Spring cleaning can benefit others

Too big, too small, too short, out of style, or maybe you're just tired of it!  Gently used clothing items, that your family doesn't need anymore, can do a lot of good for people who are less fortunate. Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen makes it easy to donate clothing and household goods at collection points throughout the four counties of the Diocese.


Catholic Charities accepts clothing, small appliances seasonal items, decorations, and costume jewelry at the Thrift Store at its Social Service Center on South Main Street in Phillipsburg.  There are also 42 clothing drop-off boxes that benefit the agency located mostly outside of churches in Middlesex, Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren.

Groups can conduct their own clothing or food drives and make arrangements for pick up with Catholic Charities. Boston University alumni in New Jersey recently collected 25 bags of clothing for the Thrift Store in an effort organized by Diocese of Metuchen staffer and BU alumna Tammy Hemingway, as part of BU's annual Global Days of Service. They also collected 10 bags of food for the Pantry at the Center.  Proceeds from ­the event will support the work of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen.  In 2015, Catholic Charities served 53,000 people through 103 programs in the four counties of the diocese, regardless of race, religion or ethnicity. 

To organize your own clothing or food drive, please call 732-713-1750. Catholic Charities Donation Drop Boxes are located outside of these churches and facilities and accept gently worn clothes, shoes, and household appliances:


MIDDLESEX
Colonia - St John Vianney, 420 Inman Ave.

East Brunswick – St. Bartholomew, 470 Ryders Lane

East Brunswick Family Service Center-(Catholic Charities)288 Rues Ln

Edison Family Service Center -(Catholic Charities)- 26 Safran Avenue

Edison- Ozanam Family Shelter (Catholic Charities) 89 Truman Avenue

Edison - St. Matthew the Apostle, 81 Seymour Ave.

Hopelawn - Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, 625 Flor.Grove Rd.

Jamesburg - Holy Cross Cemetary, 840 Cranbury S. River Rd.

Laurence Harbor - St Lawrence, 109 Laurence Parkway

Metuchen- Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi, 32 Elm Avenue

New Brunswick – St Mary of Mt Virgin, 190 Sandford St

New Brunswick – Sacred Heart, 56 Throop Avenue

Old Bridge - St. Thomas the Apostle, One St. Thomas Plaza

Parlin- St. Bernadette, 20 Villanova Rd.

Perth Amboy - Most Holy Name of Jesus , 777 Cortlandt St.

Piscataway - Resurrection Cemetery- 899 Lincoln Ave

Piscataway – St Frances Cabrini, 208 Bound Brook Ave

Piscataway - St John Newmann Pastoral Center, 146 Metlars Lane

Sayreville - Our Lady of Victories, 42 Main Street

Sayreville  – St Stanislaus Kostka, 225 MacArthur Ave.

South Amboy– Sacred Heart, 531 Washington Ave.

South Plainfield - Sacred Heart, 200 Randolph Ave.

South River– Corpus Christi, 100 James Street

Spotswood - Immaculate Conception, 18 South Street

Woodbridge– St. James, 148 Greenville Street


SOMERSET

Bound Brook - St. Joseph, 111 E. High St.

Basking Ridge- St James, 184 S. Finley Avenue

Bernardsville –Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 111 Claremont Rd.

Bridgewater Family Service Center -(Catholic Charities) 540 US 22 East

Bridgewater - St Bernard of Clairvaux  500 US 22 East

Far Hills – St. Elizabeth, 34 Peapack Road

Flemington Family Service Center–(Catholic Charities) 6 Park Avenue

Hillsborough -St. Joseph, 34 Yorktown Rd.

Peapack –St. Brigid, 129 Main Street

Skillman - St Charles Borromeo, 47 Skillman Road

Somerset - St Mathias, 168 JFK Blvd

Warren-Our Lady of the Mount, 167 Mount Bethel Road


HUNTERDON

Milford – St. Edward the Confessor, 61 Mill Street

Three Bridges - St Elizabeth Ann Seton, 105 Summer Rd.

Whitehouse Station - Our Lady of Lourdes, 390 County Rd 523


WARREN
Blairstown– St. Jude, 7 Eisenhower Rd.

Phillipsburg Family Service Center–(Catholic Charities) 700 Sayre Ave.