Charity of the week: Pajama Program

Genevieve Piturro was volunteering as a reader at a children’s shelter in Harlem when she noticed that many of the young children were forced to sleep in their clothes at night for lack of pajamas. In response, she launched the Pajama Program (pajamaprogram.org), which has given away more than 1 million pajamas and 620,000 bedtime-story books to children in need since 2001. The children who receive the pajamas, many of whom have suffered neglect or abandonment, are typically living in group homes, shelters, or temporary housing, and are often hoping to be adopted. Some receive the first pajamas they have ever owned.

Each charity we feature has earned a four-star overall rating from Charity Navigator, which ranks not-for-profit organizations on the strength of their finances, their control of administrative and fund-raising expenses, and the transparency of their operations. Four stars is the group’s highest ranking.

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