The Sharing Shelf

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The Sharing Shelf We are committed to the whole child, from birth through age 19. Together, we create a supportive network for Westchester's children and teens.

The Sharing Shelf combats clothing insecurity by providing children and teens in need with clothing and basic essentials, empowering them to learn, grow and reach their full potential. We support children from birth to 19, supplying a week’s worth of seasonally appropriate clothing, plus essentials like diapers, toiletry kits, period products, new socks, underwear, and school supplies. Our programs include:

Clothing Bank for everyday needs
Teen Boutique, a free store for teens
Teen Boutique Pop-Ups, off-site shopping events for low-income teens
Backpacks to School, providing filled backpacks each summer
Diaper Bank for Westchester
Basic Needs Program for diapers and hygiene essentials
Community involvement is at the heart of what we do. Volunteers—families, individuals, businesses, and groups—are essential partners in helping us make a difference. Email [email protected] to sign up for the weekly newsletter or signup on our website.

Please join us for three ways to support The Sharing Shelf this fall! 💙🍺 Community PintsThursday, October 8 at 5 PMCapta...
09/29/2026

Please join us for three ways to support The Sharing Shelf this fall! 💙

🍺 Community Pints
Thursday, October 8 at 5 PM
Captain Lawrence Brewing Company, Elmsford
Donate $10 to The Sharing Shelf and enjoy happy hour pricing all night. Bring friends and help local children and teens get the clothing they need. Captain Lawrence B**r Hall

🍷 Friend-Raiser
Thursday, October 15, 6:30–8 PM
The Sharing Shelf, 47 Purdy Avenue, Port Chester
Join us for w**e, light bites, and a hands-on look at how volunteers help local families. Bring a friend! The Sharing Shelf

🛍️ Gather in Style at J.McLaughlin
Saturday, October 24, 12–3 PM
1935 Palmer Avenue, Larchmont
Bring a gently used coat to donate, shop fall favorites, and 10% of event sales will benefit The Sharing Shelf.
J.McLaughlin

We hope to see you at one, two, or all three of these events✨✨
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Based on a true story. How many of you can relate to wanting to help?Volunteer. Donate. Give.Visit: Sharing Shelf⁠.org....
09/25/2026

Based on a true story.

How many of you can relate to wanting to help?

Volunteer. Donate. Give.

Visit: Sharing Shelf⁠.org. Click “get involved.” (Link in bio & story)
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Fall is here, and as the temperatures drop, every child deserves clothing that keeps them warm and comfortable 🍂The Shar...
09/23/2026

Fall is here, and as the temperatures drop, every child deserves clothing that keeps them warm and comfortable 🍂

The Sharing Shelf is calling for Fall clothing for local children. If your family has gently used clothes your children have outgrown, please consider gifting them to a child who needs them.

Scan the QR code or visit sharingshelf.org to schedule your donation. Every sweater, jacket and pair of warm pants can make a difference ❤️




Tomorrow is the day…It’s the day change truly needs to start happening.Clothing insecurity is real, often overlooked and...
09/14/2026

Tomorrow is the day…

It’s the day change truly needs to start happening.

Clothing insecurity is real, often overlooked and affecting families across the country.

Join the conversation and help make this basic need impossible to ignore.

Please SHARE & REGISTER using the link in bio.
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Clothing should never limit a child’s ability to learn, participate or feel like they belong.This National Clothing Inse...
09/12/2026

Clothing should never limit a child’s ability to learn, participate or feel like they belong.

This National Clothing Insecurity Awareness Day, you can help end that snowball effect. Donate new or gently used clothing, make a financial gift or support a clothing bank in your own community.

Every donation can help give a child comfort, confidence and a fresh start.

Visit our NCIA website directly through the link in our bio to learn more or here: https://nciaday915.raiselysite.com/

Clothing is a basic need. Yet for too many children, it is the one we keep leaving out of the conversation.On September ...
09/08/2026

Clothing is a basic need. Yet for too many children, it is the one we keep leaving out of the conversation.

On September 15th, National Clothing Insecurity Awareness Day, we are asking you to help us make this often invisible issue visible.

Give what you can. Share this post. Start a conversation. Speak up.

Join our national forum, The Missing Basic Need, hosted by CNN’s Erica Hill, as we bring clothing insecurity into America’s larger conversation about poverty and affordability.

You do not have to do everything. But every gift, every share and every conversation helps move this issue out of the shadows.

Register through the link in our bio.
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A sponsorship is so much more than a table at our Hearts, Hands & Hope Fall Luncheon...It helps provide clothing with di...
09/05/2026

A sponsorship is so much more than a table at our Hearts, Hands & Hope Fall Luncheon...

It helps provide clothing with dignity to thousands of children and teens across Westchester while sustaining the volunteers, programs, partnerships and operations that make our work possible all year long.

We are incredibly grateful to the sponsors who have already joined us. There is still time for your company or family to become part of this meaningful day and the impact that continues long after it ends.

Interested in sponsoring? Contact us directly, or visit our dedicated luncheon website for more information--listed on the last slide.




Clothing is a basic need, yet too many children and teens lack enough clean, properly fitting and seasonally appropriate...
09/05/2026

Clothing is a basic need, yet too many children and teens lack enough clean, properly fitting and seasonally appropriate clothing.

On September 15, The Sharing Shelf will recognize National Clothing Insecurity Awareness Day with virtual conversations on Facebook Live, LinkedIn Live and Zoom, featuring CNN’s and clothing banks from across the country. Our founder, Deborah Blatt, will also join the Westchester County Podcast to discuss clothing insecurity and its impact within our local community.

This September, help us make the invisible visible.

Give. Share. Speak up. Because clothing is a human right.

Stay tuned for additional details and ways to participate.

Visit our custom NCIA Day site at:
https://nciaday915.raiselysite.com/

And truly…please share, share, share🙏🫶

This is clothing insecurity. It often goes unnoticed, but for thousands of children in our community, it is a daily real...
09/04/2026

This is clothing insecurity. It often goes unnoticed, but for thousands of children in our community, it is a daily reality.

On September 15, help us make the invisible visible. Share this post, start the conversation and stand with The Sharing Shelf as we work to ensure every child has the clothing they need to feel comfortable, confident and included.
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08/25/2026

1000 backpacks packed in 2 hours. Wow 🎒✨💪🏻

Such a generous community coming together to make a difference.

Our 2026 Backpacks to School packing event was truly incredible. Thank you to our amazing volunteers, sponsors and partners, backpacks were filled with the supplies children and teens need to begin the school year feeling prepared, confident and supported.

We are so grateful to everyone who donated, packed, organized and helped bring this important program to life. Together, we are giving local children more than school supplies. We are giving them a strong start.

Thank you for being part of our journey 💙
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Address

47 Purdy Avenue
Port Chester, NY
10573

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 1pm

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(914) 305-5950

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