Jonesboro, AR – Jonesboro Right Now – As the holiday season approaches and winter weather sets in, a local nonprofit is asking the community to help ensure area foster children and families have the essentials they need.
Together We Foster is hosting a special donation drop-off event this Sunday, Nov. 15, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The community is invited to bring items directly to the organization’s Jonesboro location at 1400 E. Washington Ave.
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Every item collected during the drive will help keep the organization’s closets stocked and ready to support the children and families they serve.
Together We Foster is currently seeking the following items:
- Reusable shopping bags
- Suitcases and duffle bags (teen and kid friendly)
- Boy and girl preemie baby clothes (up to youth 16/18; fall and winter ONLY)
- Baby gear (swings, bouncers, bottles, pack-n-plays)
- Toddler beds, crib mattresses, and cribs manufactured after June 2011
- New socks and underwear
- New toys/christmas gifts
- Coats (all sizes)
- Individually wrapped snacks
- Pots/pans
- New hygiene products
Organizers will be on-site and ready to accept donations throughout the two-hour window on Sunday afternoon.
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