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| Dear Supporters of Project Ropa, Giving Tuesday is only a couple of days away! Today, and through the rest of 2022, we are calling on our supporters to help us reach our end-of-year goal of raising $10K! Your donation will help us restore dignity to the lives of people experiencing homelessness by providing clothing essentials and personal hygiene products. These basic necessities can open doors to housing and employment opportunities as well as reduce the spread of transmittable diseases. A financial donation also allows us to keep textile waste from ending up in landfills and to provide living-wage employment opportunities to people transitioning out of homelessness as well as the formerly incarcerated. Giving Tuesday, an internationally recognized day for making charitable donations, is this Tuesday, November 29. Philanthropic organizations, families, businesses, community centers and students will come together around the world to support the causes closest to their hearts. You can join this tradition of generosity by donating to Project Ropa! BECOME A MONTHLY DONOR MAKE A ONE-TIME DONATION SHOP OUR AMAZON WISHLIST Project Ropa’s Mobile Clothing Closet is the only one of its kind in Los Angeles County, providing street-side service that can be a pathway to a better life. Clean clothes may seem like a small thing to those who have access to them every day. But to someone on the streets, a new outfit that is the right fit and style and is appropriate to their individual needs can restore dignity, rekindle optimism and fuel a sense of opportunity. It can also reduce the risk of contracting a host of highly communicable diseases (including staph and COVID-19) as well as bacterial and fungal infections. We have seen the impact of the pandemic and rising inflation first hand. The number of people we serve on a monthly basis has increased to an average of 950, a jump of more than 50% since last year. And many more of those we serve are families with young children who are on the brink of homelessness. Prior to the pandemic, we rarely served families and the majority of our clients were single adults. These days, nearly 30 percent are low-income and unhoused families. Meanwhile, our Community Clothing and Hygiene Bank now works with more than 25 mutual aid and small nonprofit organizations across the Greater Los Angeles area, an increase of more than one-third since 2021. We provide bulk supplies of clean clothes, shoes and personal hygiene products to these organizations for distribution to their communities. BECOME A MONTHLY DONOR MAKE A ONE-TIME DONATION SHOP OUR AMAZON WISHLIST  We’re sure that you are receiving many requests in the run-up to Giving Tuesday. Whether you are hearing about us for the first time or have supported us since our founding in 2016, we hope you see the value of our work and donate whatever you can. WAYS TO GIVE As we mentioned above, we have set an end-of-year goal of raising $10,000. There are many ways to contribute: 1.) Start a fundraiser on Facebook. CREATE A FACEBOOK FUNDRAISER 2.) Start a fundraiser on Donorbox. CREATE A DONORBOX FUNDRAISER 3.) Donate $1, $5, $25, $100 – any amount is incredibly helpful and will go directly toward the costs of operating our mobile services. DONATE NOW 4.) Make a donation on Benevity and have your company match it. DONATE HERE 5.) Help stock our Mobile Clothing Closet by donating men’s and women’s clothing, shoes and toiletries. Shop our Amazon wishlist here or email us to schedule a pickup or drop off. 6.) Organize a men’s pants and shoe drive or a hygiene drive. For more information, email us here. 7.) Share our social media posts! By doing so, you will amplify our message and let others know what we need. Links to all of our social accounts are in the footer of this email. 8.) Support us on Amazon by making Project Ropa your selected charity. Every eligible purchase you make at smile.amazon.com will generate a donation for us! HERE’S HOW: 1. Sign into smile.amazon.com on your computer or mobile browser. 2. On your first visit to AmazonSmile, you will be prompted to select an organization – search and select Project Ropa. http://smile.amazon.com/ch/81-4278151. 3. Bookmark smile.amazon.com so that any time you shop on Amazon you go through AmazonSmile. 4. Start shopping! Your support will help ensure that we continue to empower lives and reduce the spread of transmittable diseases. Wishing you health, safety and happy holidays! With gratitude, Caitlin Adler Founder and Executive Director, Project Ropa BECOME A MONTHLY DONOR MAKE A ONE-TIME DONATION SHOP OUR AMAZON WISHLIST |
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