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Wish List
Items for Grab and Go Bags (in addition
to sandwiches -- if you are interested in making
sandwiches, send an email to ddhhsandwiches@gmail.com
to be added to the sandwich schedule).
- Fresh fruit
- Cookies
- Granola Bars and Pop Tarts
- Individually Wrapped Snacks
We are now accepting donations of the following clothing
items at the shelter (the building behind our kitchen at
11 Spring St) on Wednesday and Sunday afternoons from
3pm to 5pm::
- Sweatpants and sweatshirts/hoodies
- Men's jeans -- size 32, 34, 36
- Men's shirts
- Men's non winter jackets
- Men's footwear -- especially workboots
- New men's and women's underwear
Items we particularly need:
- Instant mashed potatoes
- Salad dressing
- Black beans
- Individual toiletries -- soap, toothpaste,
toothbrushes, razors, shaving cream, deoderant
Other things we can use:
- Warm adult winter gloves -- no Dollar Store gloves
please
- Men's adult ski jackets
- Baked beans -- pork and beans
- Canned beef stew
- 16 oz bottled water
- Canned chili
- Pasta -- Spaghetti, ziti, penne
- Canned vegetables -- particularly green beans
and corn
- Grape Jelly
- Rice
- Canned Gravy -- Beef, Chicken and Turkey
- Spaghetti Sauce
- Sugar
- Parmesan Cheese
- Umbrellas
- Twin sheets, blankets and pillowcases
- Hams -- canned or other
- Mayonnaise
- Canned chicken and canned tuna
- Paper Towels
- Napkins
Things that we are not
looking for:
- Kidney beans
- Hot Sauce
- Clothing except noted above
- Cold drink mix -- lemonade, iced tea, etc
If you are considering donating a
turkey, if you can do so, please donate a ham instead.
It's much easier to prepare and serve.
We cannot accept donations of meat which
has not come from a commercial supplier (ex no venison
from hunters).
Dorothy
Day House has limited storage facilities, so we are
unable to accept clothes donations except for items
noted above
Unfortunately
we
are not able to arrange pickups of donations.
Except for clothing noted above, the best time to
bring donations to Dorothy Day House is between 1:30
to 2:30pm any day of the week when the cooking crew
is preparing the daily meal. It's a good idea to
call (203-743-7988) to make sure someone is at the
kitchen before dropping off donations. For
directions to Dorothy Day House, click
here.
If you are planning
to do a food drive, please contact Ken Ballard at
203-770-9668. All food donations are
used in meals prepared at the kitchen.
We do not distribute food baskets to our
guests. Therefore,
there
is no large requirement for food around Thanksgiving
and Christmas holidays. Plenty
of donations come in at this time, so if you are
planning a food drive, if it is possible, please
consider running it during the first 10 months of the
year.
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