About Us

We were founded in 1997 with the purposes of funding Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring programs in Massachusetts and Connecticut.

Hartsprings Foundation collects used, unwanted clothing and small household items and thanks to our partnership with Savers thrift stores, you can support Hartsprings Foundation by donating gently used clothing and small household items you no longer need at specified Savers locations. Savers purchases the donated goods from Hartsprings, providing us with revenue to continue our collection efforts and providing funding for our non-profit partners. To date, Hartsprings has generated millions of dollars in funding for these agencies.

As of October 2023, our financial support has been dedicated to Big Brothers Big Sisters in Western Massachusetts and all of Connecticut.

Big Brothers Big Sisters programs match local at-risk children with a volunteer Big Brothers or Big Sisters mentor through community-based and school-based programs. Research has found that Little Brothers and Sisters who participate are:

46% less likely to start using drugs
27% less likely to start drinking
52% less likely to skip a day of school
More confident in their schoolwork
Get along better with their families

In addition, your donations to Hartsprings also help to protect and preserve our environment, keeping more than 5 million pounds of clothing and small household items out of local landfills each year.