Stuffed Animals
For
Emergencies, Inc.
Chapters
Welcome to our SAFE chapters page!
Please scroll down below for a complete list of our
SAFE chapter members and SAFE contacts
Please scroll down below for a complete list of our
SAFE chapter members and SAFE contacts
This page lists all of our SAFE chapter members (which are our volunteers who collect the stuffed animals, clean them up and then donate them to organizations dealing with children in emotional or traumatic situations). This page is designed to show you based on your location the closest place to donate.
Below you will see a map of the United States. The states labeled in red show you where we have SAFE chapter members or any contacts SAFE has with other organizations that you can donate directly to. If you are donating to one of our SAFE chapter members, any donations given DO NOT have to be cleaned up first (the SAFE chapter member will take care of that). If you decide to donate to one of our SAFE contacts though, you will have to take care of cleaning the stuffed animals up yourself before donating. Below is our guide to cleaning stuffed animals to show you how:
SAFE Guide to Cleaning Stuffed Animals
IMPORTANT NOTE: The map below IS NOT CLICKABLE meaning these are just maps showing you where our SAFE chapter members or SAFE contacts are located.
Below the map you will find the listing alphabetically by state of our SAFE chapter members and SAFE contacts. Please scroll down the page until you find the closest chapter member or contact to where you are located. Each listing will give the name and e-mail for the chapter, what items they accept for donation, whether they are currently accepting and any other special comments they have regarding their chapter. If a chapter is currently not accepting there will be a date listed as to when they will start collecting again. A lot of chapters get bombarded by donations at once and need time to clean and distribute them and other chapters only collect certain times of the year. Also, since we are an all volunteer group, sometimes things happen in their lives and a SAFE chapter will need to close or be put on hold. So please take these things into consideration as to why some chapters may not be currently accepting. You can either click on the e-mail itself or cut and paste their e-mail address into a new e-mail. Just send them a quick note letting them know you are interested in donating. Please give the chapter members a week to respond to your e-mail. The chapter members are a great group of people who are volunteering their time to collect, clean and distribute these stuffed animals and other items and they like you have busy lives so if you could please be patient with them for at least a week that would be greatly appreciated. If you do not hear back from them within a week, please contact Jennifer Alloy, the National Director of SAFE at jenalloy15@gmail.com.
If you are unable to find a SAFE chapter member or SAFE contact near you, and you are willing to mail your donation, please feel free to contact any of the SAFE chapter members listed below that are currently accepting to donate directly to them.
If you cannot find a SAFE chapter member near you and you are interested in starting a chapter in your area, please go to our 'Opening a Chapter' page for more information and to find out if it is right for you.
Thank you so much for wanting to donate! Your donation can make a real difference in the life of a child in a stressful situation.
ATTENTION:
Please note that if you are donating gently used stuffed animals they need to be in great condition. If they are falling apart, have lots of stains, smells or rips or are old and well worn out, please do not donate these. We will not be able to give these to any organizations and they will be thrown away.
Also, our chapter members are entirely volunteer so they are not obligated in anyway to PICK UP DONATIONS. If you and the chapter member are close in distance and are willing to meet or if the chapter member volunteers to pick up your donation, that is entirely up to them, PLEASE DO NOT EXPECT IT THOUGH. They are volunteering their time to be a chapter member and therefore they can only do what they are comfortable with and are able to do. Thank you for your consideration and wanting to donate!
Also, our chapter members are entirely volunteer so they are not obligated in anyway to PICK UP DONATIONS. If you and the chapter member are close in distance and are willing to meet or if the chapter member volunteers to pick up your donation, that is entirely up to them, PLEASE DO NOT EXPECT IT THOUGH. They are volunteering their time to be a chapter member and therefore they can only do what they are comfortable with and are able to do. Thank you for your consideration and wanting to donate!
SAFE Chapters/Contacts in the United States
AlaskaCurrently we do not have a chapter in Alaska but I do have a contact there if you are willing to clean up the stuffed animals first. This contact is a hospital so all stuffed animals donated need to be clean and must be in new or like new condition. If you are interested in donating to this contact, please download the following two forms which will give you directions on how to clean your stuffed animals and also the address information for our contact in Alaska. If you are not willing to clean up your donation of gently used stuffed animals please DO NOT donate to this contact. These are going to be given to children in an emergency room and need to be as clean as possible, you can instead donate to one of our SAFE chapters below and they will take care of cleaning your stuffed animals for you.
