A great way that you can help people in need in our community, is to donate goods to our programs. Some of these programs include Emergency Relief, Small Steps, or DIY Dads. Items can range from tins of instant coffee, bedding and craft activities, to play equipment and furniture.
Items currently needed (July 2024):
Emergency Relief
URGENT: Small tents, Cat Food, Nappies size 3-5, Medium/Large Incontinence Pants
-Plastic grocery bags (for food packs)
-Shampoo and conditioner (travel size are great)
-Toothbrushes/Toothpaste
-Deodorant
-Feminine hygiene products
-Toilet paper rolls
-Pet food – wet/dry cat/dog food
-Non-perishable food –
$50 Woolworths Essentials vouchers
Cans of Big’N Chunky soup (525g)
Long life (UHT) milk (1lt)
Jars of pasta sauce
Cans of tuna (185g and 95g)
Cans spaghetti & baked beans
Packet noodles
Packets of plain pasta
Packets of rice (1kg)
Cereal
Biscuits
Muesli bars
Lunchbox snacks
Socks – assorted sizes
-Underwear – Mens/Womens assorted sizes
-Warm coats/jackets
-Woollen beanies, gloves, scarves
Towels – in good condition
-Blankets – in good condition/washable
Mountain View
-Activity Vouchers – Aquatic Centre, Port Arthur, Mini Golf etc)
-Welcome packs for new residents consisting of:
King size sheet set and quilt/doona
2 x pillows
Microwave
Television
Kettle
2 x Towels
Donations of these items are very gratefully received at both 50 Barrack Street, Hobart and 11 Main Road, Moonah.
If you have any queries please contact Em at emarriott@hobartcitymisison.org.au or on 03 6215 4287.
DIY Dads
-Coffee Machine (no pod machines sorry)
-2 x Washing Machines
-Car seat (birth-4y/o) (NEW ONLY PLEASE due to safety requirements)
-Booster seat (NEW ONLY PLEASE due to safety requirements)
Growing Together
-Whipper Snipper
-Mower
-Gardening Tools
-Nappies in all sizes
-Baby wipes
-Small first aid kits
-Personal hygiene products
-Cleaning supplies
-“Moving In” kits (washing basket filled with pegs and dishwashing soap, tea towels, toilet cleaner etc)
Small Steps
-Towels
-Kitchenware e.g. cutlery, crockery, Tupperware, cooking utensils)
-King Single Mattress protectors
-Long life milk
-Kitchen start up packs (e.g. oil, sugar, paper towel, cleaning items)
-Baby monitors
-King Single bed sheets
-Pillows (new)
-Snacks for young children
-Coffee sachets
-Condiments -curry powder/sauce etc
-Ready-made meals kits
-Toilet paper
-Snap lock bags
-Size 3/4/5/6 Nappies
-Baby wipes
Safe Space
-Travel size toiletries – toothbrushes/paste, shampoo/conditioner, deodorant, body wash/soap
-Feminine Hygiene products
-Socks – assorted sizes
-Kmart voucher – to purchase assorted shoes
-Thermals – assorted sizes
-Instant Coffee
-Long life milk
-Sugar
You can also check out GIVIT, a fantastic third party website that connects our programs with generous donors in our community (and all over Australia!). Any items listed by HCM will be labeled “Local Charity Urgent Need”.
GIVIT is a free, third party website that enables us to list all the items we need across our various programs. As a donor you can either donate the item we need, or you can donate money to towards purchasing it! No fees or charges are taken from your monetary donations so you can rest assured that your whole donation is going toward the item you would like to help us purchase.
OP SHOPS
Donations to our Op Shops are also a great way to help raise money for our programs.
You can donate good quality clothing, bric-a-brac, furniture, books, artwork… if it’s still in good condition and you loved it once, chances are that someone else will love it too!
Click the button below to find out more about our Op Shops and how to donate.
Questions
Please feel free to contact our Partnerships Specialist, Em on 03 6215 4287 or at communications@hobartcitymission.org.au if you have any questions about donating goods to programs.