Assisting NYC-based Asylum Seekers & Migrants

NOVEMBER 20 UPDATE

OUR DROP-OFF HOURS ARE 10 AM - 2 PM M-F. If you cannot make it during those hours, please contact us at infoTeamTLCnyc@gmail.com. DO NOT DROP OFF DONATIONS OUTSIDE THE BUILDING WHEN WE ARE CLOSED! THEY WILL BE IMMEDIATELY THROWN AWAY! For security reasons and to avoid getting a ticket, the building will promptly remove and discard anything that you leave out front!!! Also, we have been receiving some very unusual and useless items lately. Please review the list of items we do and DO NOT accept before bringing us your excess stuff. Thank you!

WE ARE NOW COLLECTING WINTER CLOTHING FOR ALL! Coats, sweaters, boots, warm pants, etc. We especially need MEN’S CLOTHING!

We will not be accepting any out-of-season donations. We also currently have enough stuffed animals, thank you!

BACKPACKS, SUITCASES, MUGS, WATER BOTTLES ARE ALSO WANTED!

New or gently-used donations listed above and further below may be dropped off at the Little Shop of Kindness, 1745 First Avenue, inside the Avenue Church building (at 90th Street), Monday through Friday, 10 am to 2 pm!

NOTE: PLEASE DO NOT MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO TEAM TLC NYC OR THE LITTLE SHOP OF KINDNESS. CHECKS MUST BE PAYABLE TO OUR PARENT ORGANIZATION, GRANNIES RESPOND/ABUELAS RESPONDEN, INC.

The Little Shop of Kindness featured on CNN.com Sunday, March 24, 2024

Ilze, Power, and Adama at the Port Authority greeting migrants, 2022, NY Times

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