New name, same mission! LIRS is now Global Refuge. Learn more.

Stand with refugees.

This giving season, double your impact for refugee and immigrant families with a 2X matched donation up to $50,000.

The browser you are using is not supported. Please consider using a modern browser.

Skip Navigation
Donate
Start of main content.

Fresh Change

A Fresh Change

Many newcomers arrive needing fresh clothing and hygiene supplies. Join us in welcoming our new neighbors with dignity by providing a fresh change of clothes and hygiene supplies for individuals, children, and families.

Global Refuge is working in partnership with Lutheran Social Services of New York, ICNA Relief, and others to meet the ever-increasing need for services.

Fresh Change welcomes our new neighbors with dignity, and, with your help, a fresh change of clothes and hygiene packs. The Fresh Change program offers an opportunity to welcome our new neighbors with a bag of new clothing and hygiene products. Using our toolkit, volunteers can pack as many bags as they’d like and send them to our neighbors close to a city near you. You can even host a Fresh Change packing party!

Download the New York Toolkit

Download the Chicago Toolkit

How It Works

  1. Download the Fresh Change Digital Toolkit, which includes additional instructions and free printables.
  2. Let Global Refuge know how many bags you plan to assemble.
  3. Wait for a confirmation email from Global Refuge with a mailing address.
  4. Fill your bags per the instructions in the toolkit.
  5. Send the bags to newly arrived immigrants!

Register Your Bags

No time to pack bags? No problem!

You can purchase items online and send them straight to the people who need them.

Shop Now for New York

Share