuffed animals donated need to be cleaned up first please (this is what our SAFE chapter in the Dominican Republic would normally do but with her assisting all the Haitian children due to the earthquake, she does not have time to clean them first). Please click on the link below to download our guide that shows you how to do this:
SAFE Guide to Cleaning Stuffed Animals
Thank you so much for wanting to help, your donation goes very far to comfort a child in this traumatic situation.
