Thank You! $411,000 Worth of Supplies Donated in 2018!

Watch this short 2017 Sorting Day video!

“Many of our clients arrive afraid, depressed, and embarrassed to ask for help. They are very grateful for the personal care items we can offer them.  These donated supplies not only help them with their immediate needs, but they also demonstrate that our community cares about them.”  – LEAVEN More Stories

What:

The Family’s ‘Help for the Homeless’ hygiene drive works with area homeless coalitions every spring to stock the shelves of 83 homeless and crisis programs in 15 Wisconsin communities in our listening areas. The goal of ‘Help for the Homeless’ is to supply a year’s worth of product to each agency (In many cases, this is happening!). In 2018, generous community members donated $409,000 worth of laundry soap, shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant,etc. to their local crisis programs,  Donations remain in the communities where they are collected.

Where:

Appleton/Fox Cities, Chilton, Fond du Lac, Green Bay/Brown County, Manitowoc/Two Rivers, Marshfield, Oconto/Marinette, Oshkosh, Antigo, Seymour, Sheboygan/Plymouth, Stevens Point, Waupaca, Wausau and Wisconsin Rapids. List of all 2018 Collection Sites.

2019 Dates: February 17 – March 10.

How:

Drop donations off at Festival Foods or Shopko Stores OR join more than 875 local businesses, churches, and schools who participate annually by placing collection boxes and in high traffic areas and inviting their staff, members and students to contribute. Print-ready flyers and blurbs to paste into newsletters/memos etc. are in the “Information Kit” below.

For more information at The Family studios 800-236-9364 or email heidip@thefamily.net

Kit contains printable flyers, blurbs to cut and paste, lists, logos, news release etc.

 Thanks to these 2018 sponsors!

Thanks also to Menasha Corp. Green Bay Packaging, and Great Northern Corp. for their generous donation of collection boxes!

Requested items for donation. New, unopened items only.

Thank you for your Help for the Homeless!