In-Kind Donations
Food
To donate food, please consider the following:
Saturday Meals
Prepare lunch bags containing:
Sandwich
Turkey product and cheese OR peanut butter and jelly (NO pork products, NO spreads on sandwich)
Snack
eg: wrapped packages of cheese and crackers, cookies or granola bars AND a soda or bottle of water
Condiment Packets
Other Meals
Fruit and/or Salad
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Bananas that are ripe but not overly or under ripened
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Clementines or oranges that are easy to peel
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Cantaloupe or watermelon pre-cut into serving sizes
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Please NO hard to bite into fruits (eg: apples) or veggies (eg: carrots)
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Green chopped salads with easy to chew veggies along with dressing in bottles
Sweet treats
- Individual paper bags filled with wrapped candy, cookies, nuts and/or other treats.
- You can also come in person (no more than 3 people) with a tray of cookies, cupcakes or pre-cut sheet cakes to give to our guests.
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Bulk packaged food donations
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>2.5 lbs Frozen restaurant size packages of vegetables
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NO domestic sizes please
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Size 10 cans of fruits or vegetables
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Clothing
To donate t-shirts and socks, consider the following:
T-shirts
Our guests typically wear sizes L and up with frequent requests for XL, XXL and XXXL. We will set up a station at which guests can pick out their preferred sizes, colors, and materials (so no need to bag T-shirts). 60 to 70 t-shirts are needed to have enough for a distribution.
Socks
The type of socks you choose to supply will dictate their cost and thus how many you can provide. In general, a package (organized in a ziploc bag) should consist of 2 to 3 pairs of socks, and we need 60 to 70 packages for a distribution. Wool socks are particularly welcomed during the winter (but are commensurately more expensive), while cotton socks are good during the warmer months.
You are welcome to stay for the meal and help distribute clothing. We can also combine your donation with other supplies.
Toiletries
We distribute a package of toiletries to each guest on the last Wednesday of the month that consists of the following:
Feel free to supply additional toiletries not mentioned above!
If you would like to provide the entire distribution of toiletries for a month, this will require 50 packages to ensure that every guest will receive a package.If you can’t make that many, we can help you combine your donation with another set of packages.
Please assemble each package in a resealable bag. All toiletry items should be 'travel'- or 'hotel'-sized.
You can also donate supplies individually or in bulk; we will assemble them into packages once we have sufficient amounts of each item. Contact admin[at]uchcphiladelphia.org for more information.
Essentials
Soap
Shampoo
Lotion