We accept donations Tuesday – Saturday from 10am – 5pm at the donation center located at the rear of our facility. Please contact Sara Amin at samin@stjohnsshelter.org, or call (916) 453-1482 to donate.

Please note that we can no longer accept the following items for donation:

• Used Mattresses
• Used Toys
• Happy Meal Toys
• Office Equipment
• Used Baby Equipment
• Soiled/Heavily Worn Clothing
• Non-Essential Household Items

Ongoing Needs:

• Warehouse space needed for donated furniture items for After-Care clients
• Microwaves
• Gift cards for gas and food
• Gift cards for Home Depot, OSH, Lowe's
• New High Chairs
• New Porta-Cribs
• Bus passes
• First Aid Kits
• Umbrellas
• Hand and bath towels
• Shower caps
• Laundry detergent
  
• Powder bleach
• Heavy duty garbage bags (45 and 35 gallon)
• Napkins
• Kleenex
• Dish soap
• Toilet paper
• Paper towels
• Foil wrap
• Plastic wrap
• ZipLoc bags: sandwich and gallon sizes
• Powder-free gloves
• Antibacterial and baby wipes
• Sanitary napkins and tampons
• Twin size pillows
• Twin and full-size sheets
• Blankets: twin and full
• Women’s undergarments, pajamas, and sweats (especially sizes 1X-4X)
• Career/interview clothes
• Winter coats and jackets for women AND children
• Travel-size tubes of toothpaste
• Women’s deodorant
• Depends
• Hair grease
• Batteries (AA/AAA)

Children’s Program:

• New Porta-Cribs
• Diapers: sizes 1-3 and size 6
• Diaper wipes
• Colored pencils
• Back packs
• Gift cards:
  Target, Walmart, movies, Big Spoon, etc.
• Sporting Supplies: balls, outdoor equipment
• gifts and incentives for teens
• Children's DVDs
• Children's CDs
• CD player/radio
• Baby bottles, bottle brushes and nipples
• Sippy cups
• Baby toiletries: powder, shampoo,
  lotion, diaper rash ointment
• New fold-up playpens*
• New toddler, booster and newborn car seats*
• Underwear
• Pajamas
• Socks
• Computer academic software
• New tricycles, scooters, and bikes*
• New board games for kids over 6
• Gift cards: Fandango or other movie gift cards, Target, WalMart , Ice-Cream
• Pull-up diapers

*By law, we are not able to accept these items if they are used.

Kitchen:

• Serving platters
• Bus tubs
• Serving pitchers
• Industrial blender
• Lunch food: canned tuna, canned chicken, granola bars, box drinks
• Non-perishable foods: spaghetti sauce, applesauce, vegetables, canned fruit
• Breakfast foods: cereal, instant oatmeal, hot chocolate mix
• Metal forks, knives, and spoons
• Coffee mugs
• Fruit juice
• Dinner plates
• Coffee
• Industrial food processor
• Digital portion scale
• 20-quart sauce pot
• 7-quart sauce pans
• Microwaves

Office Supplies:

• File folders
• Pens
• Notepads
• Copy paper

Career Center:

• Copy paper
• Pens
• Ink for printers (Office Max or Office Depot gift cards)
• Day planners
• 2 pocket folders
• Flash drives
• Laptops: new and/or refurbished
• Electric pencil sharpeners
• Electric stapler
• Letter size file folders
• 4-three hole punches

After-Care Program:
(to furnish homes of graduating families)

• Gently-used mattresses and other basic furniture
  
• Basic kitchen supplies such as plates, cups, pots and pans
  
• Basic bathroom supplies such as shower curtains, trash cans, soap dishes
  
• Basic bedroom supplies such as twin and full sheets, pillows, blankets, and lamps