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Non-Cash Gifts
There are many other things besides money that you can donate to help kids in poverty. City House can accept gifts in just about any form. In addition to cash donations, you can give:
- Gift cards
- Gifts for our kids (please see our gift registries)
- Stock (Contact your financial advisor to learn how you can donate stock to City House.)
- Airline miles
- Real estate
- In-Kind donations
In Kind Donation Needs:
- Food Essentials: 2% milk, 100% juices, bottled water, bread, cheese, cereal, eggs, fresh and frozen vegetables, fresh and canned fruit, sugar, butter, flour, etc. Please note, My Friendís House is a peanut free home. No peanut butter or products containing peanuts will be accepted. My Friendís House meals are prepared daily, on site. Due to pantry space limitations, canned goods must be donated in the large, industrial size cans only. Any snacks should be individual snack-pack sizes for a childís lunch box or backpack.
- Baby Food: Gerber Seconds only.
- Formula: Enfamil products only, powder preferred for freshness.
- Household Needs: New bed pillows, toilet paper, paper towels, facial tissues, garbage bags, Tide HE laundry detergent, household cleaning supplies, powdered laundry detergent, Spray & Wash, dryer sheets, and various cleaning supplies, or gift cards for these items.
- Personal Items: Gift Cards for Wal-Mart, Target, Kohl’s, and various department stores. Tuition assistance, new laptop computers, gasoline gift cards, and cell phone pre-paid minutes cards.
- Entertainment: Gift cards and tickets for sporting events, movies, fast food restaurants, concerts, museums, plays, amusement parks, bowling, and skating. You can also donate current music and DVDs.
- Transportation: Two 7-passenger vehicles.
- Office Supplies: Copier paper (8.5 x 11 bright white), green hanging folders, 1” and 2” binders, manila envelopes, staplers, staples, paper clips, Post-it notes, pens, markers, etc. We also need an industrial vacuum cleaner.
Please call the Administration Office (972-424-4626) before dropping off any donation to check our current needs. Due to limitation in storage space, we are only accepting specific items listed above. If you are interested in doing a Donation Drive on behalf of City House, please call the Administration Office to discuss our current needs and the donation procedure. Perishable items should be delivered directly to the Teen Shelter. All other donations should be delivered to our Administrative Office.
For more information on these types of gifts, contact us.
