[lhart24]

So lets get this Operation Fill Their Cup kicked off... Please post to this thread with a charity in your area (please include the name of the charity and the area you are from), what you donated, and any other information you would like to include... Information on the charity like address and webpage may help a fellow member get started


If you need some help getting started in donating, please check out this sticky:
http://www.afullcup.com/forums/opera...uidelines.html

[w1df10wr]

Stark County Humane Society - wish list on home page

Closed on Wednesday & holidays.

Address: 5100 Peach Street, Louisville, Ohio 44641

Phone #: (330)453-5529

[CARRIEMB2]

Grassroots Crisis Intervention
6700 Freetown Road
Columbia, MD 21044
Administration: 410-531-6030
Youth Crisis: 1-800-422-0009
Crisis Hotline: 410-531-6677

Provides a 24 hour hotline for crisis counseling and youth crisis intervention. Provides 2 shelter facilities & short term counseling programs. Offers statewide community education programs.

They are always in need of stockpile items like non-perishable food and snacks (for the kids), cleaning supplies and HBA.

[wendy1214]

Quakertown Food Pantry:
Hunger Nutrition Coalition of Bucks County, PA.
Quakertown Food Pantry
UPPER BUCKS

50 North 4th Street
P.O. Box 278
Quakertown,PA18951
(215)536-0240
Receives federal food

Monday, Wednesday & Friday 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m. - Noon

Lost their Site last fall when local service building moved. Are at a temporary location but have found a new location and are taking cash donations as ell to help fund their new site!
I try to give to them at least twice a month donating extras of what ever I have gotten free for the week! It is such a good feeling. Our pantry also accepts clothes to give out free as well. I hope to be able to help volunteer their when ds goes into school!

[bette]

ReTails thrift shop
1608 North Market Drive
Raleigh, NC 27609
ph: (919) 872-0019
fax: (919) 872-6874
email: ReTails@animalkind.org

ReTails is the the only nonprofit thrift shop in the Triangle that gives 100% of net profits to help the animals.

100% of the profits from ReTails Thrift Shop support THE $20 FIX, our targeted spay/neuter assistance program that enables low-income pet owners to spay/neuter their pets for $20. ReTails is owned and operated by AnimalKind, a nonprofit organization established in 1998.


Donations needed:
We accept donations Wednesday through Saturday from 10am - 5pm and Sunday from 1pm - 4pm.

Except for the items listed below (which we are unable to sell), we gratefully accept all donations of gently-used clothing, furniture, and household items.

We Cannot Accept:

Baby Equipment including car seats and cribs
Bed Pillows (non-decorative)
Carpeting or Carpet Remnants
Computers or computer parts, fax machines, printers
Encyclopedias
Flammable Liquids or Volatiles
Gas Grills
Home Building Supplies
Gas-powered items or equipment
Large Appliances (washer/dryer, refrigerator, etc.)
Large Exercise Equipment
Mattresses
Mildewed Items
Non-working Electronics
Games with missing or broken pieces
Window Treatment Rods or Blinds

At times, our donation supply exceeds demand for certain categories of merchandise. When we have surplus, we either donate it to local charities or sell it for export to countries with short supply, with the income from those sales going to THE $20 FIX program. We always try to ensure that usable surplus merchandise goes to people who need it (or in the case of blankets and towels to animals that need it!).

[bette]

Habitat for Humanity Restore: (Raleigh, NC)

The Habitat for Humanity of Wake County ReStore supports neighbors in need of affordable housing and encourages all of us to be good stewards of our environment. The ReStore sells new and used building materials to the public at discounted prices. Shoppers find lumber, plumbing fixtures, lighting, hardwood furniture, paint, windows, doors, cabinets, tile, blinds, shutters, appliances and more -- all in a new 50,000 sq. ft. warehouse. The retail store has 107 parking spaces and easy roadway access to both donate items (for a tax-deduction) and pick up purchases. In fiscal year 2007, the ReStore diverted 2,500 tons of usable materials from landfills.
The ReStore innovatively collects new and used building materials from community donors and Habitat's DeConstruction program. The DeCon program salvages building materials as well as interesting architectural features by hand from residences being demolished. Donations are tax-deductible. (We've discovered that crews can reuse or recycle up to 85% of a house's building materials; this gives us a lot of inventory to offer.) Make plans with our DeCon staff by calling 919.833.1999 x231.