1. SAFE Guide to Cleaning Stuffed Animals.
2. Alaska Contact Information
Thanks so much for wanting to help!
ArkansasCurrently we do not have a chapter in Arkansas but I do have a contact there if you are willing to clean up the stuffed animals first. This contact is a fire department so all stuffed animals donated need to be clean and must be in new or like new condition. Also make sure any stuffed animals donated are not scary and are less than 18 inches in height. These will be given directly to children in emergency situations. If you are interested in donating to this contact, please download the following two forms which will give you directions on how to clean your stuffed animals and also the address information for our contact in Arkansas. If you are not willing to clean up your donation of gently used stuffed animals please DO NOT donate to this contact, you can instead donate to one of our SAFE chapters below and they will take care of cleaning your stuffed animals for you.
1. SAFE Guide to Cleaning Stuffed Animals.
2. Arkansas Contact Information
Thanks so much for wanting to help!
Southern CaliforniaWe have several chapters in Southern California that would love your donation. Please check the listings below for the location closest to you and/or the closest drop off location. Please e-mail the chapter member you would like to donate to and they can further direct you on where to donate. Thanks so much for wanting to help!
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Dave P.
Southern California
gopostal24@earthlink.net
Currently accepting
Accepted items: New stuffed animals, gently used stuffed animals, new toys, gently used toys, new children's books, gently used children's books, new baby/children's blankets.
Comments: We are located in the Long Beach area of Los Angeles but would be willing to pick up donations in the Los Angeles or Orange County areas if a drop off is not close to you. Currently our drop off locations are in: Mission Viejo, Studio City, Simi Valley, Riverside, Long Beach and Silverlake/Glendale area. In addition, we have the capacity to deal with stuffed animal drives and larger group donations so please e-mail me for further information. Thank you so much for your interest in SAFE!
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Traci V.
Santa Maria, CA
santamariasafe@gmail.com
Currently accepting
Accepted items: New stuffed animals, gently used stuffed animals, new toys, gently used toys, new baby/children's blankets, gently used baby/children's blankets, new children's clothes, gently used children's clothes, new children's outdoor winter garments, used children's outdoor winter garments.
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Kathy A.
Lompoc, CA
lompocsafechapter@gmail.com
Currently accepting
Accepted items: New stuffed animals, gently used stuffed animals, new toys, gently used toys, new children's books, gently used children's books, new baby/children's blankets, gently used baby/children's blankets, new children's clothes, gently used children's clothes, new children's outdoor winter garments, used children's outdoor winter garments.
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Love and Respect Youth Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
deborah@lryouth.com
Currently accepting
Accepted items: New stuffed animals, gently used stuffed animals, new toys, gently used toys, new children's books, gently used children's books, new baby/children's blankets, gently used baby/children's blankets, new children's clothes, gently used children's clothes, new children's outdoor winter garments, used children's outdoor winter garments.
Comments: We are a community/youth nonprofit center and are in constant need of donations. For the past 15 years, we have also sponsored a Winter Wonderland event in which we usually have around 10,000 children. We would really appreciate your donation as we need as much as possible to meet the needs of the families that come. We do have a truck available for pick ups in certain locations, please contact me for more info. Thank you so much for wanting to help!
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The Toy Loan Program of Los Angeles CountySAFE is teaming up with a great nonprofit organization called the Toy Loan Program of Los Angeles County. This is a 75-year-old program designed to teach honesty, responsibility, courtesy and integrity to children by loaning them toys and keeping records on how well they took care of the toy and if they returned the toy on time. This program is completely free to these children and SAFE is teaming up with them to help provide these children with more toys.
If you are looking to donate your new or gently used (clean, complete and in good working order) toys to the Toy Loan Program, please download the list below which is a list of the 54 toy loan centers available for you to donate to in the Los Angeles County area:
TLC Roster 2011
All toy donations given to the Toy Loan Program are tax deductible. Please go to the link below for a list of toys they are currently looking for and for more information about how to obtain a receipt:
Acceptable Donated Items
If you are interested in donating stuffed animals to the Toy Loan Program, please send them to our local chapter of SAFE Dave P. (gopostal24@earthlink.net) who is providing this organization the amount of stuffed animals they are needing for their program on a monthly basis. Please do not donate stuffed animals directly to the Toy Loan Program unless they are brand new.
