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In-Kind Donation Wish List

Specific Donation Needs

Please consider supporting our clients by donating the following new items:

Milwaukee Women's Center Emergency Shelter

  • Twin sheets
  • Pillows
  • Blankets
  • Towels
  • Diapers, all sizes
  • Books in Spanish for adults
  • PPE supplies (hand sanitizer, masks, etc.)

Nevermore Program

  • Toilet paper
  • Paper towels
  • Kleenex

Bottomless Closet

  • Steel toed boots, men and women
  • New underwear, men and women
  • Socks, men and women
  • Tennis shoes, men and women

Gift cards to local retailers (Pick N Save, Target, Walmart, etc.) are always appreciated. For questions regarding in-kind donations, contact Jeri Kavanaugh at (414) 270-2984 or jkavanaugh@communityadvocates.net

 

If you prefer to make a monetary donation rather than donating the items themselves, Community Advocates can purchase new items in bulk, allowing your contribution to have an even greater impact.

Click here to make an online donation.

Please contact us with any questions at (414) 270-2984 or jkavanaugh@communityadvocates.net.

 

What can your donations accomplish?

$15 can purchase baby blankets for our littlest survivors

$30 can provide a domestic abuse survivor emergency transportation to our Milwaukee Women’s Center shelter

$60 can pay for a set of sheets and a blanket for men and women staying in our shelters

$75 can cover the cost of a housewarming kit for Autumn West residents who had been living on the streets and are transitioning to permanent housing 

$85 can cover one night of safety for a domestic violence survivor

$125 can provide groceries for one week for a family of three. More than 85% of our clients live near or below the Federal Poverty level

$300 can help to furnish an apartment with pots and pans and kitchen supplies

$800 can cover a month of rent for a domestic violence survivor who has left her abuser

$1,000 will help purchase cleaning supplies (prohibited FoodShare items) for 12 families entering permanent housing

$2,500 will provide three meals a day for a full week for 20 residents with mental illness living at our Autumn West supportive housing facility

Thank you! Your gifts make hope possible!