Delivering Sleepwear and Nurturing Books to Children in Need
Imagine being a child, and every night the bedtime routine is to just get in bed and fall asleep. Not to put on pajamas, not to read a bedtime story, but to just lift a blanket over the clothes they are wearing and sleep. Thousand of children, here in America, do not have pajamas or a comforting nighttime book. They are in shelters or group homes waiting for someone to adopt them. They are living in temporary housing after a natural disaster. Their parents are in jail. Or, they are homeless.
Now imagine the opportunity to fix that for them. Imagine the chance to give a child a new pair of pajamas and a good book, to make the end of a long hard day a little softer. For a child with little, a soft pair of jammies can simply mean that someone cared.
About The Pajama Program
Genevieve Piturro founded the Pajama Program with her friend Alice Quirk and their friends and relatives. Starting in NYC, but now nationwide, The Pajama Program provides donated new warm pajamas and comforting books to children who desperately need them. The Program works with various agencies to prove the PJ's to children in need and children waiting to be placed in permanent homes.The Pajama Program has also extended its aid to needy children in Armenia, Bosnia, Brazil, Columbia, Greece, South Africa, Uganda, Kenya, and Ukraine.
"We intend to make a difference - giving back is what it's all about." -Genevieve Piturro
Boys PJs
The Pajama Program
The Official Website
- Welcome to Pajama Program!
- The Pajama Program, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization, provides new, warm pajamas and books to children in need in the United States, and around the world, many who are waiting and hoping go be adopted. These are youngsters who may not know the comforts of a mother or father to tuck them into a cozy bed and read them a bedtime story. Too many have been abandoned, most deprived of any love at all.
Bedtime Books
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800,000 children are in the Foster Care System Across the Country
Girl's Night Gowns
Pajama Program Headquarters & NYC Reading Center
34 East 39th Street, Suite B
New York, NY 10016
What Can I Do?
10 Things You Can Do To Help
- Donate online with a credit card at to help them purchase pajamas.
- Hold a Pajama Program drive or event in your area.
- Let the next gift you give be a gift card for a donation in their name.
- Donate by phone at 212-71MYPJS (212-716-9757)
- Contact a local chapter of Pajama Program to see how they can use your help.
- Use your website to direct attention (and traffic) to PajamaProgram.org.
- Digg PajamaProgram.org.
- Make an online purchase and set shipping address to:
Pajama Program Headquarters & NYC Reading Center
34 East 39th Street, Suite B
New York, NY 10016 - Contact info@pajamaprogram.org for more information.
- Tell your friends!
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In the News
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Two young girls get their new PJs from the Pajama Program
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Links
- Oprah: Genevieve Piturro's Calling
- Genevieve Piturro knows she wants to work with children, and something she saw while volunteering at a shelter reveals her calling.
- 1000 PJs
- Help us collect new pajamas and books for children in need! Kansas Chapter of the Pajama Program wants to collect 1000 pajamas in just 1 month.
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Pajama Program Headquarters & NYC Reading Center
34 East 39th Street, Suite B
New York, NY 10016
Books
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What the Bloggers Have to Say
Accredited Charity
The Pajama Program meets the Better Business Bureau's 20 charity standards - the highest ranking for non-profits!
Guestbook
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GordonSecurity
Never heard of this program. I think it is wonderful! I will definitely take time out to make a donation. On behalf of those you help and inspire, Thank you! Posted July 20, 2008 |
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spirituality
Sounds like a great program. ***** Posted May 21, 2008 |
What a wonderful program that you have. I love this! I am part of a website that networks with women to do positive things and I am going to mention your program in one of my blogs, so that others will know about what you are doing. So, creative and such a watm and cuddly thing to do for children.
Posted May 11, 2008
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SusanVillasLewis
Wow. I had no idea this program existed. It always breaks my heart to think about kids with no books as books in the home is such a strong predictor for success in life. Thanks for doing this lens! I love "different" charities like this one. Posted April 15, 2008 |