Thank you so much for wanting to help!
Jane G.Jacksonville, FL
sgillham@earthlink.net
Not currently accepting
Accepted items: Gently used stuffed animals, new stuffed animals.
Comments: Due to a high volume of donations, we will not be accepting again until after January 1, 2012.
Please check back at that time to donate. Thanks so much!
Tanya S.Ringgold, GA
catoosacountysafe@gmail.com
Currently accepting
Accepted items: Gently used stuffed animals, new stuffed animals, gently used toys, new toys, gently used children's books, new children's books, gently used baby/children's blankets, new baby/children's blankets.
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Augusta, Georgia SAFE Contact
In addition, we also have a children's hospital we work with in Augusta, GA. Your items donated will be given directly to children in emergency situations. If you are interested in donating to this contact, please download the following two forms which will give you directions on how to clean your stuffed animals and also the contact information and specific instructions. If you are not willing to clean up your donation of gently used stuffed animals please DO NOT donate to this contact, you can instead donate to one of our SAFE chapters members and they will take care of cleaning your stuffed animals for you.
1. SAFE Guide to Cleaning Stuffed Animals
2. Georgia Contact Information
Thanks so much for wanting to help!
Kelly M.Chicago, Illinois
Kelly.SAFEChicago@gmail.com
Not currently accepting
Accepted items: New stuffed animals, gently used stuffed animals, new toys, gently used toys, new children's books, gently used children's books, new baby/children's blankets.
Comments: Due to a large supply of donations received I will not be accepting any more donations until December 1, 2011. Please contact me at that time. IF YOU CAN DONATE NEW ITEMS, WE CURRENTLY HAVE PLACES THEY CAN GO TO IMMEDIATELY, PLEASE E-MAIL ME. Thank you for wanting to help!
FTC Indiana1000 Randolph Street
Elkhart, IN 46514
574-262-5227
Feed The Children delivers food, medicine, clothing and other necessities to individuals, children and families who lack these essentials due to famine, war, poverty, or natural disaster. In particular, we are working with FTC on their truck sponsorship program here in the United States. When truckloads of items have been sponsored by a group or an organization they have agreed to allow our stuffed animals to go with these trucks to be delivered as well with the other items to these families in need. Below is a flyer explaining this truck sponsorship program:
Truck Sponsorship Program through FTC
If you are interested in donating your stuffed animals to FTC ALL DONATIONS MUST BE CLEANED UP FIRST as these donations are not going through one of our chapter members. Below is our guide to cleaning stuffed animals:
SAFE Guide to Cleaning Stuffed Animals
NOTE: If you are donating directly to FTC they require that you TAKE A DONOR FORM WITH YOU WHEN YOU DONATE so they can keep track of exactly how much we are donating. Please download the document below and take it with you when you donate:
FTC Donor Form
Thank you so much for your interest in donating in IN!
Gail C.Grosse Ile, Michigan
gailczarnik@yahoo.com
Currently accepting
Accepted items: Gently used stuffed animals, new stuffed animals, gently used children's books, new children's books, gently used baby/children's blankets and new baby/children's blankets.
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Wendy H.
Spring Lake, Michigan
westmichigansafechapter@yahoo.com
NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING
Accepted items: Gently used stuffed animals, new stuffed animals, gently used children's books, new children's books, gently used baby/children's blankets, new baby/children's blankets and new crayons and coloring books.
Comments: We will not be accepting any more donations until February 1, 2012. Please contact us at that time to donate. Thank you!
Emily P.Kansas City, Missouri
emily@parris.net
Currently accepting
Accepted items: Gently used stuffed animals, new stuffed animals, gently used toys, new toys, gently used children's books, new children's books, gently used baby/children's blankets, new baby/children's blankets.
Comments: Donations can be mailed or dropped off at my house, please e-mail for information.
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Robin S.
