Thank you for the helpful recommendations of where to bring used clothing! Re: the PlantAid bin - There are also ongoing concerns about the work PlanetAid (and its affiliates - Hope Humana, Development Aid from People-to-People) does. These are older articles but I know of more recent investigations, particularly about their operations in Malawi and Zimbabwe.
https://revealnews.org/article/planet-aids-ubiquitous-clothing-donation-boxes-arent-so-charitable/ https://revealnews.org/article/us-taxpayers-are-financing-alleged-cult-through-african-aid-charities/ Best, Judith On Tue, Nov 15, 2022 at 8:46 AM Elias Jules via Lincoln < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi there, > > Some info about Salvation Army and Goodwill before you decide to donate! > While Salvation Army provides lots of important services to lots of > communities, if you can donate elsewhere, I would suggest it! They (the > corporation) have been known to donate lots of money to anti-LGBTQ > lobbyists and other organizations targeting children’s well being and trans > healthcare generally. Goodwill has also notoriously mistreated and > underpaid its disabled employees, paying them under 3 dollars an hour and > other mistreatment. > > Article (among many) about Goodwill mistreatment: > https://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2013/07/30/does-goodwill-industries-exploit-disabled-workers/ > Recent article about Salvation Army: > https://www.lex18.com/news/lexington-salvation-army-leader-shared-anti-lgbtq-message-sunday > > (not the greatest articles I know but there are multiple addressing the > same concerns, and I’ve heard personal accounts of both!) > > What’s accessible to you is accessible to you, just some info to take into > consideration. > > Best, > Elias > > > > On Nov 14, 2022, at 4:31 PM, Alice Waugh <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Debra, > > Here are some options, which I've also added to the LincolnTalk > Recommendation > <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eRaE4o9SyHeRkFXuKqc9kPITLU8-whELX-YV5sdBU5Q/edit> > s list. > > Alice Waugh > Editor, The Lincoln Squirrel <https://www.lincolnsquirrel.com/> and The > Lincoln Chipmunk <http://chipmunk.lincolnsquirrel.com/> > [email protected] > 617-710-5542 (mobile) > www.watusiwords.com > > > > - Red Cross and Bay State Textiles bins at the transfer station (see “Where > does it all go?” Part 3: Recycling beyond single-stream > > <https://lincolnsquirrel.com/blog/2022/08/07/where-does-it-all-go-part-3-recycling-beyond-single-stream/>” > in the Lincoln Squirrel) > - Planet Aid <https://www.planetaid.org/> bin at Tracey’s Service > Station > - Dress for Success <https://boston.dressforsuccess.org/> (Boston) > - Global Thrift > <https://www.mapquest.com/us/massachusetts/global-thrift-store-251280> > (Waltham) > - On the Rise <https://www.ontherise.org/in-kind-needs> (Cambridge) > - Goodwill <https://www.goodwill.org/donate/donate-stuff/> (multiple > locations) > - Salvation Army <https://satruck.org/> (multiple locations) > > > On Mon, Nov 14, 2022 at 12:17 PM Debra Daugherty <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Wondering whether there are clothing donation sites that are preferred >> over others. I have hundreds of men's ties and a handful of men's shirts to >> pass along. I would prefer a thrift shop where the proceeds fund charitable >> causes. >> >> Thanks! >> Debra >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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