Shoppers and donors to the Habitat Wake ReStore play an important role in carrying out the Habitat mission. All profits support the building of new Habitat homes in our community

[monica]

You can always go to petfinder.org and find a listing for a local rescue near you and give them a holler to see what they need.

[eileenb58]

Animal shelters can use lots of help around here in Bedford, PA but "People" organizations don't seem to want help. I called the local food bank and they were real interested in accepting a donation of cash but when I explained I had canned goods, they were not interested. I then called another organization and they weren't very interested either. Geech, this county has an unemployment rate of nearly 13% - surely there are people in need!

[sar1]

Columbia, MD: Domestic Violence Center wishlist: Domestic Violence Center: Guiding Families From Crisis To Hope
Drop off location and directions: Domestic Violence Center: Guiding Families From Crisis To Hope

They provide emergency and transitional shelter, counseling, and legal assistance to victims of domestic violence. The link above is a comprehensive list of items they do and do not take (does not take sample sized toiletries). Some typical stockpile items they're most in need of: cleaning supplies, cold cereal, feminine hygiene products, dish detergent, liquid laundry detergent.

[MoneyMateKate]

NEW YORK CITY

These places accept all those lovely toiletries we've stockpiled:

West End Intergenerational Residence - transitional housing for women accepting unused toiletries

Sylvia's Place - emergency shelter for runaway teens, mostly from the GBLT community. They accept new and partially used toiletries as well as food items. The Food Bank has stopped providing certain necessities due to cutbacks: milk, eggs, fresh fruit. But they're happy with any and all food. They also go through a lot of first aid products, e.g. band aids and neosporin-type ointment. Trinity Place Shelter is a similar but smaller organization accepting all these things.

Bottomless Closet - helping disadvantanged women get into a professional work setting. They provide workshops in interview skills, budgeting, etc but their main purpose is to sort and distribute good second hand career clothing. They also give each woman a goodie bag to get started (only unused products accepted): cosmetics, all kinds of toiletry items, stockings, etc.

Craigslist - this probably sounds insane to most people, but I look for genuine requests on the Items Wanted and Volunteer pages from mostly single parents who aren't making ends meet. Food stamps don't cover toiletries, so giving them stuff from your stockpile frees up their cash for things like their electricity bill and school supplies.

[Caldyl2]

Open Door Christian Ministries Open Door Christian Ministries is an extension of the work of the New Testament Church in serving the needs of young people. Open Door Christian ministries strives to minister to the children by maintaining a loving, disciplined, Christian environment in the home. They try to instill in our young people a sense of self-worth and responsibility.

[MrsFuentes]

House of Ruth
Baltimore, Md
(410) 889-0840

Wish List
Pampers sizes 4, 5, 6
Pull-ups sizes 4T, 5T and 6T
Baby wipes
Womens hair brushes
Gift Certificates: Wal-Mart, Target, Safeway, Giant, etc.
Night Shirts and PJ's (all sizes)
Bed Pillows
Bath towels and washcloths
Socks and undergarments for women and children (all sizes)
Twin size sheets, blankets, comforters
Khaki pants for girls and boys, sizes 6-16 (school uniforms)
Navy blue, burgundy & hunter green polo style shirts for girls and boys, sizes 6-16 (school uniforms)
Household items including: Plates, Glasses, Flatware, Pots & Pans, Toasters
White 8 1/2 x 11 copy paper
Plastic storage containers with lids - small, medium and large sizes
Sanitary Products (Pads and Tampons)
Baby formula, baby food (stages 2 and 3), baby snacks, baby lotion, baby cornstarch powder
Bar Soap
Baby bottles, pacifiers, baby lotion, aspirators, thermometers, baby Tylenol and Motrin
Lauundry detergent
Toilet paper
Cleaning supplies
Paper products (plates, cups, napkins)
Tickets to: movies, Maryland Zoo, Baltimore Aquarium, Port Discovery, Science Center, sporting events
Vacuum cleaners
Strollers, high chairs and car seats
Non-perishable food (i.e., peanut butter and jelly, tuna, cereal, pasta, granola bars, juice boxes, etc.)
At this time, we do not have the storage space to accept used items.