Arnold, Missouri
rsctt@hotmail.com
NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING
Accepted items: Gently used stuffed animals, new stuffed animals, gently used toys, new toys, gently used children's books, new children's books, gently used baby/children's blankets, new baby/children's blankets, gently used and new children's clothes, and gently used and new winter outdoor garments for children.
Comments: Our chapter is open all year long except for the months of January and February. Please check back March 1, 2012 in order to donate. Thanks so much for your interest in SAFE!
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Johnathan K.
Springfield, MO
jekey@bgclubspringfield.org
Currently accepting
Accepted items: Gently used stuffed animals, new stuffed animals, new toys, gently used children's books, new children's books, gently used baby/children's blankets, new baby/children's blankets.
Comments: Please contact me if you would like to help out our chapter so we can give you further information. Thanks!
FTC New Jersey1111 Corporate Road
North Brunswick, NJ 08902
732-565-0136
Feed The Children delivers food, medicine, clothing and other necessities to individuals, children and families who lack these essentials due to famine, war, poverty, or natural disaster. In particular, we are working with FTC on their truck sponsorship program here in the United States. When truckloads of items have been sponsored by a group or an organization they have agreed to allow our stuffed animals to go with these trucks to be delivered as well with the other items to these families in need. Below is a flyer explaining this truck sponsorship program:
Truck Sponsorship Program through FTC
If you are interested in donating your stuffed animals to FTC ALL DONATIONS MUST BE CLEANED UP FIRST as these donations are not going through one of our chapter members. Below is our guide to cleaning stuffed animals:
SAFE Guide to Cleaning Stuffed Animals
NOTE: If you are donating directly to FTC they require that you TAKE A DONOR FORM WITH YOU WHEN YOU DONATE so they can keep track of exactly how much we are donating. Please download the document below and take it with you when you donate:
FTC Donor Form
Thank you so much for your interest in donating in NJ!
Santi G.Clovis, New Mexico
reachsanti@yahoo.com
Not currently accepting
Accepted items: Gently used stuffed animals, new stuffed animals, gently used toys, new toys, gently used children's books, new children's books, gently used
baby/children's blankets and new baby/children's blankets.
Comments: We are currently on hold and will not be accepting any donations until after January 1, 2012. Please check back at that time for an update. Thanks!
New YorkWe currently have one chapter member in NY and they are located in northern NY, her information is below. We do have several other locations in NYC and around the state as well that will accept your donations, please see the link below. Note: If you are going to be donating directly to an organization though (and not sending your donation to a SAFE chapter) you will need to clean up the stuffed animals before they are donated. If you are not willing to clean up your donations PLEASE DONATE TO A CHAPTER MEMBER ONLY who will take care of cleaning them up for you. Below is the information you will need to donate, please download both the SAFE Guide to Cleaning Stuffed Animals and the NY contact info:
SAFE Guide to Cleaning Stuffed Animals
New York Contact Information
Thanks so much for wanting to help SAFE!
Brandi B.Raleigh, North Carolina
brandi_byers@yahoo.com
Currently accepting
Accepted items: Gently used stuffed animals, new stuffed animals.
Comments: Please do not throw away your gently used stuffed animals. Let these be a gift to a child to provide them comfort and hope. Thank you for your interest!
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Avery F.
Charlotte, NC
charlottesafechapter@gmail.com
Currently accepting
Accepted items: Gently used stuffed animals, new stuffed animals, gently used baby/children's blankets, new baby/children's blankets.
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Mary K.
Concord, NC
snugglysafe@gmail.com
Currently accepting
Accepted items: Gently used stuffed animals, new stuffed animals.
Jennifer A.Leesburg, Ohio
jenalloy15@gmail.com
Currently accepting
Accepted items: Gently used stuffed animals, new stuffed animals, gently used children's books, new children's books, gently used baby/children's blankets, new baby/children's blankets, gently used children's clothes, new children's clothes, gently used children's outdoor garments, new children's outdoor garments, new children's socks.
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Emma F.
Toledo, Ohio
Emma.NWOhio@gmail.com
Not currently accepting
Accepted items: Gently used stuffed animals, new stuffed animals.
Comments: Due to a large supply of donations received, we will not be accepting any other donations until after January 1, 2012. Please check back at that time for an update. Thanks so much!
