Every day we receive requests about how you can get involved to help the families we serve. We encourage you to take a look at the seasonal Wish Lists of items that supplement the services we provide as well as our guidelines for volunteer opportunities.

If you would like to organize a drive in your office, school, or community to benefit the children and families we serve, please email GetInvolved@HFHnyc.org.

View Our Seasonal Wish List Items

Many communities take to the neighborhood streets to Treat or Treat, join in costumed parades, or celebrate in any number of fun ways for Halloween on October 31. We want our youngsters who are temporarily staying at our family residences to enjoy these same traditions. Each of our sites and programs celebrates in its own unique way. You can help by donating Halloween items to supplement our festivities.

COSTUMES

Please send NEW costumes only. Child and youth-appropriate Halloween themes only (nothing too scary, nothing with pieces that could injure children). For specific questions, email GetInvolved@HFHnyc.org

Young adult sizes: Small, Medium, Large

Children’s sizes: Small, Medium, Large

Baby sizes: six months through toddlers

BOOKS & NON-CANDY TRICK OR TREATS

Halloween-themed books for all ages (picture books, chapter books, coloring books and crayons)

Journals and/or notebooks

Temporary tattoos, stickers

TRICK OR TREAT BAGS 

Themed-goodie bags

Pumpkins or other bags to hold Halloween goodies

All Halloween items must be received no later than Friday, October 21, 2022.

Mail items to: Homes for the Homeless, 36 Cooper Square, 3rd Floor, Attention Tierra Gunther, New York, NY 10003. Please email GetInvolved@HFHnyc.org to alert our gouls and goblins that your donation is on its way.

Fall/Winter Accessories:
(All ages and sizes) 

  • Boots 
  • Gloves/Mittens 
  • Hats 
  • Jackets/Coats 
  • Leggings 
  • Scarves 
  • Snowsuits 

Clothing:
(All ages and sizes) 

  • Business Attire: Blouses, Button-Up Shirts, Dress Pants, Dress Shoes (Men and Women) 
  • Hair Accessories 
  • Jeans 
  • Sneakers 
  • Sweaters/Hoodies 
  • Sweatsuits/Sweatpants 

School Supplies: 

  • Acrylic Paint 
  • Art Kits 
  • Colored Pencils 
  • Composition Notebooks 
  • Construction Paper 
  • Crayons 
  • Erasers 
  • Folders 
  • Loose Leaf Paper 
  • Markers 
  • Science Kits 
  • Watercolor Paint Sets 

Baby Items: 

  • Baby Formula  
  • Baby Toiletries (Body Wash, Lotion, Diaper Cream, Nail Clip Set, etc.) 
  • Blankets 
  • Diapers (All sizes) 
  • Diaper Bags 
  • Hats 
  • Jackets 
  • Maternity Clothing 
  • Mittens 
  • Onesies 
  • Pacifiers 
  • Socks 
  • Sweaters 
  • Thermometers 
  • Wipes 

Toiletries: 

  • Body Spray 
  • Brush/Comb Set 
  • Deodorant 
  • Hand Sanitizer (Most needed) 
  • Lotion 
  • Soap/Body Wash 
  • Toothpaste/Toothbrushes 

Cleaning Supplies:

  • Lysol Wipes
  • Clorox Wipes 
  • Dust pans and brooms
  • Mops
  • Dish Gloves
  • Liquid Dish Detergent

 Non-Perishable Food Pantry Items: 

  • Apple Juice (Individual boxes for children) 
  • Baby Food 
  • Canned Fruit 
  • Canned Soup 
  • Canned Tuna 
  • Canned Veggies 
  • Cereal (Boxes or Cups i.e., Cheerios or Variety Packs)  
  • Chickpeas (Canned or dry) 
  • Collard Greens (Canned) 
  • Cooking Oils 
  • Corn (Canned) 
  • Dry Pasta (Ronzoni brand. Spaghetti, Linguini, Small Macaroni Shells, and Ziti)  
  • Enfamil Baby Formula 
  • Evaporated Milk (Canned or shelf stable. No refrigeration needed) 
  • Fruit cups 
  • Gift cards, $5 and up (e.g.,  Amazon; Baby’s R Us; Bed, Bath, and Beyond; Foot Locker; Kohl’s; Macy’s; Target; Walmart)
  • Goya Tomato Paste  
  • Granola Bars  
  • Green Beans (Canned)  
  • Hamburger Helper 
  • Instant Mashed Potatoes 
  • Instant Rice (Success brand. Brown or White rice)  
  • Macaroni & Cheese (Boxed or Instant Cups)   
  • Milk (Canned or shelf stable. No refrigeration needed) 
  • Mixed vegetables (Canned) 
  • Oatmeal (Individual packets and family-sized packages) 
  • Pancake Mix 
  • Pasta Sauce (Hunt’s Bottled Sauce) 
  • Pink Beans (Canned or dry)  
  • Seasonings:  
    • Garlic Powder 
    • Italian Seasoning  
    • Onion Powder 
    • Salt 
    • Sazon
  • Sugar Packets (100-packet package)  
  • Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate (Individual packets)  
  • Syrup 
  • Teddy Graham cookies (Family-sized packages and individual child bags)  
  • Trail Mix 
  • Yams (Canned)  

 

For the Adult Students During Training

Interview Clothing & Job Search Items

  • Blouses/short and long-sleeved 
  • Buttoned Downs, Oxfords, long-sleeved 
  • Cosmetics (Eye shadow palettes, Foundation, Lipstick/Lip Gloss, Mascara) 
  • Dress Socks 
  • Flash drives 
  • Portfolios/Folders 
  • Resume paper 
  • Ties 

Items for the Center

  • Coffee Beans for Barista Trainings 

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