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Friendship Place welcomes and greatly appreciates your in-kind donations. The wish list below includes those items that we currently need. Items highlighted are urgently needed. Thank you for your generosity and for caring about our homeless and formerly homeless neighbors.
Note
Due to our expanding staff and lack of storage space, Friendship Place cannot accept clothing or furniture donations, except those listed below. Please do not drop off items without first contacting Bill Long, 202-364-1419 x23 or email him at blong(at)CCHFP.org.
| Clothing |
- Rain Ponchos
- Umbrellas
- Tee Shirts (XL-XXL)
- Tube Socks
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| Food |
- Coffee, tea bags, cups, sugar, creamer, stirrers (for the Drop-in Center)
- Individual Bottled Water, Gatorade & Small Juice Boxes for Outreach
- Canned meats, fish, and soup
- Plastic bags (like you get at grocery and other stores)
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| Gift cards |
- Shoe store
- Safeway or Giant
- Target
- CVS
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| Miscellaneous |
- Duffel bags, book bags, travel bags, rolling suitcases, back packs
- Sleeping bags
- Cookbooks (basic)
- Vacuum Cleaners
- Computers (Pentium III or newer)
- Silverware set (The Haven)
- Telephones and answering machines
- Microwave ovens
- Radios and TVs
- Kitchen supplies
- Full size sheets, pillow cases, and blankets
- Bathroom towels
- Ironing Boards and irons (several requests)
- Laundry Detergent
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| Personal Care |
- Disposable razors and shaving cream
- Deodorant, lotion, lip balm
- Toiletries (travel size) - shampoos, toothpaste, toothbrush, combs, & dental floss
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| Transportation |
| Metro pass, Metro SmartTrip cards |
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| Activities |
| Tickets or Gift Certificates to go to the movies, sports events, etc. |
Due to our expanding staff and lack of storage space, Friendship Place cannot accept clothing donations. We appreciate you thinking of us but please contact the following agencies when you have clothing items to donate in the future (our partner congregations are in bold):
- All Saint's Episcopal Thrift Shop - 3 Chevy Chase Circle - can drop off items Tues.- Fri., 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
- Asbury Church - 11th & K Sts., NW: (202) 783-3911
- Bread for the City - 1525 7th Sts., NW: (202) 332-0440
- Miriam's Closet - 20th & G Sts., NW: Tues.-Sat., 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
- So Others Might Eat (SOME), 71 "O" St. NW, 202.797.8806 ext. 2104
- St. Alban's Opportunity Shop - Wisconsin & Massachusetts Aves., NW: (202) 966-5288
- VAC Chevy Chase Presbyterian - Connecticut & Oliver Sts., NW: (202) 363- 4817
- Salvation Army - 501 E St., NW: (202) 783-9085
For furniture donations, contact:
A Wider Circle: 9159-C Brookville Road, Silver Spring, MD, (301) 608-3504 |
