May Opportunities: Help HomeFront from Home During COVID-19

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Amid COVID-19, we remain committed to providing shelter, food, diapers, and other basic necessities to families in need. We’re are continuing to adapt to find the best ways to operate our essential services while keeping everyone as safe as possible. We're looking for your help.

Below are meaningful ways for you, your family, and the community to help HomeFront families and get involved remotely during this time.

1. Share this Document and Stay Up-to-Date with Us

Share this document with 3 people! Stay tuned for additional ways to help coming soon on our site and social media. Sign up for our e-newsletter: www.homefrontnj.org/newsletter-sign-up/

2. Donate or Be Part of a Virtual Fundraiser

3. Provide Urgent Items

• To make a donation , please visit www.homefrontnj.org/donate or
  call 609-989-9417 x 107.

HomeFront already has a significant amount of unanticipated and unbudgeted expenses related to preparations for COVID-19 - and we only expect those costs to rise as our families are directly affected.

As you consider your charitable giving during this time, please keep us in mind.

• Double Helpings Initiative: Help hungry families while helping struggling restaurants . Your donation will help feed local homeless families staying in area motels who are hit hardest during COVID-19.
• https://www.homefrontnj.org/donate-food-delivery/
• Virtual Run/Walk for Hope: Register for a 10K, 5K, one-mile Run/Walk, or a dog walk on June 7 - on your own, as a family, or as part of a "virtual team" and be part of this remote community.
• https://bit.ly/HF20205k
• Facebook Fundraiser or Virtual Rent Party: Host on social media or use video chat to help homeless families secure housing by collecting the funds they need to move into their new homes.

• Diapers (size newborn, 4, 5, and 6)
• Baby wipes
• Canned goods (protein like chicken/tuna, ravioli, beef stew, soup, spaghetti sauce, and fruit)
• Baby formula
• Dry cereal
• Shelf stable milk (Horizon/Natrel/Parmalat or powdered milk)
• Pop-top canned goods and microwave-friendly food for individuals living in motels
• Feminine hygiene products

If you’re interested in preparing complete food bags for our pantry, please email getinvolved@homefrontnj.org .

Unfortunately, right now we cannot accept donations of furniture, clothing, or housewares. We hope you understand. Our Donation Center is currently self-service with a large donation box. If you have a large volume to donate or items that cannot fit in a donation box, please contact us at getinvolved@homefrontnj.org to coordinate a drop-off.

These and more items can be purchased through our Amazon wishlist : http://bit.ly/HFMarch20Items

All items can be dropped off or delivered to 1880 Princeton Avenue in Lawrenceville.

4. Volunteer Remotely:

• Collect items and prepare food bags at home
• Make art for "Small Works from Big Hearts": Join this online exhibit of works, with sales supporting Homefront’s ArtSpace
• https://bit.ly/HFArtSpSmWks
• Put together first aid, personal hygiene, and welcome home kits
• Make cards for our families with inspirational quotes
• Join the Warm Welcome Design Team, remotely making items for families in our emergency housing (email catherinec@homefrontnj.org)
• Jumpstart your spring cleaning and put aside pots and pans, linens, towels, and kitchen items to donate when we fully reopen our Donation Center

Whatever it is you do to help, show us!

We want to see what you're up to and thank you!

• Take a picture or short clip of you volunteering at home
• Post it on social media and tag us (or email it to us at getinvolved@homefrontnj.org with your first name)
• Share it with others and get them involved too

Questions?
For details or additional instructions on any of these opportunities, email getinvolved@homefrontnj.org .

Our Family Campus remains open and vibrant for the families in residence. Our many housing programs are running with enhanced support to ensure that our families have up-to-date information, cleaning supplies, and resources. Our Food Pantries and Diaper Resource Center are stocking up, reaching out to vulnerable families, and making extraordinary efforts to make sure all families have the supplies they need. Our homelessness prevention and eviction prevention programs are continuing to operate. We anticipate an increased need for these services as families are put out of work.