Help Urban League Htfd.'s Thanksgiving Giveback Support Homeless Youth

Urban League of Greater Hartford Project Ready Scholars are seeking donations to prepare Winter Wellness Care packages of personal hygiene products, winter wear, non-perishable snacks, and more for Hartford’s homeless youth experiencing homelessness. On Thursday, November 21, 2024, volunteers will roll up their sleeves at the Urban League’s annual Thanksgiving Giveback event from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Urban League of Greater Hartford offices at 140 Woodland St. in Hartford.

Project Ready is a proprietary program of the Urban League that gets 9th to 12th grade students ready for college, work and life. Youth receive academic and behavior supports, benefit from cultural enrichment activities and develop important workforce and life skills that will aid in their transition from high school and position them for post-secondary success.

Needed for this year’s Thanksgiving Giveback: oral hygiene products including toothpaste, toothbrushes, floss and mouthwash; personal care items such as soap, hand sanitizer and toiletries; winter wear like socks, gloves, scarves and hats; and non-perishable snacks that include oatmeal, granola bars, Ramen noodles. Donations can be brought to Urban League of Greater Hartford offices at 140 Woodland St. in Hartford, weekdays between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. through November 21st.

The evening of November 21st, volunteers will work in teams at multiple stations to assemble packages that will be distributed to teens the following week through partner social services agencies and schools.

To learn more about items to donate OR to volunteer as an individual or team assembly go to https://linktr.ee/ulgh64 or call 860-527-0147 x 275.

The Urban League of Greater Hartford is a community-based, not-for-profit 501(c)(3), established in 1964 as the National Urban League’s 66th affiliate. Now celebrating 60 years of community service, its mission is to promote racial equity through economic empowerment programs in the areas of youth development, adult education, workforce development, affordable housing, personal financial management, community health, and social justice, impacting more than 3,000 individuals and their families every year. visit https://linktr.ee/ulgh64 or call 860-527-0147. Follow us on social media @ulgh64.

Financial donations to support the Urban League can be made at: www.ulgh.org/donate.