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06-09-2009, 09:41 PM
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June Donation Drive - Teen Shelters
To kick things off in here, our first "cause" is going to be our local Teen Shelters.
I'll be posting lists of links to state/county organizations, as well as nationwide organizations. WUCkies should feel free to pitch in with listing regional links for people in their area. Clothing, food, health & beauty, blankets, cleaning supplies, etc are all useful. Pictures of donations are encouraged as visual reminders of the good you're doing and as an inspiration to others. 
    
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06-10-2009, 12:06 AM
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One thing I know I have a lot of and I'm not even that great of a stockpiler is the Kotex pantiliners. I would imagine sanitary items like this would be very useful for the young girls.
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06-10-2009, 12:21 AM
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Nail Polish..everyone has that..
Although its not a "necessity" but all teen girls like it. My Coupons are my American Express Card - Don't leave home without them!  Admin For WUC 
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06-10-2009, 12:22 AM
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Nail Polish..everyone has that..
Although its not a "necessity" but all teen girls like it. My Coupons are my American Express Card - Don't leave home without them! Admin For WUC
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06-10-2009, 12:55 AM
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If you're not sure where your nearest teen shelter is: try contacting YMCA, Social Services or the Homeless Shelter and find out if there's anything near you that focuses on housing at-risk teens.
They may need that bunk bed that's just gathering dust in your garage. Or maybe a bottle of medium brown hair dye for a young girl/guy to bring their hair back to a natural color for a court appearance for emancipation. I know I've found nice blankets on clearance and stashed them away. Another idea is: for my oldest daughter's 10th birthday I gave her $25 to $40 and we shopped the Back-To-School sales, picked up a bunch of backpacks and supplies and donated them all to the Boys & Girls Club {there's a hint for our August donation drive, guys and gals}. Maybe you have kids who'd like to put together a gift bag/basket of stuff from your stockpile or a trip to a Dollar Store and donate it as part of their birthday gift? Learning young to think of others is a good thing. The shelter here will take razors, blow dryers, curling irons, hair straighteners, etc - they just keep some things locked up and the kids have to 'check them out' to use them, for safety. Air freshners! Plug-Ins, etc, I know they REALLY liked getting those too. Most Teen Shelters are affiliated with some sort of program that teaches teens how to adjust to adulthood and all the responsibilities - so even old kitchen appliances, dishes, etc might be useful for them to give to teens getting their first apartments. Please feel free to contact your local Teen Shelter and find out what they accept and post what you find out. If you'd like help locating your local Teen Shelter or similar organization to donate to this month, either post in this thread, or if you'd rather not reveal your location publicly, PM either myself or MyAndPhoenix and with the City/State/Zip we should be able to find you something. I'd like to gather a few more suggestions for donations and then set goals. Example: I'd love WUC to donate 1,000 articles of clothing to teen shelters nationwide this month. I'd like to see us donate 100 bottles of nail polish. 100 notebooks. 10 pairs of shoes in good condition.
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06-10-2009, 01:01 AM
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great idea! I'm in ~ just need to find a shelter now. hmm...
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06-10-2009, 01:06 AM
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I've gone through my stash and here's a couple more things I've come up with that may be useful (but, like KZM mentioned, we should find out what our specific locations can/can't accept):
Deodorant earrings lip gloss no nonsense pantyhose razors H&B samples Contact solution face wash books (I'm going to part with my V.C. Andrews books for this one) toothpaste/toothbrushes floss Gatoraide single packets Pop Tarts .....I'm off to find more, please everyone keep posting, the more ideas we have, the better! I'm so excited!
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06-10-2009, 01:08 AM
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There is not a teen shelter here in Baton Rouge. There is a shelter for battered women, homeless, but nothing for teens.
My goal in life is to be as good of a person my dog already thinks I am. ~Author Unknown
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06-10-2009, 01:13 AM
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