Items Needed

Shelter & Housing Stability Program

Support victim-survivors and their children in our emergency shelter and housing stability program by donating new items based on current needs and storage availability.

Please email development@wadvocates.org to donate items and specify they are for our emergency shelter and housing stability program. All in-kind donations must be pre-approved through this email, or they cannot be accepted.

Items needed for:

• Bathroom: Towels, wash cloths, hand towels, shower curtain liner, shower curtain hooks, toilet paper
• Personal Hygiene: Mini toothpastes, floss, Dove body wash & bars of soap
• Culturally Specific Hair Care: Brushes, large combs, jam combs, hair grease, hair lotions, shampoos, conditioners, and hair scarves, wraps, or bonnets
• Blankets: Twin size comforters, blankets, and sheets; pillow cases, throws, baby blankets, and fleece blankets
• Cleaning: All purpose cleaner, broom & dustpan, Clorox wipes, tall garbage bags, garbage cans, paper towels, sponges
• Clothes: New t-shirts (all sizes), new leggings (adult sizes), new men and boys jogger sweatpants (all sizes) – check out our Amazon List!
• General: Adult size backpacks, new car seats and booster seats, baby monitors, air mattresses, Kleenex, first aid kits, storage bins (18 gallon totes), ear buds and noise cancelling headphones
• Kitchen: Dish soap, bowls, cups, plates, oven mitt sets, silverware, skillet sets
• Laundry: Unscented dryer sheets, unscented laundry soap, hangers, laundry hampers
• Children: Floor play mat for babies, multicultural dolls, baby toys (0-36m), play kitchen food/dishes, farm animals, sea animals, Hot Wheels cars, Barbies, Barbie furniture
• Crafts: Tape, holiday cut outs and decorations, construction paper, mason jars, solar fairy lights, tag or foam board, old magazines, washable crayons, markers, adult coloring books, journals

Women’s Advocates does not accept donations of used items like clothing, cribs, highchairs, car seats, breast pumps, other infant/toddler items, and opened personal care items.

Alternative Shelter Program

Support victim-survivors in our Alternative Shelter Program, which provides safe housing for folx who may not feel comfortable in a traditional emergency shelter including those from the LGBTQIA2S+ community, men, people with disabilities, and others who may require specialized support.

For this program, we are asking for new or gently used items based on current needs. Please email development@wadvocates.org to donate items and specify they are for our Alternative Shelter Program. All in-kind donations must be pre-approved through this email, or they cannot be accepted.

Items needed for:

• Bathroom: New bath towels, wash cloths, hand towels; new shower curtain and hooks
• Personal Hygiene: New and unopened shampoo, conditioner, body wash, soap, razors, deodorant, Q-tips, toilet paper, Dove body wash & bars of soap 
• Bedroom: Twin size comforters, blankets, sheets and waterproof mattress covers; fleece or throw blankets and quilts; laundry basket and hamper; standing floor lamp
• Culturally Specific Hair Care: Brushes, jam combs, hair grease, hair lotions, shampoos, conditioners, and hair scarves, wraps, or bonnets
• General: Vacuum, folding table and chairs, side table, coffee table, dressers, air mattresses
• Kitchen: Dish soap, bowls, cups, plates, oven mitt sets, silverware, skillet sets

Amazon Wish List

For other items that are essential to victim-survivors and their children, we have an ongoing Amazon Wish List.

Gift Cards

Throughout the year, we are in need of gift cards to Walmart, Five Below, casual restaurants, local gas stations, local movie theaters, and local grocery stores to support the immediate needs of the families living in our shelter or participating in our Housing Stability program.

Donate

Interested in making a monetary donation? Donate today.