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
(opens in a new tab)A 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization that helps children in crisis.
Our 2026 Sponsor a Child in Crisis Program starts today, and Wish Tags are officially out.
Every Wish Tag lists the needs and wishes of a child in immediate crisis in our community.
You can pick up Wish Tags at:
Albany: Camp Bow Wow, 136 Railroad Ave
Clifton Park: Cricket Wireless, 15 Park Ave
Niskayuna: Niskayuna Town Hall, 1 Niskayuna Circle
Rotterdam: Cricket Wireless, 1400 Altamont Ave
Schenectady: Things of My Very Own’s Crisis Intervention Center, 249 Green Street, Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 9 am to noon
Once you have your Wish Tag, shop for the items listed on it. Place them in a bag labeled with the child’s number, age, and gender, and drop it off at our Crisis Intervention Center during the hours above, by the due date on the Wish Tag.
Can’t make it to a host site? Email your name and the number of children you’d like to sponsor to [email protected] to receive virtual Wish Tags.
“Want your gift to go further? Tap Donate on this post, and we’ll do the shopping for you at our cost.”
A huge thank you to our host sites for helping us get Wish Tags into the hands of our community. And thank you to everyone who picks up a Wish Tag this year. For a child starting over, it means more than you know.
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Prefer to give through our website? thingsofmyveryown.org/donate/
can the items be wrapped or is that not allowed?
When will the first round be due back?
No carhartt this year?
Now can anything be given or mailed to your address for this little boy
Our 2026 Sponsor a Child in Crisis Program kicks off this Friday.
This is the wish tag of a 3-year-old boy who loves dinosaurs and needs pull-ups and a snowsuit. He’s one of 2,292 children already signed up this season.
Starting Friday, you can pick up a Wish Tag at one of our host sites (we’ll share the full list soon) or sponsor a child in crisis online at the link in the first comment.
Thank you for showing these children that you care. We can’t do it without you.
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Our favorite Black Friday tradition
When I was at TOMVO last week and saw the Christmas tree I knew the tags would be available soon.
Things of My Very Own are you offering the emailed tags again this year?
Picking them up soon!! So many are ready to help.
I was going to call today to find out when the lists came out.
We will be waiting for the site lists 😊
Wonderful organization doing great things for people in crisis. Will definitely sign up!
Will be waiting for site lists….look forward to shopping for the kids
Kristin Cook Smith Maybe LPO can sponsor a couple
Please don’t let the 364 days of a child’s life dictate what the 365th day will be like! Christmas is magical, giving is inspirational and the joy a child feels when they receive a gift knowing they are seen and loved is beyond words.
Logan Simard
Andrea Butler
Amanda MC
Jenna Lynn
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Amazing! When can we expect to see wish tags out for the holidays?
I contacted you folks twice via FB Messenger and once via phone about this project and received no response. I drove there Saturday to drop off two boxes of socks collected from The Hedge Bistro in Guilderland and the office was closed. What is the best time to drop off socks? I will be in Rotterdam tomorrow so will drive to Schenectady to try again. Thx.
