Shelter Wishlist
Volunteers - Individuals and groups are always needed for tutoring children, answering telephones, painting rooms, picking up and sorting donations, cooking and serving meals, and many other tasks.
Donations - Various donations are welcome throughout the year. The following items are always needed:
Canned fruit, vegetables and juice
Car seats, cribs, strollers
Diapers, infant formula
Educational supplies & video tapes
Furniture
New undergarments (all sizes)
Personal hygiene Items
Sheets, blankets, pillows, towels
Umbrellas
Together, Your Gifts Will Help
$25 provides a month's worth of diapers, formula and daily infant care items for a shelter infant or toddler.
$50 provides the food items necessary to round out nutritional needs of the shelter population for a day, supplementing the Shelter's USDA food distribution & canned donations.
$100 provides a week's worth of services for a child, ensuring that he or she does not sleep in a car, on the street or in an abandoned building.
$300 provides bed linens, pillows, blankets and towels for ten individuals waiting to secure permanent housing.
$600 provides housing and utility expenses, 3 meals, basic needs for personal care and laundry, and supportive counseling in the areas of budgeting, employment, and parenting skills for a family of four for a shelter day.
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