Mission Accepted

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MISSION ACCEPTED

Matthew Fasciano, the newly appointed President and CEO of Delivering Good, discusses how his deep roots in social services, youth leadership and juvenile justice provide a robust foundation for his next non-profit challenge. By Michele Silver

A LITTLE BIT of history. For those of you who have been in the childrenswear industry for a while, it’s quite likely you’ve heard of—and donated product to—Kids In Distressed Situations (K.I.D.S.). The charity has helped millions of children, families and individuals affected by poverty and disaster resulting in more than $1.6 billion of donated product. The Board of Directors was a veritable who’s who in the children’s apparel and juvenile-products industries.

In 2006, the nonprofit Fashion Delivers sprung up to address the apparel needs of adults and piggybacked on the distribution model created by K.I.D.S. Shortly thereafter, it merged with K.I.D.S. In 2017, K.I.D.S./Fashion Delivers, Inc. was relaunched as Delivering Good. While the name has changed, the mission that has been in existence for more than 30 years has remained the same; to provide underserved and at-risk families living in poverty or are victims of natural disasters with necessities such as clothing, >32

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