OUR STORY
WE OFFER MULTIPLE TYPES OF PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES.
Please call ahead for equipment needed.
All items are subject to what we have on hand. We are donation based. Please call to see if we are taking clothing donations as we only take them at certain times of the year now due to storage space.
We distribute equipment on Wednesdays only as of March 1st 2023.
WE SERVE EVERYONE REGARDLESS OF AGE, GENDER,DISABILITY, INCOME, OR RELIGION.
This area is dedicated to all the special volunteers and donors who are helping McDowell County and surrounding counties while we recover from
Hurricane Helene.
The James Family
Volunteers from Open Door Baptist Church
West Marion Baptist Church ( Ammons Family)
Shannon Steel & all the awesome fans of Kickin Country
Jason Black (SC)
Iredell County Fraternal Order Of Police ( Lodge #10)
Hot Diggity Dawg ( JD, TJ)
Blue Collar Cycles
Emission Air
India
Mercy Chef's
Proactive Parenting Initiative ( Jamie Murphy)
Christoper Hein ( Stump Grinding )
Ben June Aldrich and Partners (Winter Springs, FL)
The Stoffner Family (TN)
Mount Trolly Church (Danny Barnhill, SC)
Emmanuel Baptist Church ( Mike Garner)
The Cherokee Shriners
WE3 Missions
Reliable! Convenient! Fast! Affordable!
New Medical Service For Our Community
Helping patients get same day access to medical treatment online with CallonDoc
Available 7 days a week
No appointments needed
Prescription pick-up in 1-2 hours
Visits are 25.00 online with the Bear Closet link.
The Bear Closet will offer a limited number of free online visits each month. This is based on income and insured individuals are not eligible.
How It Works
Step 1
Copy and paste the link below
Step 2
Enter your information and select the reason you are being seen
Step 3
Start your visit. 24/7 Service.
Visits cannot be use for subscription, lab test or imaging.
https://www.callondoc.com/en/bearclosetofmarion
337 Garden Creek Road Marion, NC 28752
Our Mission
The B.E.A.R Closet of Marion strives to improve the quality of life for families and individuals in need by providing essential items, food, education, and resources for access to care. We work to build a community of support that is confidential, giving, and free of judgement."
Services Summary
We are a non-profit organization dedicated to help struggling families provide necessities for children ages 0 to 5. We do offer hygiene products for everyday needs such as toothpaste, shampoo, pads, tampons, and deo. We provide services to families for everyday needs such as nonperishable foods, school supplies, clothing, medical visits, educational classes to improve quality of life, and multivitamins. Our inventory is provided by generous donations from community members. All donations over 250.00 are tax deductible, and forms are provided for record-keeping.
In 2006, the first Baby Equipment and Resource (B.E.A.R.) Closet launched at Snow Hill United Methodist Church. It was clear there were families with children and needs too great to ignore in every community, so a group of volunteers looked for ways to reach out to provide help for those in need.
Loving Hearts Bear Closet was opened in 2018 by Philista Gossett, whose mission was to help families in McDowell County, North Carolina that had limited resources, regardless of identity. To date, the Bear Closet has served more than 10,000 McDowell County families with essential needs, such as baby equipment, food, baby clothing, children’s clothing, formula, diapers, and referrals to other community resources.