Save Inmates Today, Inc.

Fresh Start Hygiene Drive

 

We are collecting hygiene and stationary items for people transitioning back into the workforce and society for the holiday season.

 

 

 

 

The Save Inmates Today Program is focused on reducing recidivism rates throughout the state of Georgia. We need help in providing hygiene supplies to those inmates who are in transitional centers and those who are in short term (about to be released) facilities. These individuals already have jobs in your community, are searching for jobs in your community, or are about to be in the job search phase. These will be your neighbors and friends. The items that we donate are items that these individuals may not be able to purchase for themselves.

 

We are collecting hygiene items for men and women who are reentering the workforce from jail and prison. These individuals already have jobs in our community or are about to be in the job search phase. We are trying to collect enough hygiene items to give over 700 men and women each a 30 day supply this holiday season. These hygiene items will allow the returning citizens to procure or maintain employment by maintaining healthy hygiene habits. These are the people who are already working in our community in the local Wendy's serving your food or the local Jiffy Lube changing your oil.

 

These people live in transitional centers or pre-release centers where there is no store or commissary at the facility location. These men and women must rely on family members to send them a box every month with food and hygiene items. The problem is, most of the residents of these facilities do not have any outside support system to send these items every month. The transitional facilities do allow the residents to leave once a month to go shopping, but they are only allowed to purchase a maximum of $100 worth of food and hygiene products to last them an entire month. The residents are only given $50 per week to purchase transportation, food, and phone calls. They must also put aside the $100 out of that money to purchase their food and hygiene items on their once monthly shopping trip. As you can imagine, it can be very difficult to put away $100 when you are purchasing $30 bus cards and buying food daily at work each week.

 

These residents rely on family or organizations like us to provide these hygiene products. It is extremely important to instill healthy hygiene habits in these residents while they are still in the facilities, so that when they do reenter our communities completely, they will maintain these habits and become productive members of our society. These men and women will be our neighbors and it is our responsibility to help them have a successful transition. Our donations will alleviate the burden from the families, so that they can provide food, clothing, shelter, and Christmas gifts to the children of the residents.

 

We are looking for full sized hygiene items such as shampoo, conditioner, lotion, deodorant, tooth paste, hair brushes, combs, hair care or styling products and facial care products for women, shaving cream or gel, and shaving razors for men and women. We are also looking for stationary items such as legal pads or composition notebooks along with envelopes for these residents to be able to write home or have legal correspondence with lawyers. Our goal with the stationary items is to promote family reunification which will ultimately lead to a stronger support system and a reduction in crime in our communities.

 

Commonly asked questions or statements:

Is this tax deductible?

Yes, SIT, Inc. is incorporated through the GA Secretary of State as a Non-Profit Incorporation. We have a fiscal partnership with Vital Signs, Inc. which is a 501c3 Non-Profit Organization for reentry. Our partnership lets us work under the umbrella of their 501c3 and all donations to SIT, Inc. will be tax deductible. (For clarification, think "parent company")

 

Can I donate cash?

Yes, we ask that any monetary donations are done online on our donation website: www.gofundme.com/sitprogram for record purposes and so you have an instant receipt for your donation for tax deduction purposes.

 

How would we get the products to your organization?

We can send someone to pick them up. If you would like to ship any items, all shipping fees can be included in your donation for tax deduction purposes. The address to ship to is 548 Dorsey Circle SW, Lilburn, GA 30047. We also have 2 drop off locations for convenience:

 

 

The Source Church - 1707 A Enterprise Dr, Buford, GA 30518 

1 Stop Court Intervention Services - 4264 Winters Chapel Rd, Bldg A, Suite C, Doraville, GA 30360

Items can be shipped to either of these addresses as well.

 

Our company has a policy against donations.

If your company has a policy against donating items or funds, we would like to ask you to present the idea of donating to your church groups or other affiliations. If a group of 5 people each donate $20, we can provide 14 individuals with enough hygiene products to last 30 days! If you would like to make a personal donation, please see our donation site: www.gofundme.com/sitprogram

 

When is it due?

Any donations received between January 1, 2015 and December 18, 2015 will be contributed to our 2015 Fresh Start Hygiene Drive where we are looking to provide for 1400 residents!

 

•         Please no glass, aerosol, travel sized products, or anything containing alcohol.

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