For decades, Somerville Area FISH has provided emergency assistance to struggling individuals in the Somerset County area. FISH provides emergency food deliveries, modest financial assistance for rent, utilities and emergency shelter, and manages a Children’s Clothing pantry.
Our Children’s Clothing Pantry is a vital and necessary part of our mission to serve our community. In 2010, our volunteers personally delivered gently used clothing as well as new shoes, coats and underclothes to over 450 children in our 10-town area.
For the past several years, the Children’s Clothing Pantry has been located in the Somerset County Food Bank warehouse. Due to space constraints, we have been asked to relocate our operations by May 1st, 2011. Without the appropriate space to collect, sort and store our donated clothing, we will no longer be able to fulfill our mission. No other organization in our community provides a similar service.
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We request a room of at least 15’ by 15’ (225 sq.ft). FISH will provide all necessary shelving and bins as well as a table for sorting clothing. We also carry our own liability insurance. The volunteers who manage the Children’s Clothing Pantry and package clothes for delivery would need access during normal business hours in order to sort donations and process orders. Volunteers work approximately 3 days per week for a few hours at a time in the daytime.
We are hopeful that your readers may be able to help us find a new location for the FISH Clothing Pantry so that we may continue our mission to help the less fortunate in our community.
