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Personal Items
Storehouse of World Vision
What is Fundamentals for Families?
Family Fundamentals, a service provided through The Storehouse of World Vision, collects donations of new personal items such as clothing, toiletries, and blankets, and distributes them to ministry partners and non-profit organizations that share the items with individuals in need.
How does it work?
Companies with extra products donate these items, which are distributed nationally to Family Fundamentals centers in the United States and around the world. These centers then works with local homeless shelters, churches, and other agencies to see that the resources reach those that need them most.
Facts
- The Chicago Family Fundamentals program began as Gifts in Kind (GIK) in 1993 as an outgrowth of World Vision’s Gifts in Kind program, which began in 1950.
- Over 800 companies, including Avery-Denison, New Balance, American Eagle Outfitters, Dress Barn, United Stationers, Unilever, and Baden Sports, donate products each year.
- In fiscal year 2000, over $48 million in products was distributed to a half million adults and children within the United States. Internationally, more than $107 million was distributed in nearly 100 countries.
- In the Chicago area, over 18,000 people benefited from approximately $1.75 million in donated items to Family Fundamentals last year.
- World Vision works with approximately 100 ministry partners in Chicago, including seven Chicago public schools, to help resources reach those that need them most.
- The Family Fundamentals program in Chicago is housed in a 2,200 sq. foot warehouse space on Chicago’s west side.
- The most requested Family Fundamentals items include health and beauty products, clothing, shoes, toys, and school supplies.
- To benefit from the Family Fundamentals program, an organization must be a not-for-profit.
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Who Is World Vision? World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.
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Contact:
Ken Benson
kbenson@worldvision.org
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