Please call 703.777.6552 to coordinate delivery of Wish List items.
For all other donations, call 703-771-8173.

*** We urgently need $10-20 gift cards to gas stations, grocery stores, Walmart and Target ***

Shelter/Domestic Violence Services

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Currently Needed Items

  • Laundry detergent (HE only)
  • Fabric Softener
  • Soap dishes
  • Flashlights
  • Ibuprofen (adult)
  • Cough medicine (adult and children's)

 

  • Beach/Pool towels, children’s sunscreen, sand toys
  • Children’s cups, plates, utensils
  • Teething rings, bibs, baby washcloths/towels
  • Children’s shampoo/soap
  • Multicultural dolls for Fisher Price doll house
  • Multicultural baby dolls
  • Baby doll clothing/accessories
  • Dress up Clothing [for boys and girls]
  • Animals/Dinosaurs [large pieces only please]
  • Outdoor activity sets
  • Playdoh [large cans, please not activity sets]
  • Oversized Stuffed Animals [New only please]
  • Popular Children’s Games [Cariboo, Operation, Twister etc]
  • Art Supplies [Washable Paint, Elmer’s Glue, Scissors, Markers, Pompoms, Glitter, Glitter Glue, Foam Sheets, Foam Stickers, Stickers, Google Eyes.  Please no crayons]
  • Laptop Computer
  • Label Maker
  • Toy Storage System [wooden cubes etc]
  • New Elementary school aged books (grade 1-3)
  • Plastic kitchen food
  • Insect repellant spray for adults and children
  • Gift Cards to Home Depot or Lowes for shelter repairs

Routinely Needed Items

(Please provide NEW items!  Do not donate travel-size items!)

  • Gift cards / certificates ($10 to $50 amounts — gas, Safeway, Giant, Bloom, Target, Wal-Mart, other department stores, movie theaters, fast food, auto repairs)
  • Domestic & International Phone cards (small $ amounts) — 30 to 60 minutes
  • Free passes for family outings (theater, Ida Lee Park, etc.)
  • New Twin Size Blankets
  • New Pillows
  • New Mattress Pads (twin size)
  • New Crib Sheets (travel size not full size)
  • Over-the-counter medications for adults and children (Sudafed, Cold & Flu, Pain Relievers, OTC Sleep Aids)
  • New Silverware sets
  • New Dish sets (e.g. Corelle)
  • Kitchen utensils
  • Pots and pans
  • Kitchen / Lawn trash bags
  • Toilet paper / Paper towels
  • Body Wash / Moisturizers
  • Contact Lens Solution
  • Sweatsuits
  • New Bras
  • Alarm clocks
  • Night Lights
  • Disposable Cameras
  • Books printed in foreign languages
  • DVDs (violence-free)

Sexual Assault Services

  • New Sweat Pants—all sizes, including childrens
  • New Sweat Shirts—all sizes, including childrens
  • New Underwear—all sizes, including childrens
  • New Socks (thick, warm kind)
  • New T-shirts—all sizes, including childrens
  • Mouthwash
  • Fabric markers and/or permanent markers of varying colors
  • Plain white t-shirts (any size)
  • Clothesline

Books

  • "Family Fallout"
  • "Family Secrets"
  • "Reviving Ophelia"
  • "Children and Trauma"
  • "Coping with Kids"
  • "Helping Your Child Recover from Sexual Abuse"
  • "How to Survive the Sexual Abuse of Your Child"
  • "Mother's Book: How to Survive the Molestation of Your Child"
  • "No More Secrets; Protecting Your Child from Sexual Assault"
  • "The Safe Child Book"
  • "The Angry Book"

Youth and Children's Needs

Parenting Books

  • "Becoming the Parent You Want to Be"
  • "Mom's House, Dad's House"
  • "How to Talk so Kids Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk"
  • "Helping Your Kids Cope with Divorce"
  • "Families Apart"
  • "The Divorce Workbook"
  • "Changing Families"
  • "KIDSTRESS"
  • "Kids' Skills" by Ben Furman


