What I really need is a good, used dryer, one single mother wrote on her Empty Stocking application. Between work, school and caring for her child, the woman writes, there is little time to go to the laundromat. A dryer would make life much more manageable for her. Although the Empty Stocking Fund isn't able to supply clothes dryers, we can, however, act as intermediary between the woman and someone who might be getting a new one with all the bells and whistles and needs to find a place for the good, durable dryer it will be replacing. The Empty Stocking Fund is not intended to pay off debts, to provide long-term assistance for chronic illness or physical handicaps or to provide luxury gifts.
Priority is given to families with children and to the elderly.
No money is used for administering the fund. Everyone who receives help from the fund must complete an application. No assistance is given without a review of the need by the agency taking the application and the Empty Stocking Fund Committee. These agencies are not affiliated with the Empty Stocking Fund. Although the Empty Stocking Fund is administered by The Record, no applications are available at the office.