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How Gifts of Love helps families in crisis:

Gifts of Love provides basic needs - food, clothing, furniture, household items, energy assistance - to people in the Greater Hartford area, but, in most cases, to qualify for our program they need to be working. When times are toughest, the working poor who don't qualify for many government programs are often hit the hardest. The families that are served by GoL's programs face a short-term crisis in their lives due to reduced working hours, illness, divorce, death of a spouse/mate, domestic abuse, or a significant unexpected increase in expenses. By helping clients meet their families - most basic needs - food on the table, a winter coat, or a bed to sleep in, we enable them to focus on putting their lives back in order and regaining their independence.

  • Food - Clients make monthly appointments to select food, paper goods and toiletries.
  • Clothing - Clients make selections from in-season items for children, women and men.
  • Household Items - Donated dishes, pans, utensils, linens, towels, vacuum cleaners, toasters, coffee makers and other small appliances are offered to clients as they are available.
  • Furniture - Volunteers pick up good, clean usable, donated furniture and deliver it to clients as needed.

Gifts of Love annually distributes over $300,000 of goods and services to neighbors in need. No other agency in the area has as extensive an array of basic services as Gifts of Love. Over the past 20 years, Gifts of Love has directly touched the lives of thousands of people in the Greater Hartford area, including residents of over 30 Connecticut towns.

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Gifts of Love helps meet the basic needs of individuals and families in Central Connecticut experiencing a financial crisis so that they can achieve and maintain self sufficiency. Our clients are hardworking people who simply can’t make ends meet.
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Hours

Monday - Friday from 9 to 3
Thanks to the Volunteen Program, we are now open one Saturday a month from 9 to 3 and some evenings during the week - call for more information about evening hours.

Contact

Gifts of Love
35 East Main Street
P.O. Box 463
Avon CT 06001

Phone:
860-676-2323
860-676-9864 Fax