The Family’s ‘Help for the Homeless’ hygiene drive works with area homeless coalitions to stock the shelves of 80 homeless and crisis programs in 13 Wisconsin communities in our listening areas.  This campaign is to supply an entire year’s worth of products to agencies so that they can dedicate their limited financial resources to providing qualified personnel, safe housing, nutritious food, education and counseling to the people they serve.

Did you know that when someone enters a crisis agency in the Fox Valley, typically everything they own fits into one brown paper bag? With this donation drive, those agencies can now welcome them with a basket of personal care items.

 

A list of Donation drop-off sites can be found at the link below:

 

Items that are needed:

Cleaning Supplies
Laundry soap
Dish soap
Garbage bags
Floor cleaner
Bleach
Cleansers
Sponges
Disinfectant cleaner
Toilet bowl cleaner
Dryer sheets
Dishwashing gloves

Paper ProductsToilet tissue
Facial tissue
Paper towels
Feminine care
Pads
Tampons

Baby Care
Diapers
Wipes
Baby bottles
Sip cups
Baby lotion
Baby shampoo
Rash ointment

Hair Care
Shampoo
Conditioner
Hair brushes
Combs
Clips and elastics
Styling products for all hair types
Little girl Items

Personal Care
Soft Soap
Bar soap
Deodorant
Razors
Shaving cream
Nail clippers
Cotton balls
Q-tips
Moisturizer/
Lotions
Contact solution
Lip balm
First aid
Children’s pain meds
Pedialyte
Band-Aids
Rubbing alcohol
Hydrogen peroxide
Anti-diarrheal meds
Antacids
Antibiotic ointment
Cold meds
Liquid Benadryl
Sun screen
Treatment for head lice
Dental care:
Toothbrushes
Toothpaste
Mouthwash
Dental floss
Denture care

Forty-five area crisis agencies and shelters (listed below) will receive donations of toiletries and cleaning products from this drive, and we are looking for your support with donations of new cleaning and personal care items. Hundreds of businesses, schools, churches and clubs throughout northeast Wisconsin will be collecting items.

FOX CITIES: ADVOCAP, B.A.B.E.S. Appleton, B.A.B.E.S. New London, Boys & Girls Club Runaway Program, Cerebral Palsy Mideast WI & Arc Winnebago County, COTS Trans. Shelters for Men and Women, Emergency Shelter of the Fox Valley, Fox Cities Community Health Center, Fox Valley Warming Shelter, Harbor House, Housing Partnership - Fox Cities, LEAVEN, Mother & Unborn Baby Care, Salvation Army, Ryan Community, and Winnebago County Dept. Human Services

FOND DU LAC: ADVOCAP, Beacon House, Fondy Food Pantry, New Beginnings, Salvation Army, and Solutions Center

GREEN BAY: Family Services Crisis Center/Open Door Youth Services, Family Services Transitional Living Program, Forward Service Corp. Supportive Housing Program, Freedom House, Golden House, House of Hope, Marion House, Oneida Social Services, Salvation Army Emergency Services, Salvation Army Trans. Living Program, St John's Evangelist Homeless Shelter, St Vincent De Paul Homes, Welcome Home Project. (The Brown County United Way partners with the Brown County Homeless & Housing Coalition in support of Help for the Homeless.)

MANITOWOC: Domestic Violence Center, House of Hope, Lakeshore CAP, R.A.Y.S Runaway & Youth Services, and Salvation Army

MARSHFIELD: Soup or Socks

OCONTO/MARINETTE: Forward Service Corp., NEWCAP Oconto (Housing, Community Access), NEWCAP Marinette (Housing, Community Access), Rainbow House Oconto and Marinette, and Haven of Hope

OSHKOSH: ADVOCAP, Christine Ann Domestic Abuse Services, Father Carr’s Place 2B, Salvation Army, and Winnebago County Human Services

WAUSAU: The Neighbors' Place