How You Can Help

Shop!

Go to thrift stores and find nice clothes, toys, kids' books (Spanish, too!), furniture, and useful household items, such as dishes, pans, small appliances, etc. Or visit a local dollar store to buy coloring books, colored pencils, markers, toiletries (tooth paste, shampoo, etc.), and cleaning supplies. New bottles or jugs of water, snacks, and food are ALWAYS welcomed, too.

Colring books, markers, reading glasses, and misc. items from a dollar store

*Items purchased at Dollar Tree

Items ALWAYS Needed

  • Season-appropriate clothing and shoes are always welcomed for all ages

  • Toys and kids’ books for all ages

  • Fresh and packaged food

  • Linens, such as towels, wash cloths, bedding (various sizes), etc.

  • Toiletries, such as toothpaste, toobrushes, shaving cream, razors, shampoo, ethnic hair products, lotion, etc. for all ages

Items NOT Accepted

  • Any clothing stained, ripped, or missing buttons, zippers, etc.

  • Any damaged or non-functioning appliance or toy

  • Any spoiled or expired food or beverages

  • Anything that you would not wear, eat, drink, or use for yourself and your family

  • Any clothing not appropriate for the current season

Two people in snow wearing winter clothing and a man in shorts and t-shirt at beach in warm weather

Due to limited storage space, only season-appropriate clothing can be accepted

Specific Requests

Please see the latest blog post for any specific needs. However, it is unlikely we could ever get too much of anything on the Items ALWAYS Needed list. Please feel free to donate as much of those as you want, too! We have multiple sites our team members visit, and there are many families and individuals at each site.