YWCA needs household items for emergency shelter

    File Photo, Dec. 2019: YWCA Chief Development Officer Amanda Ames inside the room where supplies are stored to help equip families moving out of Emily’s Place emergency shelter and into their own apartments. Since this photo was taken, the cupboard has become bare. Photo/Carol Robidoux

    MANCHESTER NH – YWCA New Hampshire is seeking donations of basic household supplies for Emily’s Place, its emergency shelter for survivors of domestic violence and their children.

    Needed items include laundry detergent, toilet paper, paper towels, shampoo/conditioner, bar soap or body wash, toothpaste, hand soap and household cleaning products.

    “We’ve been one of many nonprofit organizations whose fundraising effort has been seriously affected by the pandemic,” said YWCA CEO Jessica Cantin. “Not only are some of these items difficult to obtain, but purchasing them puts a strain on our already reduced budget,” she said.

    Cantin notes that residents of its shelter could also benefit from the donation of gift cards to places like Walmart, Target, Market Basket or Hannaford, or Visa gift cards in any amount.

    To make a donation, contact the info@ywcanh.org.