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Melissa H.
Cincinnati, Ohio
safe4cincy@hotmail.com
Currently accepting
Accepted items: Gently used stuffed animals, new stuffed animals, gently used children's books, new children's books, new baby/children's blankets, new toys.
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We also have a few SAFE contacts in Cleveland, Columbus and Dayton if you are willing to clean up/freshen up your stuffed animals before donating. Please download both our SAFE Guide to Cleaning Stuffed Animals and the SAFE Contacts in Ohio document below for more information:
SAFE Guide to Cleaning Stuffed Animals
SAFE Contacts in Ohio
Thank you so much for wanting to help!
Oklahoma Department of Human Services SAFE also has a contact within the Oklahoma Department of Children Services who we donate our stuffed animals to. These stuffed animals are used to give to children in traumatic and emotional situations as well as events they have for the foster children in the state. If you would like to donate to the OKDHS please e-mail Brett Hayes at Brett.Hayes@okdhs.org for more information. Again, if you donate directly to an organization you have to take care of cleaning up the stuffed animals ahead of time. Please download the guide below to show you how. Thanks!
SAFE Guide to Cleaning Stuffed Animals
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FTC Oklahoma29 N. McCormick
Oklahoma City, OK 73127
405-945-4113
Feed The Children delivers food, medicine, clothing and other necessities to individuals, children and families who lack these essentials due to famine, war, poverty, or natural disaster. In particular, we are working with FTC on their truck sponsorship program here in the United States. When truckloads of items have been sponsored by a group or an organization they have agreed to allow our stuffed animals to go with these trucks to be delivered as well with the other items to these families in need. Below is a flyer explaining this truck sponsorship program:
Truck Sponsorship Program through FTC
If you are interested in donating your stuffed animals to FTC ALL DONATIONS MUST BE CLEANED UP FIRST as these donations are not going through one of our chapter members. Below is our guide to cleaning stuffed animals:
SAFE Guide to Cleaning Stuffed Animals
NOTE: If you are donating directly to FTC they require that you TAKE A DONOR FORM WITH YOU WHEN YOU DONATE so they can keep track of exactly how much we are donating. Please download the document below and take it with you when you donate:
FTC Donor Form
Thank you so much for your interest in donating in OK!
Sharon M.Tigard, OR
safeoregon@gmail.com
Not currently accepting
Accepted items: Gently used stuffed animals, new stuffed animals, new baby/children's blankets.
Comments: DUE TO A LARGE AMOUNT OF DONATIONS RECEIVED, WE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTING ANY MORE DONATIONS UNTIL AFTER JANUARY 1, 2012. PLEASE CHECK BACK THEN FOR AN UPDATE. THANKS! Please contact me even if you do not live right in our area...sometimes my husband and I like to make fun excursions around the state. Thank you so much for wanting to help!
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Jamie B.
Redmond, OR
jamie.lee.b@hotmail.com
Currently accepting
Accepted items: Gently used stuffed animals, new stuffed animals, gently used toys, new toys, gently used baby/children's blankets, new baby/children's blankets, new children's books, gently used children's clothes, new children's clothes, gently used children's outdoor winter garments, new children's outdoor winter garments.
Sharon B.Pennsylvania
pasafechapter@gmail.com
Not currently accepting
Accepted items: Gently used stuffed animals, new stuffed animals, gently used toys, new toys, gently used children's books, new children's books, gently used baby/children's blankets and new baby/children's blankets.
Comments: Due to a large volume of donations, we will not be accepting until January 1, 2012. Please check back at that time for an update. Thanks!
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Donna C.
Altoona, Pennsylvania
tokens2treasure@gmail.com
NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING
Accepted items: Gently used stuffed animals, new stuffed animals, gently used toys, new toys, gently used children's books, new children's books, gently used baby/children's blankets and new baby/children's blankets.
Comments: Due to an over abundance of donations, my chapter will be on hold until March 1, 2012. Please contact me at that time if you are interested in donating. Thanks!
I will be servicing Blair County and surrounding areas. Thank you so much for your interest in SAFE!
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Alexis R.
