Tedford Housing

Creating pathways from homelessness to home.

#GivingTuesday: 3 ways to give to Tedford Housing during the holiday season!

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#GivingTuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. #GivingTuesday also kicks off the charitable season, when many focus on their holiday and end-of-year giving. Following are 3 ways to give to Tedford Housing during the holiday season!

1. Give to our Annual Fund

Tedford Housing believes that everyone deserves to have a safe and affordable home. With the help of our diverse supporters, we are able to provide pathways from homelessness to home to those neighbors in our community that need it. Please consider a gift to our annual fund before the year ends. You can give securely online via our website or mail your donation to Tedford Housing, P.O. Box 958, Brunswick, ME 04011.

 

2. Donate Gifts to the Christmas Store

Tedford Housing is partnering with Pathway Vineyard Church once again to make the Christmas Store available to families in need. Last year, a whopping total of 205 individuals that Tedford serves benefited from this partnership. Click on the image to view the wish list for this year’s Christmas Store. To support our families during the holidays or to set up a donation drop off, contact Jennifer at 207-729-1161 #101 or email. Read More

 

Support Tedford Housingwith AmazonSmile3. Shop Using Amazon Smile

Are you holiday shopping on Amazon this year? You can automatically give to Tedford while you shop Amazon by shopping AmazonSmile! Just visit smile.amazon.com, choose Tedford Housing as your charity and shop as usual!

Tedford Housing’s Most Needed Items for March 2018

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As a nonprofit organization, Tedford Housing relies on community support to help fulfill its mission to find lasting solutions to the challenges of homelessness.

Following are some of our most needed items. We are always grateful to those who can donate these items, as they directly help our shelter guests, supportive housing tenants and outreach clients. Some items go to our emergency shelters. Some donations help our guests moving into permanent housing get a better start. Some help those who are at risk of becoming homeless. All are appreciated!

(You can also view our general Wish List.)

Here is what we most need for March 2018:

  • Brunswick trash bags
  • Diapers (sizes 3 and 4, in particular)
  • Baby wipes
  • Toiletries (full-sized, unopened)
  • Gas cards
  • Hannaford gift cards

Please note, we do not accept donations of clothing, used mattresses, used pillows, electronics or appliances.

To coordinate the drop-off of your donation, contact Director of Development Jennifer Iacovelli at 207-729-1161, #101 or email.

Tedford Housing’s Most Needed Items for February 2018

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As a nonprofit organization, Tedford Housing relies on community support to help fulfill its mission to find lasting solutions to the challenges of homelessness.

Following are some of our most needed items. We are always grateful to those who can donate these items, as they directly help our shelter guests, supportive housing tenants and outreach clients. Some items go to our emergency shelters. Some donations help our guests moving into permanent housing get a better start. Some help those who are at risk of becoming homeless. All are appreciated!

(You can also view our general Wish List.)

Here is what we most need for February 2018:

  • Mops and brooms
  • Diapers (sizes 2, 3, 5, 6)
  • Baby wipes
  • Cleaning supplies (glass cleaner, bathroom cleaner, dish soap, etc.)
  • Lamps
  • Toiletries (full-size, not travel size, shampoo, conditioner, etc.)
  • Toilet paper
  • Paper towels
  • Paper plates
  • Wash cloths
  • Drinking glasses

Please note, we do not accept donations of clothing, used mattresses, used pillows, electronics or appliances.

To coordinate the drop-off of your donation, contact Director of Development Jennifer Iacovelli at 207-729-1161, #101 or email.

Tedford Housing’s Most Needed Items for January 2018

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As a nonprofit organization, Tedford Housing relies on community support to help fulfill its mission to find lasting solutions to the challenges of homelessness.

Following are some of our most needed items. We are always grateful to those who can donate these items, as they directly help our shelter guests, supportive housing tenants and outreach clients. Some items go to our emergency shelters. Some donations help our guests moving into permanent housing get a better start. Some help those who are at risk of becoming homeless. All are appreciated!

(You can also view our general Wish List.)

Here is what we most need for January 2018:

  • Warm hats and gloves
  • Warm socks
  • Full-sized toiletry items (shampoo, conditioner, body wash, bar soap)
  • Disposable razors (in unopened package)
  • Buckets filled with a mop and cleaning supplies
  • Paper plates
  • Wash cloths

Please note, we do not accept donations of clothing, used mattresses, used pillows, electronics or appliances.

To coordinate the drop-off of your donation, contact Director of Development Jennifer Iacovelli at 207-729-1161, #101 or email.

Will You Give to Tedford Housing on #GivingTuesday?

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“Home is wherever there is family, friends, understanding and love.” ~ Patrick, shelter guest

What does “home” mean to you? To many of Tedford’s emergency shelter guests, supportive housing tenants and homeless prevention clients, home means safety, love and hope.

And yet so many of our neighbors – adults, teens and whole families – live without the simple comfort of a stable roof over their heads. Some may be facing eviction or temporarily living in their cars, while others may be couch surfing or staying at our emergency shelter as they search for affordable housing.

All of our neighbors deserve to have a safe and affordable place to call home.

Tedford Housing received gifts from more than 500 individual supporters last year. These donations are critical for us to continue to respond to the growing needs of our community members. Will you join our generous donors in supporting Tedford Housing’s efforts to guide our neighbors from homeless to home?

Tedford Housing has responded to the needs of the community for 30 years. We are now serving more people outside of our facilities with homeless prevention services – 450 indviduals last fiscal year – than in our emergency shelters and supportive housing. There are many successes to celebrate, like the 81% of families who found permanent housing after exiting from our family shelter or the 39 month average length of stay by previously homeless individuals in our six supported apartments, both numbers well over national averages.

If you have already made a gift to Tedford Housing this year, we thank you. If not, we hope you will join us in our mission to find lasting solutions to the challenges of homelessness. You can donate securely online at weblink.donorperfect.com/tedfordhousing.

Sincerely,

 

Craig Phillips, Executive Director

 

Andree Appel, Board President

p.s. Tedford Housing is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. All financial donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. 

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