This month, SUNY Poly’s Title IX Working Group would like to provide information on the SUNY Poly’s  Got Your Back Campaign  www.suny.edu/gotyourback , c oordinated by Poly Pride and the Title IX Working Group.

On April 4, 2016, the State University of New York launched SUNY’s Got Your Back, a year-long project to collect comfort kits for victims and survivors of sexual and interpersonal violence who come to shelters and centers across the Empire State.  Every day, individuals in our community seek assistance from local rape crisis and domestic violence shelters.

Often they come with little more than the clothes they are wearing and that is why SUNY Polytechnic Institute has pledged 75 bags to give to local shelters in our community.

Items can be dropped off in the bright green bin outside the Student Activities Office in the Student Center or at the Human Resources Office in Kunsela Hall through December 23rd .  Look for the SUNY’s Got Your Back box.

Below is a list of suggested items that can be donated. Items should be in their original packaging, with any safety fixtures, such as a tab over the top of a new deodorant stick, still in place.

Personal Care Items

• Body Wash/Soap
• Deodorant
• Lotion
• Mouth Wash
• Feminine hygiene products
• Razors
• Hair Brush and Combs

Miscellaneous

• Portable Tissue Packages
• Pens/Pads or journals
• Wash Cloths
• Breath mints, gum or tic tacs
• Hand Sanitizer
• Small Stuffed Animals (New)
• Travel Size Puzzles
• Crayons/Activity Books

*Instead of donating items, money for the purchase of these items is also welcomed and can be dropped off at the College Association in Kunsela Hall.