Hosted by the Sustainability Committee
The mission of Give & Go is to prevent additions to the landfill and to give items a second life within our surrounding communities. This year, donations will be accepted in the Hill House Garage during the following windows:
All items should be CLEAN and in good condition.
Stop by the Esther Raushenbush library to donate any books and school/office supplies that you won’t take with you!
Books need to be in decent condition, but can be either books used for class or just-for-fun. Office supplies will be accepted in fair to like-new condition, and must be standard size or fit inside a standard size backpack. Anything donated will be up for grabs at the beginning of the Fall 2025 semester.
The donation table will be located near the main entrance of the library Friday, May 2- Friday, May 9.
Give & Go is dependent on its faculty, staff, and student volunteers, who collect donations and sort items. If you are interested in volunteering, please sign up HERE. Sign ups are in two-hour slots, and you can sign up for multiple times.
Learn more about the community organizations that we are collaborating with below, and check back soon — we’ll update this page as new partnerships are established.
The Child Development Institute, part of the Children, Childhood and Education Collaborative, was established in 1987 to develop programs for early childhood and elementary school teachers, administrators, child development professionals, parents and the community at large.
The Early Childhood Center (ECC) provides a thoughtful, progressive curriculum for children ages 2 through 6 in preschool and kindergarten. Its programs are modeled on the Sarah Lawrence pedagogy, and it provides a setting for observation and research for Sarah Lawrence College students interested in child development and teaching.
Through the Friendly Fridge BX - the first community fridge in the Bronx, we rescue & redirect food into the community through outreach & action. Two million New York City residents - nearly 1 in 3, experience food insecurity while 68% of discarded food in New York City is edible. The Friendly Fridge Foundation is working hard to redirect that food into the hands of folks who need a little extra help. For more information, visit https://www.friendlyfridgefoundation.org/.
Hearts & Homes for Refugees is a volunteer-driven nonprofit organization that resettles refugees in our communities and inspires, educates and equips others to do the same. We harness the power of volunteers and mobilize groups to support holistic refugee resettlement. For more information, visit https://www.heartsandhomesforrefugees.org/.
Grad Bag provides a more equitable transition to college by collecting, refreshing, and repackaging lightly used dorm room essentials for redistribution to incoming students in-need. For more information, visit http://www.gradbag.org/.
Green Tree was founded to recycle unwanted textiles material including clothing, shoes, accessories and household linens that would otherwise end up in our already overburdened landfills. Our recycling services support people, who are disadvantaged and those in transition. Green Tree strives to preserve the environment by repurposing clothing and textiles for re-use by environmentally minded manufacturers and designers. For more information, visit https://www.greentreetextiles.org/.
NYC Love Kitchen, located in the Inwood neighborhood of Upper Manhattan, serves people in need with freshly cooked meals, an emergency food pantry, and referrals to community services. For more information, visit https://www.nyclovekitchen.com/.
Westhab is transforming communities by developing quality affordable housing and delivering the services that people and neighborhoods need to thrive. For more information, visit https://www.westhab.org/.