Create Welcome Baskets for neighbors overcoming homelessness!

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Collect and donate the supplies your neighbors need to be successful in stable living! We have a variety of housing teams that help our unhoused neighbors get into a place they can call home. Welcome Baskets support people transitioning from homelessness into their own apartments and homes.

We have a number of off-site housing programs and teams like Housing First, Family Rapid Rehousing, Single Adult Supportive Housing, and more that supports individuals transitioning out of homelessness. These baskets provide those individuals the things they need to get started in a home such as, dishes, pots and pans, a broom, etc.

This is a great activity for girl/boy scout troops, family gatherings, faith groups relationship building, or even corporate giving!

Possible Supplies:

• Sponges
• Dish soap
• Laundry basket
• Laundry detergent
• All purpose cleaners and other cleaning supplies
• Paper towels
• Toilet paper
• Broom and dust pan
• Garbage bags
• Mop and floor cleaner
• Shower towels
• Shower curtains
• Cookware
• Disinfectant wipes
• Clothes hamper
• Dryer sheets
• Shower Curtains
• Dishware
• Utensils
• Non-perishable foods
• Microwavable meals
• Snacks
• Personal hygiene supplies
• Small space heater
• Fan
• Air freshener

Feel free to include bonus items you think might be helpful. You do not need to include everything on this list to make a Welcome Home Basket. However, do your best to attain the bolded items on this list, as many residents may not have any of these when they first move in.

Reach out to Abby Abele at Abigail.Abele@AgateMN.org or 612-715-0449 with any questions, or to schedule a drop off of assembled baskets.

Thank you for your generosity and support of our mission to end homelessness and relieve hunger through action and advocacy.