Ways
that You can help!
Contributions: |
- Make a financial
contribution
Click here to
make a secure online
donation with your credit
card to Domestic Violence
Solutions!
- Contributions of specific
items including:
- New women's and
children's underwear
- New or gently used
toys for children
- Art supplies for
children including
crayons, paper, markers,
glue, paint, etc.
- New household items
such as kitchen towels,
pot holders, pots and
pans, etc.
- Cleaning supplies
- Children's books and
videos
- New blankets or
quilts
- Gift certificates for
Payless, Wal-Mart and
Blockbuster
- We are occasionally
in need of basic food
items, please call the
shelter ahead of time to
see what we can use
- Adopt a room at the
shelter - includes semi-annual
fixup with touch up
paint, curtains, new
blankets, pillows, etc.
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| Volunteer
Opportunities: |
- Thrift store - receiving items,
sorting and setting up special
displays
- Child care - while clients attend
support groups, appointments, job
interviews and court appointments
(requires 40-hour
Training)
- Yard work and general maintenance
at the shelter
- Office assistance - filing ,
answering business line and
hielping on special projects
- Moving assistance for residents -
looking for an apartment, moving
personal items, setting up a new
home
- Foster care for client's pets
while client is in shelter
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| As a service
group or community organization: |
- One Day Workday - this can be any
number of activities including
fixing up an apartment for move-in,
playground cleanup and fixup,
build a playhouse for shelter
children (these projects can vary
depending on the skill level and
interests of the group)
- Holiday Party - any holiday, you
could be a 'sponsor' and provide
food, decorations, kids games and
prizes, etc.
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