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Friendship Place welcomes and greatly appreciates your in-kind donations. The wish list below includes those items that we currently need. Items highlighted are urgently needed. Thank you for your generosity and for caring about our homeless and formerly homeless neighbors.
Note
Due to our expanding staff and lack of storage space, Friendship Place cannot accept clothing or furniture donations, except those listed below. Please do not drop off items without first contacting Bill Long, 202-364-1419 x23 or email him at blong(at)CCHFP.org.
| Clothing |
- >Rain Ponchos
- >Umbrellas
- >Tee Shirts (L-XL-XXL)
- >Tube Socks
- >Women's underwear and bras
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| Food |
- >Coffee, tea bags, cups, sugar, creamer, stirrers (for the Drop-in Center)
- >Individual Bottled Water, Gatorade & Small Juice Boxes (for Outreach)
- >Canned meats, fish, and soup
- >Sandwiches for Outreach and the Drop-in Center (meat or PB&J)
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| Gift cards |
- >Shoe store
- >Safeway or Giant
- >Target
- >CVS
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| Miscellaneous |
- >Duffel bags, book bags, travel bags, rolling suitcases, back packs
- >Sleeping bags
- >Cookbooks (basic)
- >Vacuum Cleaners
- >Computers (Pentium IV or newer)
- >Radios - any type
- >Televisions
- >Digital converters for analog TVs.
- >FURNITURE:Nite stands, TV stands, Floor lamps
- >Telephones and answering machines
- >Window air conditioners
- >Fans
- >Microwave ovens
- >Twin size and Full size sheets, pillow cases, and blankets
- >Bathroom towels
- >Shower Curtains
- >Ironing Boards and irons (several requests)
- >Laundry Detergent
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| Personal Care |
- >Disposable razors and shaving cream
- >Deodorant, lotion, lip balm, bar soap
- >Toiletries (travel size) - shampoos, toothpaste, toothbrush, & dental floss
- >Combs and hair brushes
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| Transportation |
| >Bus passes, Metro SmartTrip cards, Fare cards |
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| Activities |
| >Tickets or Gift Certificates to go to the movies, sports events, etc. |
**We have a SPECIAL request: Friendship Place is in need of a dishwasher in very good working order and INSTALLED in our kitchen area. Our current dishwasher is ready for retirement and really needs to be replaced. Call Bill Long (202-364-1419 ext. 23) for more information.
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Clothes and Furniture
Due to our expanding staff and lack of storage space, Friendship Place cannot accept clothing donations. We appreciate you thinking of us but please contact the following agencies when you have clothing items to donate in the future (our partner congregations are in bold):
- All Saint's Episcopal Thrift Shop - 3 Chevy Chase Circle - can drop off items Tues.- Fri., 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
- Bread for the City - 1525 7th Sts., NW: (202) 332-0440
- Miriam's Closet - 20th & G Sts., NW: Tues.-Sat., 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
- So Others Might Eat (SOME), 71 "O" St. NW, 202.797.8806 ext. 2104
- St. Alban's Opportunity Shop - Wisconsin & Massachusetts Aves., NW: (202) 966-5288
- VAC Chevy Chase Presbyterian - Connecticut & Oliver Sts., NW: (202) 363- 4817
- Salvation Army - 501 E St., NW: (202) 783-9085
For furniture donations not on the Wish List:
>A Wider Circle: 9159-C Brookville Road, Silver Spring, MD, (301) 608-3504
>Salvation Army - 501 E St., NW: (202) 783-9085 |
