Providing support for babies, toddlers, mothers and families

Check out our NEW location in the Foodlink building at 2011 Mt. Read Boulevard, Rochester.

DIRECTIONS

From main entrance, drive around to the back of the building.
The side door with a "Donation Pick Up" sign is for Case Managers.
The garage door with the large “MINO” sign above is our Donor Drop Off.
There is parking at both entrances, and doorbells at each door. Once you pick up your order, just continue driving to the other side of the building and exit onto Mt. Read Boulevard.

MINO overview

“Mothers In Need of Others (MINO) ministry assists social service agencies and churches by providing emergency items to care managers and church outreach workers for families in crisis."

As always, we need our donors more than EVER as we assist agencies and churches in Monroe County. If you have material goods — baby items, personal and feminine hygiene, cleaning and paper products — we welcome them!

We also currently accept monetary contributions which can be made in one of two ways:

Project URGE PayPal account
Check made out to “Project URGE, Inc.” with “MINO ministry” on the memo line. Please mail directly to Project URGE Inc, 2011 Mt. Read Boulevard, Rochester, NY 14615.

Be sure to keep an eye on Instagram and Facebook for updates on our latest activities, needs and stories. And thank you in advance for your generosity!

About us

Mothers In Need of Others (MINO) is a ministry that collects donations — maternity and baby items and cleaning products — and redistributes them to social service agencies and church outreach programs who work with parents and children who need them most in the Rochester community.

We provide these programs with new and gently-used items FREE OF CHARGE to help ease the stress on single parents and guardians enabling tight budgets stretch further as they struggle to raise their families.

The items are picked up by the case managers and are taken directly to their clients.

For the privacy and convenience of individuals receiving the items, we ask that you do not come to pick up the items yourself.

Do you need help?

If you are a mother in need of assistance and you are working with a case manager or church staff member, have that person contact us.

If you are not currently working with a church or agency, we’d be happy to recommend a program we can partner with to meet your needs.

Are you a case worker?

If you are a caseworker in need of items for your client, please call or email for an appointment.

Also please inquire in advance about the availability of certain items. If we have them in stock, we’ll schedule a time for you to pick them up, free of charge, to deliver directly to client.

What we distribute

We distribute baby care products like diapers, wipes, formula, baby wash, lotion, bottles & receiving blankets.

Cleaning supplies, feminine and personal hygiene products & nursing supplies.

What we don’t distribute

Appliances, books, clothing, furniture, household items, baby gear (car seats, strollers, pack-n-plays, highchairs, etc.).

*We are happy to refer you to other local programs that supply the items above, or you may contact 211 Lifeline for a list of alternative resources in the area.