SCI Mahanoy employees collected 60 pairs of pajamas for the Office of Victim Advocate's "Pajama Drive 2019," which benefits foster children across Pennsylvania. Last year more than 3,500 pajamas were collected by OVA and distributed to 13 counties in Pennsylvania.
"Many times, children are removed in the middle of the night and placed into foster care with little or no clothing," said Pennsylvania Victim Advocate Jennifer Storm. "Foster families are often unsure what age or size child arriving into their homes will be, so it is difficult to plan ahead."
Storm, who has fostered children over the years, was determined to help foster families and the children placed in their care and decided to hold an annual pajama drive. The drive runs from April, which is Child Abuse Prevention Month, through mid-May.
"We wanted to offer some warm and cozy comfort to children as they endure this difficult time," Storm said.