EVERY DONATION IS IMPORTANT TO US

Thank you for your interest in helping us make a positive impact in the lives of the homeless women and children in our community. Big or small, every donation to ACCESS and the homeless women and children it serves will be greatly appreciated.

WHAT YOUR MONETARY DONATION CAN DO

• $25 provides a meal for 25 hungry persons
• $100 provides 50 days of school transportation for a homeless child
• $250 provides much needed health care for 10 homeless children

DONATE GOODS TO HELP ACCESS

Currently, ACCESS can only take new items due to a lack of storage space. Items that can always be used are:
• Baby items: diapers, bottles, onesies, formula, wipes
• Underwear for male and female all sizes; bras all sizes
• Winter coats, all sizes
• Paper products, feminine hygiene products
• Shoes, boots, slippers, all sizes

DONATE TO ACCESS SECURELY USING PAYPAL

• Quickly and easily donate money to Access Emergency Shelter using your Visa® or Mastercard®.
• Simply click on the link below and you will be taken to PayPal's secure Web site to begin the transaction.

 

ACCESS Holiday Wish List for 2009

Infants/Toddlers: Musical toys, Fisher Price educational items, stacking toys, blocks, hand-eye coordination toys, sippy cups, bottles, balls (all sizes), blocks, dolls/accessories, books

Preschool:
Dolls/accessories, Dora the Explorer items, tea sets, hair accessories, rescue heroes/accessories, dinosaurs, Thomas the Train, match games, cars, trucks, other vehicles, balls (all sizes), super heroes, Spiderman items, books

Ages 5-7:
Super heroes, imaginex, doodle bear/monster, cars, Sponge Bob toys, Littlest Pets/pet shop accessories, Pound Puppies, games, dolls/accessories, Polly Pockets, books

Ages 8-10:
Craft kits, games, Magz build and play sets (magnets), Star Wars figures/accessories, Crayola sets, art supplies, Bratz dolls/accessories, sports items, remote control cars/trucks, musical items, books

Ages 11-18
Craft kits, games, art supplies, remote control cars/trucks, Legos, CD player/radio, jewelry, music, watches, alarm clocks, diaries, journals, ready to color pictures, posters, sleeping bags, sports items, body lotion, hair accessories, books, gift cards to mall, movies, Visa gift cards, Target, Record Exchange

Adult Women:
Word search/cross word puzzles, puzzles, bath and body items, lotions, journals, pens, planners, clocks, watches, canvas bags, socks, sweaters, jewelry, gift certificates, games, robes, slippers, nail polish, new blankets/throws, new books, black hair care products

Clothing:
New socks, pajamas, children’s sweat shirts/pants, underwear for children and women, sports bras, matching hat/scarf/glove sets, shoes and boots of all sizes (All sizes needed – birth to XXXL), winter coats, baby clothes

Miscellaneous items:
Gift cards to Target, Wal-Mart, ACME, Best Buy, batteries (AAA, AA, C & D, 9 volt), Kleenex, baby wipes, toddler bowls and silverware, large size diapers, Neosporin, Ibuprofen, baby Motrin, over the counter drugs, new bed sheets

Games:
Candy Land, Sorry, LIFE, Shoots and Ladders, Checkers, Cranium, Mad Gab, Monopoly, Operation, Trouble, Yahtzee, Card Games, Cariboo, Scrabble, Bingo, Outburst, Penguin Pile Up, Connect Four, KerPlunk, Pictionary, Trivial Pursuit, Boggle and Mall Madness, UNO, hand held video games

Please leave all donated items unwrapped. Please call Andie Schoofs, Volunteer Coordinator, at (330) 376-0997 if you have any questions or to schedule a donation drop off.  We are located at 230 West Market St. in Akron.

• If you have any questions, feel free to contact our Executive Director:

Lynn Budnick
Executive Director
(330) 376-0997
(330) 535-0008 fax