Good+Foundation

Today is Good+ Foundation’s 23rd Anniversary! As we reflect on our 23-year journey, we hold dear the remarkable growth we've achieved and the countless families whose lives we've enriched. Take a look at some of our impact in numbers. #goodplus23 #socialimpact

Friday Reads! This month we distributed Family Cash Grants to our partner network. We're always interested in insights and analysis on the issue of cash assistance and the impact it has on families. FPWA released a report, Rewriting the Story with findings from 32 in-depth interviews and a statewide survey they conducted with New Yorkers who receive cash assistance, many of whom meet the federal government’s definition of “deep poverty” and face serious barriers to economic mobility. Take a read and let us know your thoughts.

Our volunteer program offers a unique opportunity for supporters to provide hands-on assistance to the families we serve. This year we've hosted 148 events engaging 2,317 volunteers in 7,944.5 hours of service at our warehouses in New York and Los Angeles that fuel our anti-poverty initiatives and provide a loving touch to the goods that are sorted, bundled and distributed to Good+ families. We are deeply grateful to all who support our work including the organizations who have committed the most volunteer hours with Good+: Bank of America, ROSS DRESS FOR LESS, Bloomberg/ Bloomberg Philanthropies and United Talent Agency! #volunteer #corporatesustainability #socialimpact

We awarded Family Cash Grants to our program partners this week! To date, we've distributed nearly $1.5 million in grants, with over $325K given in 2024 alone to 42 program partners in New York, California, Ohio and Texas. Our cash grants, disbursed to families in $200 increments, equip them with the autonomy to allocate resources according to their specific needs and priorities. Since rising food prices can push vulnerable households further into poverty and hunger, it’s not surprising that last year 31% cash grant recipients used the funds for food/groceries. While existing public cash assistance programs offer support, the need outpaces resources. Good+Foundation recognized the increased demand, and that pairing these cash grants with essential goods would maximize the impact for entire families. #cashgrants #antipoverty #goodplus

We love hearing feedback from our corporate volunteers! Thank you Mecca-Amirah Jackson at Colgate-Palmolive for sharing your Colgate Cares Day experience supporting Good+.

Product drives help us to respond to immediate needs of our partners and fill gaps in our inventory allowing us to better support families as we work to dismantle the cycle of multi-generational poverty. This need is even more apparent during the holiday season which tends to be a stressful time for under-resourced families who may be struggling to afford essential living basics let alone securing gifts for their children. If you are an individual or an organization interested in hosting a drive to collect toys, coats, and other critical items such as diapers, we recommend doing so before the end of November so that we have adequate time to distribute items to our partners in time for the holidays. #toydrive #holidaygiveback #dogood #coatdrive

One year ago today, we hosted A Very Good+ Night of Comedy at Carnegie Hall, an epic night headlined by Jerry Seinfeld, Kevin Hart, Jim Gaffigan, Amy Schumer, and Ronny Chieng, with Special Guest D-Nice and was attended by over 2500 friends, attendees and donors who gathered to celebrate our milestone of distributing over $100 million dollars in goods to under resourced mothers, fathers and families. Thank you to our community for continuing to support our work. So many of you have been with us since the beginning (2001) and you’ve grown and evolved with us ❤️ For 23 years, we have worked hard to strengthen, empower and stabilize families for the short and long term. The work continues… If you attended A Very Good+ Night of Comedy, which comic gave you your biggest laughs? #nightofcomedy #philanthrophy #goodplusfoundation #comedy

Last year, we extended our training to practitioners in 12 states beyond New York and California. This week, Dr. Alan-Michael Graves, our Senior Director of Teaching and Capacity Building, led a training in Oklahoma City for the Oklahoma Department of Human Services focused on building fatherhood capacity at the Oklahoma Familyhood statewide training for over 1000 human services professionals, contractors, community-based organizations, and partners. The Good+ Training Academy provides training, technical assistance, and resource linkages to transform social service systems that have been identified as obstacles to a father-inclusive approach to helping families thrive. Thank you to Public Strategies for the invitation. #fatherhood #capacitybuilding #socialservices #trainingacademy

Good+ regularly collaborates with corporate partners on social impact programs that create meaningful change for families. For the past 5 years we have worked with fashion retailer, Nordstrom, one of our leading corporate supporters on a comprehensive 360 program that included financial and product contributions, employee volunteer sessions, and event activations in New York and Los Angeles. To date, Nordstrom has donated over 926,594 goods that have made a real difference in the lives of the families we serve. Thank you Nordstrom for standing with us and for your commitment to our mission to dismantle multi-generational poverty by pairing tangible goods with innovative services for under-resourced fathers, mothers, and caregivers. Please reach out if your organization would like to explore a collaboration with us. #nordstrom #corporategiving #corporatedonor #volunteer

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