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Wish Lists
February has brought a bit of snow, a bit of cold and a little sunshine too… all promising a terrific late winter and early spring. We hope your winter is going great! Thank you for taking the time to check out our wishlist and to consider donating items to help our clients.
For donation questions, please call Rebecca Pike or Regina Romero at 505.983.0586. Or email one of them at rromero@youthshelters.org or rpike@youthshelters.org.
We accept donations weekdays from 8:30-4:30 pm at our 5686 Agua Fria (# B) building; and at specially arranged times if you give us a call ahead of time (505 983 0586). Please do not leave donations outside of our facilities!
Throughout 2011 we had a wonderful supply of donations for our clients coming through our doors! Thank you to everyone for your support this holiday and early winter season as well as throughout the year. We were able to share holiday gifts with all our clients and make sure everyone has warm outerwear and necessities too. Due to the tremendous generosity of all of you, our donation room is filled to the brim with clothing of all shapes and sizes. WE DO NOT NEED CLOTHING RIGHT NOW.
For the next few months we are cutting back on requests for clothes. So please no clothing! Check back here regularly for updates.
Here is a short list of some of the specific needs of Youth Shelter clients in early January 2012. Don’t forget to click on our long list-linked below- to see the daily needs of our all of clients.
- Bus passes so that our clients may get to school, GED classes, or their workforce programs where there isn’t other transportation
- Diapers and wipes. (Sizes 4,5 and 6 are most needed now)
- Snack and lunch box food items
- Toddler Beds and mattresses
Some of the needs for each of our programs:
Our Emergency Shelter has a few important needs at this time:
- a clean couch, a rocking chair, dish and bake ware (see our long list for details on these items and other need)
Our Street Outreach Program needs:
- backpacks, sleeping bags, blankets and other warm items (see our full list below for more details)
Our new Civic Justice Program is in need of:
- Lunches! It would be great if we could get a few “lunch time sponsors” to help us get lunch for the kids during the weekdays. Ready made lunches (‘brown bag style”), or lunch meats, fruits and snack foods are what we need to keep the clients fed and healthy during their workforce and education programs. Please call us here at YS 983 0586 and ask for Randi, Evonne, or Jessie if you would like to become a regular sponsor for lunches.
- Work gloves, hard hats and work boots (see our long list for more details on CJC needs)
- File cabinets: They are looking for a number cabinets with between 3 and 5 drawers- locking if at all possible!
Please take a moment to look at our Full Wish List here to see the every day needs of our clients! Youth Shelters Donation Wish List for Winter 2012 February 23
Thank you so very much for your support. It is appreciated and makes a big difference for all Youth Shelters clients.