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Donate Items
When survivors arrive at AWAIC’s emergency shelter they often have few, if any, personal belongings. By donating essential items like clothing and hygiene items, you are helping survivors take their first steps toward a safer future!
Donation Guidelines
- We are accepting donations BY APPOINTMENT ONLY, weekdays (Monday-Friday) between 8am and 5pm at AWAIC (100 W 13th Ave).
- Unscheduled donation walk-ins will not be accepted.
- We are able to accept up to two (2) kitchen-size (13 gallon) trash bags of gently used clothing per donor.
- We may be able to accept larger quantities of new clothing and toiletries, but this will be on a case-by-case basis based on available storage space.
Request An Appointment
To request a donation drop off appointment, please fill out this form and our team will contact you within 2 business days. We can accept donations on weekdays (Monday – Friday) between 8am and 5pm. Please do not attempt to drop off donations without confirmation from AWAIC staff.
Questions?
If you have questions about donations, please reach out to our Development team.
Hold a Donation Drive
If you are interested in holding a donation drive with your friends, group, or in your workplace, please contact our Development team so we can give you a list of items that are currently needed and help support your event!
Amazon Wishlist
Please consider purchasing new clothing, toiletries, and other much-needed supplies from our Amazon Wishlist. These items are conveniently shipped directly to AWAIC from Amazon. The items marked “High Priority” are currently in high demand at the shelter.
CURRENT NEEDS
Urgent needs
New & Unopened Toiletries:
- Pads and Tampons
- Deodorant
- Toothpaste
- Towels and Wash Cloths
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Razors
- Bar Soap
- Lotion
- Facial Cleanser
- Dental Floss
- Body Wash
- Chapstick
- Baby Shampoo
- Hairbrushes/Combs
- Hair Accessories
Clothing Items (new or gently used) All Sizes:
- Women’s Underwear
- Men’s Underwear
- Leggings
- Women’s Sweatshirts/Sweaters/Hoodies/T-Shirts
- Children’s Sweatshirts/Sweaters/Hoodies/T-Shirts
- Men’s Sweaters/Sweatshirts/Hoodies/T-Shirts
- Men’s Pants
- Thermals
- Tennis Shoes
- Winter Boots
Miscellaneous Items:
- Water Bottles
- Backpacks
- Journals
- Dishes (sets)
- Pots and Pans (sets)
Cosmetics:
- Facial Cleanser
- Liquid/Powder Foundation – All Shades
NEVER
- Expired or open products
Continuous Needs
Clothing:
- Hoodies
- Winter coats (must be machine washable)
- Casual t-shirts (long or short sleeve)
- Elastic-waisted pants (sweatpants, leggings, yoga pants, etc.)
- Pajamas
- Tennis shoes/sneakers
- Flip flops/shower shoes
- Winter boots
- Comfortable kid’s shoes
- Gloves/hats/scarves
- NEW underwear
- NEW bras
Toiletries:
- Pads and tampons
- Deodorant
- Lotion
- Chapstick
- Toothpaste
- Dental floss
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body wash
- Loofahs
- Hairbrushes/Combs
- Hair dye
- Hair accessories
Cosmetics:
- Concealer – All Shades
- Mascara
- Eyeliner
- Tweezers
- Nail polish
- Nail clippers
- Hairbrushes
Other:
- Journals and Pens
- Travel Coffee Mugs
- Raincoats
- Umbrellas
- Towels/washcloths
- Sheet sets (twin size)
NEVER
- Expired or open products
Household Goods & Furniture
At this time, we are unable to accept donations of gently used household goods or furniture. Please consider donating these items to Habitat for Humanity ReStore.
Amazon Wishlist
Please consider purchasing new clothing, toiletries, and other much-needed supplies from our Amazon Wishlist. These items are conveniently shipped directly to AWAIC from Amazon. The items marked “High Priority” are currently in high demand at the shelter.
We are unable to accept the following:
- Any types of clothing not listed above
- Any clothing that is “dry clean only”
Due to limited storage space available, AWAIC cannot accept other types of clothing that are not on this list. Valuable volunteer or staff time is used to carefully sort through each donation and any items that we cannot use are donated to Big Brothers Big Sisters. We encourage donors with large quantities of other types of clothing to use Big Brothers Big Sisters’ free donation pick-up service!