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
Things of My Very Own, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation that provides crisis intervention se
This morning, 137 individuals were served during the first three-and-a-half hours of the day. By noon, 36 more had been referred for crisis intervention services. That’s a record breaking day for the month of May!
We’re going to need some help restocking shelves and building program supplies in the morning. If you’re a current volunteer and have availability tomorrow between 9am-noon, let us know! We have nine bottles of Extreme Glitter Mod Podge waiting to transform into surprises for guests of our next program.
I can help tomorrow!
Wish I could help you guys out tomorrow…sending lots of positive energy from VT! 😊💚
I have to drop off donations tomorrow
Over the next week, butterflies and moths from across the United States will be coming to the NYS Capital Region with one mission: to help encourage children as they transition from a time of crisis, to one of hope. Malachites, Cloudy Sulphurs, Spicebush Swallowtails and Julias are a few of the species that will be joining us. Others will be en route in the weeks ahead.
One of the best things about this program is that it helps children to trust again. It also helps those who struggle with anxiety. Think about it. Imagine you are a scared little girl or boy who has been through trauma. You want to do good things in life, but life is so hard right now. You reach out your hand and a beautiful, bright-colored butterfly lands on your finger. You look at its delicate wings and realize how vulnerable it is. You want it to trust you. Your breathing slows, and as it does, so do the butterflies wings. In that moment, there are only three things in the world: you, the butterfly, and the person sitting beside you, reminding you of how amazing you are.
This is just one of the ways that our entomology program is helping children in our community. It isn’t just about butterflies or bees. It’s about changing the lives of children who have been impacted by trauma. It’s showing them that they are important to someone, and that their lives have incredible value.
We need your help. We need to raise funds to import the species and host plants to carry this program through. You can make a donation on this post, on our website at thingsofmyveryown.org/donate/, or through Venmo. Our Venmo ID is TOMVOInc. Tax deductible donations may also be mailed to:
Things of My Very Own
243-249 Green Street
Schenectady, NY 12305
We thank you in advance for your support of children in crisis.
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Things of My Very Own, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation that provides crisis intervention services and programs to children in emergency situations, specifically, those who have experienced ex...Where did you get the photo?
Love Butterflies. Freedom
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Sneak Peak!
Bees may be the focus of this months program, but the caterpillars for phase two of our entomology series, have already started to arrive. Caterpillars are needy and these little swallowtails are not the exception.
Thanks to these little piggies, we had to go to the online market (again) today. A special shout out to Joyful Butterfly for overnighting host plants to us. Thanks to their team, our voracious little friends won’t have to go wee-wee-wee much longer. They can instead focus on getting settled into their new home.*
Based on the video, we’re guessing that the one on the bottom left is the middle child. Look at that big brother walk right across the other ones head. 🤦🏻♀️
* Please note: we ordered plenty of host plants for this species. Our little friends obliterated them in four days.
So happy you get to bring this program back!❤️ love the meaning and hearing the stories about it
You have certainly found a way to spread your love for etymology. 😁
Love this!❤️
