Donate goods and anchor hope
Your generous donation of goods can help steer a family towards stability and health, empowering us to transform lives with healthcare, education and essentials. Families experiencing homelessness lack basic securities—food, clothing, personal care products and shelter—that their housed peers take for granted. Such conditions have profound effects on their health and futures.
In-kind gifts provide families with necessities, representing some of our most crucial relief work. Thank you—together, we can be a beacon of change.
What our families need
Baby and toddler items, personal care items, clothing, snacks and household goods are among our family’s top needs. Most families don’t have storage, so smaller packages are best (except for diapers).
Baby and toddler items
New items only
- Diapers: newborn to size 7, larger sizes preferred and pull-ups
- Baby blankets, burp cloths, bibs and towels
- Wipes
- Clothes: coats, jackets, footsie PJs and onesies
- Breast and bottle feeding supplies and formula
Clothing for little kids, teens and adults
Clean, new or very gently used. Small to XXXL, all genders
- Cool season clothing: jackets, coats, gloves, hats, long-sleeve t-shirts and hoodies
- Professional clothing
- Casual clothing: jeans, sweats (especially need kids pull-on pants)
- Socks
- Shoes
- Underwear, undershirts and bras (new only)
Personal care/hygiene items
New, unopened packaging, all genders
- Shampoo and conditioner
- Face wash and soap
- Deodorant
- Lotion
- Toothbrushes and toothpaste
- Hygiene wipes
- Menstrual care: tampons and pads
- Hairbrushes and combs
Household items
New, unopened packaging, small size
- Dish soap
- Sponges and scrub brushes
- Laundry detergent
Food
Non-perishable
- Fruit snacks and granola bars
Camp Rise Up supplies
New items only, all genders
- Blankets
- Pillows and pillowcases
- Towels for bath and pool
- Shampoo and conditioner
- Face wash and soap
- Deodorant
- Lotion
- Toothbrushes and toothpaste
- Hygiene wipes
- Menstrual care: tampons & pads
- Hairbrushes and combs
- Nail clippers and files
- Loofahs
- Binders (no graphics)
- Puberty/teen books. Here’s one we like
If you need ideas, please view our Amazon wish list to see what is most urgently needed. You can order directly from the list or use it for ideas to shop anywhere.
How to donate goods
We are grateful for every donation and want to be sure goods arrive safely, and you are acknowledged for your generosity. Unannounced drop-offs are hard to process during our busy clinic days. Please email donategoods@thefloatinghospital.org to let us know you are sending or dropping off goods. Pick-up is often available for large donations.
We cannot accept used items (except for clean, gently used clothing), or food and personal care items in open packages for safety reasons. We cannot accept home-cooked/prepared food.
Shipshape care kits
Creating Shipshape care kits can be a fun and fulfilling project for your family, team or organization. Here are two examples of kits in high demand. We are also happy to hear your ideas. Please email donategoods@thefloatinghospital.org and let us know you are interested in creating Shipshape care kits.
Shipshape personal care kit
New items only, all genders (travel-sized items are best)
- Shampoo & conditioner
- Face wash & soap
- Deodorant
- Lotion
- Toothbrushes and toothpaste
- Hygiene wipes
- Menstrual care: tampons & pads
- Hairbrushes & combs
Camp Rise Up personal care kit for teens
New items only, all genders (travel-sized items are best)
- Shampoo & conditioner
- Face wash & soap
- Deodorant
- Lotion
- Toothbrushes and toothpaste
- Hygiene wipes
- Menstrual care: tampons & pads
- Hairbrushes & combs
- Nail clippers and files
- Loofahs
- Binders (no graphics)
- Puberty/teen books. Here’s one we like
Host a drive!
A drive is a beautiful way to help families in need and build community goodwill. We have multiple annual events that rely on community drives for their success, such as our Women’s Wellness days of self-care and Candy Cane Lane year-end holiday family celebration. We’ll work with you to help launch your drive.
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