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Volunteers of America Delaware Valley Launches Underwearness Campaign

A donation drive during the month of March that aims to bring dignity back to those in need throughout the Delaware Valley.

Volunteers of America Delaware Valley (VOADV) is providing the bare necessities to its clients through its Underwearness Campaign – a new donation drive during March 2023 to collect packages of underwear for men, women, and children in VOADV’s supportive programs.

“Underwear is the number one most requested item by clients who turn to us for help, shelter, and assistance,” explains Daniel L. Lombardo, President and CEO of VOADV. “Unfortunately, it is also the most severely overlooked necessity and oftentimes the one donation item we are in need of the most.”

VOADV is asking the local community to get involved by donating any new, unopened packages of underwear of all sizes – children through adult – to the campaign by March 31, 2023.

“Through our Underwearness Campaign, our goal is to give back dignity to those in need of assistance of all ages, setting up individuals and families on a path toward long-term success,” continued Lombardo.

A number of local businesses are also getting involved in the Underwearness Campaign, serving as donation drop-off sites for those who wish to contribute new, unopened packs of underwear to the campaign.

Current Underwearness Campaign Donations Sites Include:

Volunteers of America Delaware Valley
235 White Horse Pike, Collingswood, NJ 08107

The Murphy Group
1 Holtec Drive, Suite 202, Marlton, NJ 08053

Axe and Arrow Brewing
105 West High Street, Glassboro, NJ 08028

Rowan University –Chamberlain Student Center
Office of Volunteerism & Community Engagement (Suite 210), Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028

Westville Brewing
201 Broadway B, Westville, NJ 08093

Third State Brewing
352 High Street, Burlington, NJ 08016

Tanner Brewing Company
222 W Atlantic Avenue, Haddon Heights, NJ 08035

If you are a local business that is interested in serving as an Underwearness Campaign donation drop-off site, contact sfrost@voadv.org for more information.

For more information about VOADV’s Underwearness Campaign, visit: https://www.voadv.org/underwearness. 

About Volunteers of America Delaware Valley (VOADV):

VOADV is a local affiliate of the national, non-profit organization, Volunteers of America, and provides essential services to our community’s most vulnerable individuals.

Each year, VOADV serves more than 13,000 individuals throughout the southern New Jersey and Philadelphia region and operates a variety of high-quality, outcome-driven assistance programs – from homelessness, reentry, veterans assistance, and affordable housing services to specialized programs for individuals with addiction, traumatic brain injury, intellectual disabilities and more.

To learn more, visit: www.voadv.org.