facebook linkedin youtube rss Home About Us Our Programs Get Involved Events Hear Our Story Contact Page Something often overlooked is how families experiencing homelessness secure their belongings, especially when they move from one place to another. We at Families Forward can tell you firsthand, that more often than not, when families arrive at our emergency shelter, parents and children are carrying all of their possessions in trash bags. The same is true when they pack up and leave our shelter for more permanent housing. Let that visual sink in . . . trash bags carrying cherished personal belongings. Yes, the same trash bags you use to literally take out your garbage each week. Let’s change that together! Families Forward kindly invites you—our generous community—to “Share Luggage with Love” by donating new and used pieces of luggage and duffel bags so we can embrace our families with the level of hospitality and care they deserve in their time of need and beyond. Because let’s face it . . . our families’ belongings aren’t trash so they shouldn’t be treated as such. And do you know what would make your luggage donation even more meaningful? A note of encouragement! Please keep your sentiments short and general but positive and encouraging—let our families know that you care and that you’re invested in their happiness and success. How to Participate: All donations must be dropped off at our shelter or delivered directly to us. (we cannot accommodate pick-ups). Mailing Address: ATTN: Kathy Meck Families Forward Philadelphia 111 N. 49 th Street Philadelphia, PA 19139 All luggage donations MUST be dropped off during Monday, August 30 – Thursday, September 9, 2021. Please come to the Shelter Entrance marked on the below map. *Please note that although our mailing address is 49 th St., you will be coming to a parking lot off of 48 th St. Please use good judgement in giving used items—make sure wheels and zippers are functional, there are not large holes, etc. Please keep your notes of encouragement general and DO NOT seal them in an envelope. Secure your note(s) of encouragement inside your luggage donation Want to help but have no luggage to give? Make a financial gift! In addition to luggage donations, we’re also raising money to support the Labor Day Luggage Drive. For questions or more information, please contact Kathy Meck at kmeck@familiesforwardphilly.org FAMILIES FORWARD PHILADELPHIA 111 N. 49 Street Philadelphia, PA 19139 Phone: 215-240-4800 Ext. #100 Fax: 215-747-7770 Copyright 2015 Families Forward Philadelphia | All Rights Reserved | Donor Privacy Policy | Site Manager facebook linkedin youtube rss