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

Center for the Homeless - South Bend, Indiana
 

Critical Needs

A volunteer restocking the shevles.

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

  • Razors
  • Bath towels and wash cloths
  • Men's Shoes: size 9-14
  • New Socks and Underwear (men's and women's)
  • Cough Drops
  • Ibuprofen
  • Laundry Soap
  • Umbrellas
  • Latex gloves
  • Adult Backpacks
  • Gardening tools/Garden hoses
  • Pillows
  • Bike locks/chains
  • Shower Shoes
  • Irons
  • X-Large - XXXL shirts
  • Ear Plugs
  • Monetary donations
  • Women’s dress shoes (sizes 8 and up)
  • Picnic tables
  • Blankets
  • Recycled copy paper
  • "Fun" musical instruments
  • Hanging file folders
  • Twin pocket folders with fasteners for 3-hole punched paper

Montessori/ Early Childhood Center Needs

  • Baby food - All stages
  • Whole Milk and Yogurt
  • Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
  • Canned Chicken
  • Latex Gloves
  • Baby Wipes
  • Pull-Ups
  • Wax Paper

Kitchen Needs

  • (We serve our 200 guests three meals each day)
  • Fresh produce
  • Frozen meats, poultry, & fish
  • Nutritious snacks for children
  • Grocery gift cards to purchase fresh produce

List of other items we need...

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