Donations Needed: Hygiene, Household Items for Twin Cities Youth, Adults

Donations of hygiene products and household items are needed for men, women and youth served by the Twin Cities Salvation Army.

Budget hearings conducted last month revealed that hygiene kits (soap, toothpaste, etc.) are desperately needed at two Salvation Army facilities, while “Welcome Kits” (linens, kitchenware, etc.) are needed at two others. These four facilities serve everyone from homeless men and women to abandoned children.

Donating hygiene and/or welcome kits is a perfect activity for volunteer groups, churches and families. (For an example, click here.)

“This is a valuable, worthwhile endeavor with immeasurable results,” said Major Darryl Leedom, Commander of the Twin Cities Salvation Army. “This goes to show that demonstrating God’s love can be as easy as donating a tube of toothpaste.”

Below are short descriptions of each facility, and examples of items needed.

For more information about the specific items needed at each facility and how to donate, please call Terry at 651-746-3541 or e-mail him by clicking here.  

Harbor Light, Minneapolis
Provides homeless and low-income individuals with three meals a day, temporary and permanent housing, rehabilitation counseling and spiritual enrichment.

Needed: Men’s and women’s hygiene kits (toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo, razor, soap, more).

Booth Brown House, St. Paul
Offers 24-hour shelter care to children and adolescents ages 12 to 17.

Needed: Welcome kits (linens, hygiene products, cleaning items, cooking supplies).

 
Hope Harbor, Minneapolis
Includes 96 efficiency apartments for individuals struggling with homelessness and other issues.

Needed: Welcome kits.

Salvation Army Disaster Services
Serving survivors of fires, tornadoes, floods and other calamities throughout Minnesota and North Dakota.

Needed: Comfort kits (toothpaste, toothbrush, soap, towels).