Accepts only NEW and unused items of donations due to health and safety protocols. Accepts the following types of donations through Amazon Wish List:
-  Twin size sheets 
-  Towels 
-  Pillows 
-  New women's and children's undergarments 
-  Children's pajamas and socks 
-  Cell phones and prepaid phone cards 
-  Diapers 
-  New full-size toiletries 
-  African American hair and body products 
-  Children's toothbrushes 
-  Calendars 
-  Journals 
-  Children's books & videos 
-  School supplies  
Does not pick up donations.  
Offers tax receipts for all donations.

Donations accepted by DAWN

Accepts donations of new items by way of Amazon Wish List to distribute to homeless and recently homeless clients. Accepts a variety of donations. See description for complete list. Does not pick up donations. Offers tax receipts for all donations.

Programs that accept new or used audiotapes, records, compact discs (CDs), videotapes, DVDs, described videos and other similar items and keep them for use in their own program or donate them to libraries, schools and other community agencies for their own use or for distribution to people they serve.

Video/DVD/CD Donation Programs

Programs that accept cosmetics, shaving utensils, beard trimming equipment, hygienic supplies and other personal care items and keep them for use in their own program or donate them to shelters and other community-based organizations for distribution to the people they serve. Also included are programs that assemble a collection of personal/grooming supplies for women and/or men and make the materials available to people in the community who need them.

Personal/Grooming Supplies Donation Programs

Programs that accept notebooks, pens, pencils, calculators, book bags and other school supplies and keep them for use in their own programs or donate them to other community-based organizations for distribution to the people they serve.

School Supplies Donation Programs

Programs that accept new or secondhand sheets, blankets, pillowcases, bedspreads, towels and other similar household essentials, refurbish them if necessary, and keep them for use in their own programs, donate them to other community-based organizations for distribution to the people they serve, or sell them to raise money for agency programs.

Bedding/Linen Donation Programs

Programs that accept donations of new or gently used socks, undershirts, bras, slips, nightgowns, pajamas, bathrobes and other undergarments/nightwear; and keep the clothing for use in their own programs, or donate it community-based organizations for distribution to the people they serve.

Underwear/Sleepwear Donation Programs

Programs that accept new or used books, magazines and other reading materials and keep them for use in their own program or donate them to libraries, schools and other community agencies for their own use or for distribution to people they serve.

Book/Magazine Donation Programs

Programs that accept donations of paints, brushes, easels, canvases, paper, dyes, chalk, charcoal, colored pencils, clay, glass, wax, beads, pieces of wood, cutting tools, scraps of fabric and other tools and materials that are required for any of a variety of art or craft projects. The materials may be kept by the organization for use in its own program, sold to the general public or teachers (usually at discounted prices) or donated again to arts/crafts programs for use by the people they serve.

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Donations accepted by DAWN