Books, clothing and seasonal giving

A year of different needs

Through Neighbors Helping Neighbors, residents contribute books, school supplies, clothing and food to local partners. The calendar offers plenty of occasions to help, from the start of school to the holiday toy drive.

Learning and opportunity

The work includes backpacks filled with school supplies, scholarships and mentoring, and support for the Brotherhood Synagogue’s Project Cicero book drive. Each effort helps turn a neighbor’s contribution into something a child can use.

Explore the book and school-supply drives, or learn about the longer relationship with Project LIFT.

Food, warmth and companionship

Support for St. George’s Common Table, pantry donations, clothing for shelter guests and assistance to homebound neighbors bring care into everyday life. The relationships behind these projects matter as much as any individual collection.

Read about Common Table’s 2016 pantry drive, winter clothing collections and the neighborhood’s support for Nazareth Housing.

A springtime gesture

In April 2014, the Gramercy Park Block Association thanked Board Member Kathleen Scupp for assembling Easter baskets for children in need through Neighbors Helping Neighbors. The photographs preserve two of the baskets prepared for this charitable project.

The holidays and beyond

The record also includes Epiphany Church’s Adopt a Family program, the toy drive at Paddy Maguire’s Ale House and community playground cleanups.

Explore the Block Association’s Neighbors Helping Neighbors programs.