Center for the Homeless - Critical Needs

Center for the Homeless • 813 S. Michigan St. South Bend, IN 46601 • (574) 282-8700 e-mail: cfh@cfh.net

Critical Needs

The Center for the Homeless relies heavily on donations from the community to help its guests. Throughout the year, demand for certain items varies. Other than the list in the right-hand column, at the present time we are in greatest need of these items:

Materials for STAR students

(Job placement & retention class)

a. Blank thank-you cards for guests to send after interviews

b. Portfolios for interviews

c. Interview clothing & shoes for larger men & women

Materials for Starting Over/Stepping Higher students

(Self-awareness and goal-setting class)

a. Spiral notebooks (30 per session, 150 for a year)

b. Week-at-a-glance pocket day books

c. Art supplies (markers, construction paper, posterboard, & glue)

d. 2" three-ring binders

Wish List

a. New picnic tables (iron, covered with soft plastic, and wheelchair accessible)

b. Industrial-sized deep frier

IMMEDIATE NEEDS

- Clothing for kids' camps (athletic shoes, mesh shorts, t-shirts, etc.)
- New children's bathing suits
- Beach towels
- Sunscreen Bug Spray
- Steel-toed boots (men's sizes)
- Copy Paper
- African American Hair Care products
- Feminine Hygiene Products (super and long)
- Shampoos/Conditioners
- Q-tips
- Band-aids
- Diapers/wipes
- Deodorant

CRITICAL NEEDS

- In-kind donation of routine maintenance on CFH vehicles
- New socks and underwear (men's and women's)
- X-Large - XXXL shirts, men and women
- Women’s dress shoes (sizes 8 and up)
- Towels/wash cloths
- Men's Shoes: size 9-14
- Laundry detergent
- Bleach
- Common toiletries (toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo, etc)
- Lip balm
- Hand sanitizer
- Ear Plugs
- Towels and wash cloths
- Umbrellas
- 2 to 3-inch 3-ring binders
- New spirals
- Good Quality Books
- Acetaminophen, Ibuprofen, aspirin

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