In-Kind Giving
Thank you for supporting YWCA women and families! Below you’ll find updates on our Welcome Home & Spring Cleaning drive and our All Women Deserve To Feel Beautiful Mother's Day drive. If you're interested in getting involved with either drive, contact Lori Bugaj lbugaj@ywcaworks.org for more information.
Cleaning supply drive
Often our families arrive with very few items to help make their new apartment a home. This Spring, help our families by filling a laundry basket or storage bin with items to comfort or clean.
Our collection drive runs from April 19 - 21, 2023. Donations can be dropped off at our Phillis Wheatley Office, located at 2820 E Cherry St. Seattle, WA 98122 between the hours of 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM.
Help us fill laundry baskets and cleaning buckets with these types of items:
- Paper towels, sponges, cleaning cloths
- Cleaners – window, bleach, dish soap
- Laundry detergent, clothes drying rack
- Toilet brush, cleaner
- Garbage bags
- Mop / broom, dust pan
- Hand soap
Help us fill laundry baskets and storage bins with items to set up a home, like:
- Towel sets
- Twin or full bed-in-a-bag and pillows
- Personal care items (hair care, lotion, toothbrush/paste, razor, deodorant, soap)
- Toilet paper and tissues
- Feminine hygiene products and/or first aid kits
Mother's Day drive
This Mother’s Day, YWCA wants all the women we serve to have what they need to feel their best. Help us provide high-quality, full-sized, ethnically diverse personal care products to the women in our emergency housing programs.
Our collection drive runs from April 26 - 28, 2023. Donations can be dropped off at our Phillis Wheatley Office, located at 2820 E Cherry St. Seattle, WA 98122 between the hours of 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM.
Items needed include:
- Sulfate-free shampoo and shampoo bars
- Leave-in conditioners and moisturizers
- Detanglers
- Combing and curl shaping crèmes
- Hair masks
- Scalp and hair oil or butter – castor oil, coconut oil, almond oil, jojoba oil and essential oils
- Edge control gels
- All-natural body lotions (sulfate- and paraben-free)
For hair products, look for hydrating ingredients that seal hair, like humectants, glycerin, honey, and butters.
Items needed include:
- Braiding hair, pre-stretched preferred
- All types of combs and brushes
- Hair ties and puff cuff hair clamps
- Satin-lined headwraps, headbands turbans, and pillow cases
