A Program of the St. Vincent de Paul Church Social Action Committee
Ways you can help
1. Financial donations are always welcome. Please make checks payable to St. Vincent de Paul Chuach and write “TRE” in the memo line. Mail them to the parish at 120 N. Front Street, BAltimore MD 21202. You can also donate via credit card: go to our website homepage and click on the blue “GIVING” button. Ensure you earmark your donation for “TRE.” where prompted.
2. Furniture: please contact the Donation Coordinator at 410-657-5874 or by email at resource-exchange@stvchurch.org
3. Household goods: Please see our list of needed items, below. You can bring these items to St. Vincent’s church to drop them off. Please call the Donation Coordinator at the number above to arrange for a time to drop off your donations. We cannot accept items that are not on the list.
What The Resource Exchange Does
Our mission is to assist people leaving homelessness to turn empty rental units into a home by providing basic furniture and household items. Our program optimizes the chance of success for those newly housed, and it affirms for each of them that there are people who care and believe in them.
We only work with clients referred by Health Care for the Homeless, which provides ongoing wrap-around support services to the newly-housed.
Often apartments have no furniture or items necessary for cooking simple meals or cleaning. There are no sheets, towels, or a bed. And yet we encounter deep gratitude for the safety of a locked door and the stability of a ‘place of their own.’ The Resource Exchange team brings new bedding, makes up the bed, and adds towels, mat, and shower curtains to the bath. We bring living room furniture and kitchen tables & chairs, and furnish the kitchen for home-cooking with needed pots, dishes, and utensils.
DONATING ITEMS Please make sure all items are clean and in good working order. New items are, of course, welcome! Below is a list of items needed for most clients.
KITCHEN
Pots, skillets, casserole dish, cooking utensils.
We provide sets of 4: Dishes, mugs, drinking glasses, flatware.
Plastic food storage containers, ice cube trays, can opener.
Kitchen towels, pot holders, dish cloths.
Colander, mixing bowl, peeler.
BED and BATH
Sheets (1 set) with pillow cases, blanket/comforter, throws.
Bath and hand towels, wash cloths, bath mat.
Wastebaskets (small), hangers.
Shower curtain, shower rings.
LAUNDRY & CLEANING SUPPLIES
Laundry basket, laundry detergent, dish detergent.
All purpose cleaner, bucket, broom, dust pan, sponges.
Hand soap, toilet brush, paper towels, toilet paper.
ADDITIONAL ITEMS
Coffee maker, blender, small microwave, crockpot, radio, newer TVs.
Thank you for your generosity!
