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Welcome Home: The Impact of Household Donations
Welcome Home: The Impact of Household Donations
By Rachael Wilkins, Chief Development Officer
Oftentimes, individuals, groups, corporations and faith communities are eager to find ways to increase support of Safe Haven’s families, and Safe Haven has a great need for not only monetary gifts, but the purchase of item donations for families moving into a home.
We provide Welcome Home kits to families moving into their own housing so they will have the items they need to set up their household. These kits include items like cleaning products, dishes, cookware, linens, bath items, vacuums, and more. The general cost of a Welcome Home home kit for a family is around $575.
Our supporters make a huge impact by donating new household items. In fact, last year, around 6,500 items were donated and valued at $55,000! However, as we move more families into housing, our need for these household donations also rise. We are structuring a new way to ensure that we have enough donations coming in throughout the year.
HERE IS HOW YOU CAN HELP:
~ Host a donation drive with your company, organization or within your network of family and friends. Email donationdrive@safehaven.org if you are interested in learning more.
~ Purchase one or more items on our needs list and schedule a delivery time at Safe Haven. Visit our current needs on our website to view a list of household items.
~ Visit our Amazon, Target or Walmart wish lists to purchase items and have them delivered to Safe Haven.
~ Become a recurring donor of household items or Welcome Home Kits. We need sponsors for 2024. Companies and organizations who want to regularly provide a certain household item, monthly, quarterly or once a year are needed. Please email donationdrive@safehaven.org to register.
Your donations of new household items are a wonderful way to help us welcome families home. If you have any questions, feel free to email me a rwilkins@safehaven.org.
THRIFT SMART PARTNERSHIP:
Most of the items we accept as donations need to be new and unopened. You can visit our website to see a list of items that we do and do not accept. If you have items to donate that we cannot accept, please consider donating them to Thrift Smart located at 4890 Nolensville Road. When donating, please say it is in support of Safe Haven Family Shelter. This helps us earn credits that families can use to purchase the items they need.