Philadelphia, PA
chestersafechapter@yahoo.com
Currently accepting
Accepted items: Gently used stuffed animals, new stuffed animals, gently used toys, new toys, gently used children's books, new children's books, gently used baby/children's blankets, new baby/children's blankets, gently used children's clothes, new children's clothes, gently used outdoor winter garments, new outdoor winter garments.
Jennifer D.Knoxville
SAFEKnoxville@live.com
Not currently accepting
Accepted items: Gently used stuffed animals, new stuffed animals, gently used children's books, new children's books, gently used baby/children's blankets and new baby/children's blankets. I am also open to accepting other items that would be appropriate for children in traumatic or emotional situations that you are wanting to donate, please send me an e-mail if you have something else you wish to donate so we can discuss it. Thank you so much for wanting to donate!
Comments: We are currently not accepting donations until August 1, 2011. Please check back at that time to donate. Thank you!
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Jackie M.
Knoxville
Not currently accepting
chargeit3@yahoo.com
Accepted items: Gently used stuffed animals, new stuffed animals.
Comments: We will not be accepting donations again until after January 1, 2012. Please check back at that time for an update. Thanks so much!
I am happy to take small, medium, or large stuffed animals. I am collecting stuffed animals to earn my Girl Scout Gold Award. I will be cleaning and personalizing every animal I collect. Please contact me and I will gladly pick them up. Thank you for wanting to help SAFE!
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Tanya S.
Cleveland, TN
Currently accepting
ClevelandTNSAFE@gmail.com
Accepted items: Gently used stuffed animals, new stuffed animals.
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Mattie S.
Hendersonville, TN
Currently accepting
mattieshay@gmail.com
Accepted items: Gently used stuffed animals, new stuffed animals, new toys, new children's books, new baby/children's blankets and new children's clothes.
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FTC Tennessee615 Davidson Street
Nashville, TN 37213
615-248-8540
Feed The Children delivers food, medicine, clothing and other necessities to individuals, children and families who lack these essentials due to famine, war, poverty, or natural disaster. In particular, we are working with FTC on their truck sponsorship program here in the United States. When truckloads of items have been sponsored by a group or an organization they have agreed to allow our stuffed animals to go with these trucks to be delivered as well with the other items to these families in need. Below is a flyer explaining this truck sponsorship program:
Truck Sponsorship Program through FTC
If you are interested in donating your stuffed animals to FTC ALL DONATIONS MUST BE CLEANED UP FIRST as these donations are not going through one of our chapter members. Below is our guide to cleaning stuffed animals:
SAFE Guide to Cleaning Stuffed Animals
NOTE: If you are donating directly to FTC they require that you TAKE A DONOR FORM WITH YOU WHEN YOU DONATE so they can keep track of exactly how much we are donating. Please download the document below and take it with you when you donate:
FTC Donor Form
Thank you so much for your interest in donating in TN!
Darla D.Kyle, TX
safeinkyle@gmail.com
NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING
Accepted items: New stuffed animals, new or gently used baby/children's blankets, new or gently used outdoor winter coats for children (all sizes).
Comments: Due to an over abundance of donations, our chapter will not be accepting any donations until February 1st, 2012. Please contact us at that time to donate. Thanks!
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Carmela P.
Austin, TX
safeaustin@gmail.com
Currently accepting
Accepted items: Gently used stuffed animals, new stuffed animals, new toys, gently used children's books, new children's books, gently used baby/children's blankets, new baby/children's blankets, gently used children's clothes, new children's clothes, gently used outdoor winter garments, new outdoor winter garments.
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FTC Texas4701 Blalock Road
Houston, TX 77041
713-331-1034
Feed The Children delivers food, medicine, clothing and other necessities to individuals, children and families who lack these essentials due to famine, war, poverty, or natural disaster. In particular, we are working with FTC on their truck sponsorship program here in the United States. When truckloads of items have been sponsored by a group or an organization they have agreed to allow our stuffed animals to go with these trucks to be delivered as well with the other items to these families in need. Below is a flyer explaining this truck sponsorship program:
Truck Sponsorship Program through FTC
If you are interested in donating your stuffed animals to FTC ALL DONATIONS MUST BE CLEANED UP FIRST as these donations are not going through one of our chapter members. Below is our guide to cleaning stuffed animals:
SAFE Guide to Cleaning Stuffed Animals
NOTE: If you are donating directly to FTC they require that you TAKE A DONOR FORM WITH YOU WHEN YOU DONATE so they can keep track of exactly how much we are donating. Please download the document below and take it with you when you donate:
FTC Donor Form
Thank you so much for your interest in donating in TX!
