Donation Wish List

Donate Goods and/or Services to SCCCC!

Please help our programs obtain everyday items for the clients, staff, and facilities!

To donate by check or credit card, please go back to the donation homepage.

Child and Family Development Programs

  1. Aquariums and fish for center sites
  2. New classroom and children's furniture
  3. Books
  4. Trikes and helmets
  5. Plants and trees for playgrounds
  6. Mini-van
  7. Lumber

CFDP also needs household furniture (especially beds and dining sets) and working refrigerator/freezers for in-need families.

Community Recovery Services

  1. Washing machines and clothes dryers in good working order
  2. Two regular kitchen-sized refigerators (SCRR)
  3. Toiletries/Personal items (shampoo, bath soap, razors, deodorants, toothbrushes, etc.)
  4. Appliances
  5. Bus passes for clients
  6. Movie/event passes
  7. Men's and women’s clothing
  8. Twin size sheets, blankets, and other bedding
  9. Bath towels
  10. Rugs
  11. Lamps
  12. Drapes or blinds
  13. Dressers
  14. Alarm clocks
  15. Hangers
  16. Shower curtains
  17. Auto and power tool supplies - tools, motor oil, shop vacuum
  18. Smoke alarms
  19. Kitchen items - blender, toaster, microwave, refrigerator, tableware, glasses, pots and pans, cooking knives
  20. Yard equipment - lawn mower, weed whacker, leaf blower, hoes and rakes, shovels, hoses
  21. Firewood - must be free of paint and nails

Community Support Services

River Street Shelter:

  1. 36 inch or larger flat-screen TV
  2. Bunk beds and ladders
  3. Set of 16 rolling chairs for dining room table
  4. Dressers in good condition
  5. Bookcases in good condition
  6. Toiletries/Personal items (shampoo, bath soap, razors, deodorants, toothbrushes, etc.)

Crisis House:

  1. Gazebo
  2. Dishwasher
  3. A sturdy, locking shed
  4. Leather couches
  5. Mini-van
  6. Car
  7. 10 Captain's beds
  8. New carpeting
  9. Area rugs
  10. Good quality, sturdy office chairs
  11. Musical instruments
  12. Art supplies

El Dorado Center:

  1. Night stands (16)
  2. Dining room table (or tables) to seat 16
  3. Dining room chairs (16)
  4. Couches (3-4)
  5. Nice chairs for groups (16)
  6. Twin beds (frames that stand on legs - not captain's beds) (4)
  7. Office chairs
  8. Benches (2)
  9. New professional restaurant refrigerator
  10. Recreational equipment
  11. New carpeting
  12. Awnings

Housing Support Services:

  1. Donation of deep cleaning house service (one time or biannual)
  2. 2 small leather or faux leather couches
  3. Backyard table and chair set with umbrella
  4. New vacuum cleaner
  5. Carpet steam cleaner
  6. Bedside lamps
  7. Small nightstands
  8. Small dressers in good condition
  9. New bathmats and kitchen mats
  10. Room dividers
  11. Twin bed comforters
  12. Twin bed sheet sets
  13. New pillows

Santa Cruz AIDS Project:

  1. Socks
  2. Laundry soap
  3. Toiletries/Personal items (toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, bar soap, razors, lotion)

Transition Age Youth Programs:

  1. Clothing in good condition (larger sizes for both men and women, especially button down shirts, ties, undershirts, jeans, gloves and socks)
  2. Sleeping bags
  3. Backpacks
  4. Bikes
  5. Housewares for young adults moving into independant housing (towels, sets of dishes, glasses, silverware, cookware, bedding, blenders, toasters, microwaves, mops, brooms, etc.)
  6. Books for young adults
  7. Toiletries
  8. Gift cards (food, movies, Boardwalk, etc.)
  9. Wall-mount flat-screen TV for our Resource Center

Second Story:

  1. Cups and glasses
  2. Plates and bowls
  3. Shelving or drawers to fit an Amana freezer-on-top refrigerator

Youth Services

  1. 8-passenger vans and/or station wagons in good working condition
  2. Bus passes
  3. Gift Certificates for food, clothing, youth needs
  4. Gift Certificates for youth incentives and rewards at Ross, McDonalds, Burger King, Erik’s Deli, coffee shops, bakeries, movie theaters, CVS, K-Mart, Target, Capitola Mall, etc.
  5. Yard maintenance equipment (lawn mower, weed whacker, branch saw, electric hedge trimmer, shovels, garden tools, hoes, rakes)
  6. Outdoor activities (soccer balls, basketballs, baseballs, nets, footballs, badminton, horseshoes, ping pong tables, etc.)
  7. Flat-screen TV and DVD player that's compatible with a VCR
  8. Someone to do brick work/tile work on the patio at YSN
  9. Art supplies
  10. Board games
  11. Paperback books that are of a positive tone for the lending/trading library
  12. Old hardcover books to decorate the shelves (old encyclopedias, leather-bound volumes, etc.)
  13. DVDs appropriate for teens
  14. Nice couches, including a matching sofa and loveseat
  15. A wooden park bench for the memorial garden
  16. Dark wood end tables
  17. Framed art
  18. Vacuum cleaners
  19. Flatware (silverware)
  20. Bowls (cereal/soup size)

Contact: Melanie.smock@scccc.org
(831) 469-1700 x 106 - Melanie Smock

We are very grateful for your generosity! Please note that we will do our very best to respond quickly to any donation offers, but with many program sites throughout the county, it can take a few days to connect your donation with the location where it can be of the greatest use.

Your patience is greatly appreciated!