Thank you for your interest in supporting YouthCare through an in-kind donation! Our current greatest needs include summer essentials such as towels, twin-size bed linens, gift cards, and prepaid smartphones. For the easiest way to donate our most-needed items, please shop our Amazon Wish List. Thank you for helping provide young people with the resources they need to thrive.
Summer Giving!
Support young people experiencing homelessness this summer by providing essential items through our Amazon Wish List or gift cards that allow youth to choose what they need most.
Donations of new, unused essential items and gift cards help provide young people experiencing homelessness with the resources they need while empowering them to make choices that best meet their individual needs. To view our current list of needed items, please see our Amazon wish lists below. If you are interested in donating items directly, please email donations@youthcare.org to coordinate a drop-off time with our team before bringing your donation.
Supporting young people also means empowering them to make choices that best meet their individual needs. Gift cards are a meaningful way to provide that flexibility, allowing youth to purchase essential items that are most important to them.
If you would like to donate gift cards, please contact our team at donations@youthcare.org to coordinate your drop-off.
1. Help support young people by providing needed items from our Amazon Wish List:
Our Wish List features the items our programs need most right now. Simply choose the items you’d like to donate, and they’ll be shipped directly to YouthCare where they can quickly reach the young people who need them. Our lists are updated regularly and reflect of-the-moment needs for current youth.
2. Explore our additional Wish Lists below to donate other items that are currently needed:
- Hot Meals – serving and/or providing (for 10+ young people)
- New Underwear
- Gender Affirming Care
- Towels & Bedding
- Food Gift Cards
3. Always Needed Items
Throughout the year, our youth could use, new athletic or wool socks, underwear, toiletries, twin-size bedding, towels, backpacks and tote bags, gift cards, prepaid smartphones, individual packed snacks, and seasonal clothing/essentials. Please reach out to donations@youthcare.org to coordinate delivery and/or drop off of items.
Looking for an alternative to physical gifts?
Support YouthCare through TisBest Charity Gift Cards! When you select YouthCare as your charity of choice, your gift is transformed into a donation that helps provide essential resources and support to young people in our programs. Vist www.tisbest.org today!
Provide a Meal
Make a difference through the power of a meal! Sign up to prepare and provide nutritious food for young people in our programs. Your support helps create moments of comfort, connection, and stability through meals youth can rely on.
Shop Local
Want to support young people experiencing homelessness while also supporting local businesses? Explore the resources by visiting Intentionalist to discover local BIPOC-owned businesses and community-minded companies. You can also shop with businesses found HERE, that partner with YouthCare to make a positive impact for young people in our community!