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SAFE is currently working with AdoptaPlatoon to get some of our stuffed animals over to our troops overseas. They use stuffed animals to develop relationships with the local people and also it goes very far to ensure the safety of our troops. If you haven't already, please read the letter on the front page of our site which tells you a real life example of how stuffed animals have actually saved the lives of our troops.
If you are interested in donating your stuffed animals to AdoptaPlatoon for our troops, please download the attachments below which gives you exact directions on how to do so. An important note, since donations will not be doing through any of our SAFE chapter members for this and will be going directly to AdoptaPlatoon, all donations must be cleaned up before donating. I have also included a guide to show you how to do this.
NOTE: Stuffed animal donations for this project need to be under 12 inches in height as our troops need to be able to carry the stuffed animals with them.
AdoptaPlatoon donation directions
SAFE guide to cleaning stuffed animals
Karen R.Chesapeake, VA
karannrose@gmail.com
Currently accepting
Accepted items: Gently used stuffed animals and new stuffed animals.
Comments: Please make sure that all donations are in new or like-new condition. These items need to be in great shape or I will not be able to donate them. If you have any questions please let me know. Thanks so much for wanting to help!
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Gleaning For The WorldThe Teddy Bear Brigade
7539 Stage Road
P.O. Box 645
Concord, VA 24538
Attn: Chris Ellis
cellis@gftw.org
1-877-913-9212
SAFE is teaming up with another great nonprofit called Gleaning For the World! They have a program called The Teddy Bear Brigade where they donate stuffed animals to children in the United States during natural disasters and all over the world for children who have been abandoned and left to fend for themselves. This simple gift can do so much to comfort them.
As with the other organizations we work with, if you are interested in donating ALL DONATIONS MUST BE CLEANED AND IN GREAT CONDITION. IF YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO DO THIS PLEASE DO NOT DONATE TO GFTW. Please use the guide below to show you how to do this. RESTRICTIONS: Please DO NOT send any stuffed animals with batteries or any stuffed animal larger than 2 feet. Please make sure stuffed animals are appropriate for children in emergency situations.
SAFE Guide to Cleaning Stuffed Animals
If you are interested in donating to GFTW, please download the form below to take or send with your donation:
TBB SAFE Donation Form
Thank you so much for wanting to help!
Beverly C.Seattle, WA
WaSAFEchapter@aol.com
Currently accepting
Accepted items: Gently used stuffed animals, new stuffed animals, gently used baby/children's blankets, new baby/children's blankets, gently used children's outdoor winter garments, new children's outdoor winter garments.
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Katherine W.
Poulsbo, WA
washingtonSAFE@gmail.com
Currently accepting
Accepted items: Gently used stuffed animals, new stuffed animals, gently used baby/children's blankets, new baby/children's blankets, gently used children's books, new children's books.
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Ariana A.
Redmond, WA
ariana.at.safe@gmail.com
Currently accepting
Accepted items: Gently used stuffed animals, new stuffed animals.
Comments: We accept donations all year long except for the months of January and May. All donations must be from a non-smoking home. Pick ups will be at specified locations and times and due to space limitations, I cannot accept donations from drives or collections though I can provide a list of organizations that will accept these if you are willing to clean up the donations before donating. Thank you so much for wanting to donate!
WisconsinWe do not currently have a chapter member in Wisconsin but we do have a SAFE contact there.
Note: If you are going to be donating directly to this organization though (and not sending your donation to a SAFE chapter) you will need to clean up the stuffed animals before they are donated. If you are not willing to clean up your donations PLEASE DONATE TO A CHAPTER MEMBER ONLY who will take care of cleaning them up for you. Below is the information you will need to donate, please download both the SAFE Guide to Cleaning Stuffed Animals and the Wisconsin contact info:
SAFE Guide to Cleaning Stuffed Animals
Wisconsin Contact Information
Thanks so much for wanting to help SAFE!
