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By providing items on our Wish List you are ultimately helping us to provide for some the essential needs of the people we serve at MDHA. We urgently need cash donations to help us provide the “kits” outlined below. We also urgently need gifts in-kind of any of the items listed below.

If you would like to make a cash donation, please click here.

If you are interested in making gifts in-kind of items on our Wish List, please contact Erin McFaye. Thank you!

Immediate needs:

  • Reading Glasses
  • Used Cell Phones (any condition)
  • New or gently used cubicle walls (to create more office spaces for our Care Managers & Guests)
  • Water Bottles (reusable) & Gatorade/Powerade Powder (individual packets)
  • Adult's summer clothing kit: $28.00
    (pair of shorts, shirt, underwear, socks, sneakers)
  • Basic toiletries supply kit for one person: $3.25
  • Child's summer clothing kit: $22.00
    (pair of shorts, shirt, underwear, socks, sneakers)
  • A day's meals for family of three: $12.00
  • Towels and washcloths for five people: $17.50
  • Apartment kitchen starter kit: $45.00
    (utensils, pots, pans, storage containers)
  • Furniture for a one bedroom apartment: $400.00
    Two bedroom apartment: $650.00
  • Commercial Fan: $300.00

Gifts In-kind or Cash Gifts Are Needed For These Items:

Clothing

  • Men's emergency clothing, especially pants and underwear. We need gently used clothing or cash gifts for bulk orders of sweats and briefs.
  • Sneakers or Tennis Shoes
  • Sweatsuits (fall and winter)
  • Basketball Shorts (spring and summer)
  • Under Garments (underpants, T-shirts, socks, sports bras)

Personal Care

  • Sunblock / Lotion
  • Shampoo and Conditioner (personal size or bulk size for shampoo, conditioner, lotion and body wash)
  • Lotion
  • Body Wash
  • Sanitary Napkins
  • Deodorant
  • Laundry Detergent
  • Toothpaste
  • Combs
  • Brushes
  • Flip Flops

Personal/Spiritual/Recreational

  • Musicians to Perform on Campus
  • Blankets
  • Bibles - Large Print
  • Sunglasses
  • Duffel Bags / Backpacks
  • Chess Sets / Checkers/ Backgammon

Equipment & Furniture

  • Ultraviolet Lighting Fixtures
  • Office Cubicle Walls
  • Canopy / Shading for Kennel
  • Ironing Boards / Irons
  • Wheelchairs / Walkers / Canes
  • First Aid Kits & Refill Materials
  • Defibrillators (3)
  • A Desk
  • New & Gently Used Furniture
  • Moving Equipment (pallet jack, dollies)

Barbershop

If you can donate any of the Barbershop items below please contact Erin McFaye. If you’d like to regularly volunteer your services for a few hours as a licensed barber at The Bridge, please contact Erin McFaye.

  • Towels
  • Barbicide
  • Barbicide Jars
  • Storage Containers
  • 2 Clothes Hampers
  • Hand Sanitizer
  • Gloves
  • Combs
  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner

Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance (located at The Bridge)
1818 Corsicana, Dallas Texas 75201 . Tel: 214 670 1100 . Info@MDHADallas.org

Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance, MDHA, is a 501(c)3 member organization composed of a broad spectrum of stakeholders committed to ending homelessness.

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