Help make the holidays happy for our homeless youth by fulfilling our wish list

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Wish List

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Scroll down to read our normal wish list and school supply wish list

Wish List - ongoing needs

Our needs change constantly, so check back often.  Also, if you have an item or service not listed, please contact us!  We may be in need of that exact thing, but not have added it to our list yet.

·         Unrestricted cash contributions

·         Volunteers

Equipment/furniture

·         mini / dorm size refrigerator (3), microwave (3)

·         7-passenger van

·         new flatscreen television for TLP

·         computer office chairs (4)

·         patio furniture for TLP

·         nice console/sofa table; small office printer tables (4)

·         Sheets (twin), pillowcases, pillows, towels, washcloths - NEW only

·         Towels (bath and kitchen), washcloths, hand towels - NEW only

·         shovel, rake, water hose

·         Pretty, live potted plants for office and shelter décor

·         water cooler and cups

·         big dry erase board

·         motivational posters (youth appropriate)

·         new curtains for youth bedrooms that match current decor

Office and household supplies

·         Copy paper, white, 8.5”x11” (large quantities); colored (small quantities)

·         white and colored cardstock, 8.5"x11"

·         Office supplies, misc.

·         Groceries and staples for shelter

·         cleaning supplies

·         personal sized helium tank to blow up balloons

·         candy, small toy or other "prize" items

Youth items

·         Hygiene products (shampoo, soap, Kleenex, toilet paper) etc.

·         Deodorant - boys & girls, solid only (no aerosol)

·         hair straighteners and curling irons (new only), blow dryers

·         Tennis shoes, boys & girls, all sizes; dress shoes for special occasions

·         Undergarments, including White t-shirts, socks, underwear, bras, pajamas – both male and female, all teen sizes, NEW only

·         Clothing, boys & girls ages 10-17, all sizes but mostly older teens

·         Crafts & etc.:  journals, paints, watercolors, canvas, stuffing for pillow making, fabric, needles & thread, stain glass windows to paint, sand bottles

·         Gift / good behavior reward items:  personal CD players, headphones & batteries; watches, jewelry

·         Gift cards, movie cards, etc., for birthday gifts/good behavior rewards – WalMart, Target, Best Buy, Old Navy, Hastings, Game Stop

·         Tickets/gift certificates to sporting events, museums, skating, putt putt, movies etc. for shelter youth group trips during Discovery program

·         Restaurant gift certificates – McDonald's, Cici’s, Golden Corral, others

Transitional Living Program Wish List

• outdoor water hose

• picnic table to seat 6-8

• garden tools, lawnmower, weedeater

• prepaid phone cards (long distance)

• basketball goal, basketballs, footballs

• bicycles (for adults)

• laundry detergent, fabric softener, bleach etc.

• non-perishable food

• GIFT CARDS to various places so that we can buy groceries, clothing, etc. as needed for residents

• new van to seat at least 7 for transportation of residents

• dishwasher including installation

• large upright 2-door plastic storage closets (like by Rubbermaid for garages etc) to store residents' future household items

• basic household tool set

• new garage door installed

School Supply Wish List

• Wide-ruled lined paper
• Plain white copy paper
• Spiral notebooks – some single subject, some 3-subject
• #2 pencils
• Erasers – “pink pearl” and eraser caps
• Pencil sharpeners – hand held or battery operated
• Pens – black, blue and red; plus some erasable pens
• Zipped binders / Trapper keepers
• Pencil bags with holes for use in Trapper keepers
• Pencil grips
• Map colors / colored pencils
• Highlighters
• Binders
• Dividers
• 2-pocket folders with fasteners, all colors
• Backpacks
• Graph paper
• Rulers
• Compasses and protracters
• Markers
• Kleenex
• Index cards
• Fabric stretchy book covers
• TI-83 calculators (will be kept locked in shelter staff office)
• Gift cards (to purchase clothing / shoes) – stores such as WalMart, Target, Old Navy, etc.
• Tennis shoes – boys & girls, all teen sizes, popular brands appreciated
• Blue jeans – boys & girls, all teen sizes, popular brands appreciated
• Gym shorts / uniform for SHS, girls & boys, teen sizes
• Shirts, t-shirts, Polos, etc. – boys & girls, all teen sizes
• Socks, underwear & bras – NEW only, all teen sizes
• For winter:  coats, sweaters, long sleeve shirts, gloves, hats

Wish List - Christmas

For shelter / all kids’ use

·         Nintendo Wii controllers, memory cards, and games (no mature) - especially physically interactive games

·         Board games - all ages, bean bag toss game

·         Books, videos/DVDs, CDs, Playstation 2 games (PG-13 or below); PS2 memory cards

·         Gift cards – WalMart, Old Navy, Best Buy, Hastings, Target, etc.

·         Long distance phone calling cards – small minutes each for youth to call families

·         Craft kits & scrapbook items

·         Gift certificates to activities - skating, movies, etc.

·         Gift certificates to restaurants, - McDonald’s, etc.

·         Magazine subscriptions sent to office – sports, cars, teen girls, metal edge, Seventeen, etc.

General gift ideas for teens

·         Watches – boy and girl

·         Jewelry – boy and girl

·         Selection of music CDs (no mature)

·         Nintendo Game Boys or other personal game system and games

·         Perfume & cologne – boy & girl

·         Digital cameras

·         Almost all asking for iPod – even the $49 shuffle; or similar MP3 player; requesting with video

·         blank recordable CDs

·         Almost all asking for laptop computers! (which is appropriate for TLP clients in college)

·         Hair, makeup, personal hygiene products (boy & girl), including specifically for African Americans, bath products & froufrou stuff, lip gloss & chapstick

·         House shoes / slippers – NEW only

·         Sweat shirts/pants, winter coats, hats, gloves, etc.

·         flannel pajama bottoms - NEW only

·         Hoodies, boy & girl, various sizes

·         Journals, small scrapbooks

·         Art supplies - colored pencils, water soluble art pens, brush pens, pastel pencils, sketch pads, colorless blender, compressed charcoal in pencil form (colored), pencils - 1HB, 12B, 14B; other "real" art supplies

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