See Our Wish List!
We accept donations on:
- Tuesdays from 1 to 6 pm
- Wednesdays from 1 to 6 pm
- Thursdays from 1 to 6 pm
- Saturdays from 10 am to 4 pm
Please note that due to a combination of factors ranging from state regulation to need, we can no longer accept the following donations:
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
Contact Rachele Burton at rburton@stjohnsshelter.org, or call (916) 453-1482, to donate.
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