Instructions & guidelines
Help From Home Kits
Although on-site volunteering has been temporarily suspended due to COVID-19, we are still in need of Help from Home Kits such as Snack Packs, Toiletry Kits, and Clean Home Kits. Making these kits is a great way to continue supporting us from afar as we expand our services to meet the community’s growing needs! Refer to the guidelines below for specific items to include in each kit.
Please note the following:
- If you’re assembling Snack Packs, you must schedule a drop-off day and time by contacting Mitzuy Ley at MitzuyL@DowntownWomensCenter.org. We will not accept unscheduled Snack Pack deliveries.
- Click here to schedule a contactless donation drop-off for your Clean Home Kits or Toiletry Kits. We will not accept unscheduled deliveries.
- A mask and gloves should be worn at all times while handling and packaging the kits.
- We are able to accept pre-packaged and unused items, ONLY, due to the heightened vulnerability of our community to COVID-19.
- We recommend “quarantining” your kits for 72 hours prior to shipment or delivery, to ensure that they are contamination-free.
QUESTIONS? PLEASE CONTACT MITZUYL@DOWNTOWNWOMENSCENTER.ORG
Snack Pack Instructions
Snack Packs are essential to the women we serve at DWC. They allow us to ensure that participants have a nutritious snack or meal before leaving the Day Center. Many of our programs and services have expanded due to COVID-19, and we are now providing 800 to-go meals daily! The menu items to the right include enough ingredients to create 200 Snack Packs that can be shipped or delivered to DWC.
♥ Please make sure to handle all items while wearing gloves and a mask!
♥ Please note that the hyperlinked items are suggestions, only — feel free to choose different items, or mix and match!
♥ Consider adding a personalized note of encouragement or inspiration to make your snack packs extra special!
1. MAIN COURSE:
- 200 Uncrustables Smuckers – PB & Grape Jelly 60ct, Strawberry 60ct
2. Fruit Serving (CHOOSE 1):
- 200 individually packaged fruit cups – Peaches 12 pk, Mandarin oranges 4pk, Pears 4pk, apples, etc.
- 200 packages applesauce with no sugar added – 20 pk
3. Beverage:
200 units of (choose one):
- Water: Bottled Water(16.9 oz)
- 100% juice pack (Lemonade, Watermelon, Apple)
- Small container of milk, seltzer, or tomato juice (24 pk)
***Please, no sodas, juice drinks, or other high-sugar beverages!
4. Other Snack (CHOOSE 2-3):
- 200 small packages of nuts
- 200 packages trail mix – 7 ct
- 200 granola bars 100 sugar-free – S’mores 58 ct
- 200 individual packs sugar-free or low-fat cookies – Nabisco Cookies 30 pk, Nabisco variety 20pk
- 200 yogurts – blueberry/strawberry 12ct
- 200 boxes of raisins – Raisins 6ct
- 200 string cheese – String cheese 36ct
- 200 individually packaged chips – Fritos 40 pk, Sunchips 40 pk, Frito Variety 28 ct, Frito Variety 2 28 ct, Pringles 27 ct
- 200 individually packed bags of veggies (e.g., carrots)
- 200 individually packaged hummus – 6 ct packages
- 200 individually packaged guacamole – 4 ct packages
5. Packaging:
- 200 brown paper bags – 100 ct
- 200 individually packaged plastic cutlery set with napkin – Plastic cutlery 250 ct, 50 ct
Delivery & Drop-Off Options
Ship your completed Snack Packs to:
Attn: Day Center Kitchen
Downtown Women’s Center
442 S. San Pedro Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Toiletry Kit Instructions
Toiletry Kits are equally essential to the women we serve at DWC. We are continuing to provide showers in our Day Center at this time, but our kits of essential toiletry items are running low. You can help!
♥ Please ensure all toiletry items are travel-sized.
♥ Please note that we we are able to accept pre-packaged and unused items, ONLY, due to the heightened vulnerability of our community to COVID-19.
♥ Please make sure to handle all items while wearing gloves and a mask!
♥ Consider adding a personalized note of encouragement or inspiration to make your toiletry kits extra special!
1. REQUIRED ITEMS
Include all:
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Lotion
- Body wipes
- Fresh socks
- Toothpaste
2. Optional Items
Include as many as you like:
- Toothbrush
- Deodorant
- Washcloth
- Comb or small brush
- Sunscreen
- Chapstick
- Q-tip swabs
- Band-aids
- Hair elastics
3. PACKAGING
Delivery & Drop-Off Options
Ship your completed Toiletry Kits to:
Attn: Day Center — Ms. Shirley
Downtown Women’s Center
442 S. San Pedro Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Clean Home Kit Instructions
Clean Home Kits provide DWC residents with essential cleaning supplies as they move from homelessness into housing. Your thoughtful contribution will help these women create a safe space that they can call home. There are three different kinds of kits you can make: general cleaning kits, kitchen cleaning kits, and laundry kits.
♥ Please ensure to include all items under your list of choice.
♥ Please note that we are able to accept pre-packaged and unused items, ONLY, due to the heightened vulnerability of our community to COVID-19.
♥ Please make sure to handle all items while wearing gloves and a mask!
♥ Consider adding a personalized note of encouragement or inspiration to make your kits extra special!
1. OPTION 1: CLEAN HOME KITS (INCLUDE ALL):
- All-purpose disinfectant
- Windex
- Toilet brush and plunger
- Garbage bags
- Dust pan & brush
- Dusting cloths
2. Option 2: Clean Kitchen Kits (INCLUDE ALL):
- Multi-purpose cleaner
- Dish soap
- Sponge
- Dish towel
- Hand soap
- Garbage bags
- Lysol spray
3. OPTION 3: CLEAN CLOSET KITS (INCLUDE ALL):
- Laundry detergent
- Collapsible laundry basket
- Fabric softener
- Dryer sheets
- Hangers
4. PACKAGING:
Delivery & Drop-Off Options
Ship your completed Clean Home Kits to:
Attn: Day Center — Ms. Shirley
Downtown Women’s Center
442 S. San Pedro Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013