Helping Children Heal
When a child escapes abuse within their home, they need support to weather the crisis, heal, and move forward. Things of My Very Own, Inc. is a lifeline for children fleeing abuse. From providing basic necessities to teaching life skills that instill confidence and self-worth, our services lift fragile children from a place of harm to one of hope.
Helping Children Heal
When a child escapes abuse within their home, they need support to weather the crisis, heal, and move forward. Things of My Very Own, Inc. is a lifeline for children fleeing abuse. From providing basic necessities to teaching life skills that instill confidence and self-worth, our services lift fragile children from a place of harm to one of hope.
Hear about the positive impact our efforts make.
Things of My Very Own, Inc. provides crisis intervention services to children impacted by extensive abuse and/or neglect.
Services are also available to children who are, solely due to the lack of items necessary for sustainability, at risk of a Child Protective Services intervention.
Our goal is to keep children together with non-abusive family members, and out of the foster care system, whenever possible.
Hear about the positive impact our efforts make.
Things of My Very Own, Inc. provides crisis intervention services to children impacted by extensive abuse and/or neglect.
Services are also available to children who are, solely due to the lack of items necessary for sustainability, at risk of a Child Protective Services intervention.
Our goal is to keep children together with non-abusive family members, and out of the foster care system, whenever possible.
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Things of My Very Own
A 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization that helps children in crisis.
***ANNOUNCEMENT***DONATION DRIVES***
These awesome businesses have stepped up to the plate to host donation drives for children impacted by abuse, neglect, abandonment, and other crises. All are accepting new toys, new clothing, new bedding, and personal hygiene supplies! You can purchase an item and drop it off the locations below.
ALBANY
🎄Athleta 1 Crossgates Mall Rd
✨Sweet Willy’s Pizzeria 85 Sand Creek Rd
🎄Cricket Wireless 1593 Central Ave
SCHENECTADY
🎄Traceys Hair Salon 718 Curry Rd
✨Cricket Wireless 1400 Altamont Ave
WATERVLIET
🎄Cricket Wireless 313 19th Ave
SARATOGA SPRINGS
✨Cricket Wireless 131 Ballston Ave
CLIFTON PARK
🎄Cricket Wireless 15 Park Ave
There’s still time to pick up physical wish tags if you would like to sponsor a child in crisis this holiday season! There is still a great need for donations. The following locations still have tags available for you!
ALBANY
🎄Camp Bow Wow- 136 Railroad Avenue
✨Carhartt- Crossgates Mall; 1 Crossgates Mall Road
NISKAYUNA
🎄Niskayuna Town Hall- 1 Niskayuna Circle
SCHENECTADY
✨Bellevue Builders- 500 Duanesburg Road
🎄Lia Toyota of Colonie- 2120 Central Avenue
VIRTUAL WISHTAGS
If you would like to request a virtual wish tag, you can do so by emailing [email protected]
If you would like to make a donation that will directly help children in desperate need, please do so by visiting our website at thingsofmyveryown.org/donate/
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URGENT NEED: A well known company committed to sponsoring these Wish Tags. A couple of weeks later, today, the company returned all of these Wish Tags on the due date, unsponsored. Please help thingsofmyveryown.org/donate/
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People are saying it might not be the company's fault... Why wait till the deadline!?
I wish we could know the company as well. This is not ok it’s so close to the due dates too I know you guys need time to collect
What kills me is some of these tags are tampons and deodorant like that’s what their wishes are I want to get some of these tags I hope I’m Able to
My tag i picked had the same red ribbon. I brought the gifts yesterday and still a lot on the tree they had. I think I know who. I hope they handed in the gifts that were givin. I'm sorry this happened <3 .
Is there still a need? Can I get a tag to fill or is a donation better?
Donated! I would love to know what company did this so I know not to support them. This is heartbreaking and absolutely terrible. To do this during the holiday season, what a bunch of apathetic jerks.
Who is the company? We should know where not to spend our money.
I sent a message to you guys I have yet to get a response in asking about donating and doing tags
Where can we find these Wish Tags? Will they be distributed to locations?
I would really love to help out
Shared. Please let us know what company NOT to support!
Why are people defending a company that clearly has the means? Especially when we know the company will use it as a tax write off? Eat the rich.
I wish there was an Amazon wish list we could purchase from, from across the country.
I definitely understand the desire to know the name of the company, but ultimately, that’s just likely to harm a lot of people who probably aren’t to blame and won’t help these families. Things of My Very Own, I’m sorry about the massive amount of extra work this has generated for you this weekend. I’ve donated and am sharing.
A well known company ???? Call them out
Donated! I agree with sharing the name. I'm sure most of us want to make sure we're not doing business with that kind of company. #nameandshame
Should name the company so we can unsponsor them. How awful.
I think we might be looking at it wrong, perhaps it’s not the companies fault. They agree to post them and they are given a due date to have them returned if not hand picked. The company returned what was not chosen. How can I I get some of these tickets? When can I bring the items?
I see a lot of people asking for one of these tags, but these families are coming Monday per another comment. If you want to help the best way seems to be to send them the funds to handle it, and/or share the post.
At the end of the day, this is about the kids and families in need. It’s okay to be upset with the company, but can we all just try and remember that everyone is human and makes mistakes? Nothing in life is perfect and if it were, we wouldn’t need wish rags to fill, Why do we always have to go down “that road” and be angry and mad and point fingers. 😔
You should tell us what company
Everyone asking for tags - just donate MONEY so the volunteers/staff can fill these wishes today and tomorrow!!!
That’s A LOT of tags for a company to have not been able to fulfill which speaks more that they didn’t get them out in time or made some kind of error on their end. Absolutely they should be named because this gives insight about their organization to the core.
Give the community an extra week (until the 14th) let us virtually pick a tag to claim if not able to grab right away. Then let us drop off. And continuing taking donations. I'll take a tag ❤️
As a few others said... it may not be the fault of the company. I usually donate and this year I cannot due to some health issues in my family. The world doesn't have to know everything about everything. Move forward and help where you can. This is such a great charity and we should just be charitable. We need to bring morals and values back.
Shout out to Meka, who went in four hours early for his shift earlier this week to surprise all our staff members with dinner. He would not pose for a photo, but we captured one anyway.
Meka has worked for the organization since he was 14. Over the past five years, he has moved up the ladder to become an emergency aid specialist. He shows up at least 45 minutes early every day and is always one of the first to volunteer for extra shifts. He exemplifies what it is like to give your all to your community.
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Such a Wonderful young man!
Meka is a rockstar! Love working with him!😊💚
What an incredible young man!! ♥️♥️
Love that young man! 😊
Meka just keeps improving with age!!! Love his commitment! Love Things of My Very Own !!
He is his mother’s child 💙🦋
Thank you so much!
He is always there to lend a helping hand. He really is an impressive young man.
You raised the best kids, Rayn.
Very good work ethic. Keep it up Meka !
Handsome young man! How nice of him🥰
God bless him! 💚❤️
Such a kind soul ❤️
He's such a sweetheart too
That is wonderful! We need more good people like Meka!
God bless him
Kind young person
You are awesome Meka!
Meka is awesome!!
He’s a gem!
He's such a friendly person and always smiling .
Wow. Pretty amazing!
Very kind young man . God Bless
