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.
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
What They Do
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
Consider making an online purchase and setting the shipping address to:
Pajama Program Headquarters & NYC Reading Center
34 East 39th Street, Suite B
New York, NY 10016
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
800,000 !
800,000 children are in the Foster Care System Across the Country
Sprout and the Pajama Program launch The Great Sprout Tuck-In
Girl's Night Gowns
Consider making an online purchase and setting the shipping address to:
Pajama Program Headquarters & NYC Reading Center
34 East 39th Street, Suite B
New York, NY 10016
What Can I Do?
12 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!
- Connect with The Pajama Program on Facebook
- Follow The Pajama Program on Twitter (maybe even give them a retweet every now and again)
Click Here to learn how to use The Pajama Program to help teach your child about giving.
Great Nightime Books
Tweets from the Pajama Program
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- Heartbreaking article in the NY Times about NY's Children in Foster Care. http://bit.ly/1eEIAf THIS IS WHY @PAJAMAPROGRAM IS NEEDED!
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- http://twitpic.com/p9e2i - Ossining High School in Westchester, NY collected 207 new PJs for STUFF A BUS 2009!~ Thank You!!!
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- Day 4 of our Stuff a Bus!! 24 stops done! Now 24 stops more to go!!! Full # of pjs & bks collected to come!! Stay tuned!!!
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- 3rd Day of our 'Stuff a Bus'! BZ BZ! 8 stops 2 make 2day in Westchester,NY 2 gather all the new pjs&bks collected by kids! Photos 2 come!!
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- @PattiHandy Thank you for the follow and your support!! =D
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Girl's PJs
Pajamas represent comfort and relaxation. The warmth they provide extends to warmth of heart. The kids who benefit from the Pajama Program feel better after a day that may not have been so great, when they slip into a soft warm pair of pajamas that belong to them.
In the News
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Two young girls get their new PJs from the Pajama Program
New Pajamas on eBay
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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.
Pajama Program Videos
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Good Night Moon
Books like Good Night Moon are traditional and comforting stories that are ideal for bedtime.-
Goodnight Moon :: A Bedtime Favorite
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This book is one that every child must have. It's simple and accessible story is great for any child. Here I am in this room, these are the things around me, I am comfortable and safe here, and it is time for bed. This is the type of story kids want...
Footed Pajamas
Consider making an online purchase and setting the shipping address to:
Pajama Program Headquarters & NYC Reading Center
34 East 39th Street, Suite B
New York, NY 10016
Gift Idea
Give someone a gift that gives twice. Give them a gift card for The Pajama Program.
Books
The difference a bedtime story can make is amazing!
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Don't Forget the Teenagers
Thousands of teenagers wait in foster care with very little attention. They have aged out of many charity programs geared for younger kids, and have a harder time finding someone to adopt them. Treat one of these older kids to something special.
What the Bloggers Have to Say
- Pajama Program and PBS KIDS Sprout Tucks Kids In
- According to the Pajama Program, there are thousands of children nationwide who are not able to enjoy the simple pleasure of a good night's sleep. Some are in shelters and orphanages, some have been abandoned and many are shuttled ...
- The Great Bedtime Story Pajama Drive
- Scholastic Book Clubs sponsors the Pajama Program, a nonprofit organization that provides over 100000 pairs of pajamas and books to children in need every year. Scholastic is donating 20000 books to the Pajama Program. ...
- Give Big! November Charity of the Month is the Pajama Program ...
- Girls With Dreams wants to support the Pajama Program in its November Charity of the month.
- The W Exclusives: Renee Montgomery
- The Pajama Program is a great organization that focuses on providing children with Pajamas so that they can feel safe and comfortable at bed time. I love kids and I love to sleep so I knew it would be a great fit for me. ; ) ...
Accredited Charity
The Pajama Program meets the Better Business Bureau's 20 charity standards - the highest ranking for non-profits!
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- JenOfChicago JenOfChicago Sep 17, 2009 @ 12:07 am
- Excellent lens - great group!
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- EagleScoutMom EagleScoutMom Jul 19, 2009 @ 9:38 pm
- Back again ! I saw that you are now on Twitter and am following you. I will TWEET your lens ! What a great cause !
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- Heather426 Heather426 Mar 9, 2009 @ 3:23 pm
- 5* great idea for a lens
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- SalonOfArt SalonOfArt Mar 8, 2009 @ 11:52 pm
- Wow, I think this is absoultely wonderful! I had no idea such programs existed and I am going to forward this link to all my friends. What a great lens! Thank you for bringing this to my attention.
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- TopStyleTravel TopStyleTravel Mar 2, 2009 @ 4:46 pm
- This is a great program using a simple comfort of life, pajamas. An item that could easily be taken for granted by most. This makes me think of how much I enjoyed the comforts of bedtime as a child, and how my kids love their bedtime routine. This lens should make readers stop and smell the roses.
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- hermitqueen hermitqueen Jan 15, 2009 @ 7:03 am
- Awesome lens! Thanks for helping to make so many people aware of this great program - I had no idea it existed. Every kid needs some nice jammies and a warm hug when they go to bed at night.
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