Books parents should read with their kids

  • "At Daddy's on Saturdays"
  • "Good-bye Daddy"


Books for children

  • Gift Cards to ‘Books A Million’ or ‘Borders’
  • "I Like Who I Am and it Shows"
  • "Sometimes I Feel Like a Mouse"
  • "What Makes Me Happy"


Routinely Needed Items

  • McDonalds Gift Cards
  • Canvas Tote Bags
  • Gift Cards (Target, Giant, Walmart, Michaels)
  • children's DVD movies (non-violent)
  • educational games & toys
  • free passes to events, classes, etc.
  • stereo (with CD player)
  • children's music CDs
  • camera and film
  • arts and crafts material (glue, glitter glue pens, beads, Playdough, pom poms, paper lunch bags, glitter, string, wrapping paper/ribbon, fabric paint, fabric paint markers, tachy blue, stidker foam shapes and letters, stamp pads, stickers)
  • paint (all colors, large bottles preferred)
  • paint brushes
  • poster board and paper
  • large rolls of drawing paper
  • New, developmentally appropriate toys (infants through age 16)
  • interactive toys (e.g. etch-a-sketch, keyboard, twister, play-dough)
  • 8 X 11 Picture Frames
  • Set of large wooden blocks
  • Children/teen popular board games
  • Glue Sticks
  • Scissors

Education & Prevention/Teen Violence Prevention Program

  • Domino's Pizza Gift Certificates
  • Starbucks Gift Certificates
  • fast food restaurant gift certificates
  • TV/VCR combo
  • large professional display board
  • portable flip chart w/carry case
  • Electric Pencil Sharpener
  • Tempura Paint
  • Paintbrushes and Foam Brushes
  • Markers
  • Colored Pencils
  • Binders… all sizes
  • 2-pocket folders
  • Poster Board

Women's DV Support Group

(Group lasts 10 weeks with 10-15 ladies in each group)

Client Books

  • "Codependent No More"
  • "Ten Days to Self-Esteem"
  • "The Verbally Abusive Man"
  • "Stop Whining, Start Living"
  • "The Language of Letting Go"
  • "Beauty Fades, Dumb is Forever"
  • "Healing the Trauma of Abuse: A Women's Workbook"
  • "Healing the Trauma of Domestic Violence: Voices of Women Who Broke Free"
  • "The New Codependency: Help and Guidance for Today's Generation"
  • "The Complete ACOA Sourcebook: Adult Children of Alcoholics at Home, at Work and in Love"
  • "It's My Life Now: Starting Over After an Abusive Relationship or Domestic Violence, 2nd Ed."
  • "Whose Life is in the Mirror?: The Story of One Woman's Journey from the Nightmare of Domestic Abuse to True Healing"


Routinely Needed Items

  • Gift Cards (Amazon, Giant, Hair Cuttery, Costco, Borders, Massage, Yoga, mani/pedi, etc.)
  • Journals
  • Folders, without the clips
  • 3-ring binders, either 1.5 or 2 inches
  • Blank note cards
  • Name badge labels
  • Pocket calendars
  • Purse-size note pads or notebooks
  • Color folders
  • Thick sharpie markers – various colors Poster Board
  • Gift Bags / Baskets
  • Two-Pocket Folders
  • Hand held mirrors (pocket size)
  • Boxes of blank decorative note cards
  • Instrumental music CD's (light sounds, calming, water sounds, etc.)
  • Dividers for Binders (8 tabs per set)
  • Toiletries (no travel size)

Resourceful Woman Thrift Shop

Due to the recent toy recalls we will not be accepting any toys.

  • All new or used clothing and household items (please call before bringing anything that cannot be carried in or out by one person)
  • Books
  • Jewelry
  • cleaning supplies (windex, febreeze, paper towels)
  • 8' fluorescent tubes
  • toiletries (toilet paper, hand soap, etc.)
  • new and used shopping bags (logos do not matter)
  • trash bags

Community Services - General

  • full-spectrum light bulbs & 4' fluorescent tubes
  • window treatments
  • office plants
  • area rugs
  • podium (for training room)

 

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