Sponsor a household
A mother and two children moving into their own apartment next month
- A kitchen table and four chairs
- Two twin beds with mattresses ×2
Ways to Give
Meet a Need
A neighbor here needs a bed, a table, shoes for school. The Center needs towels and work boots. Take one on, and we will tell you when it arrives.
What is needed today
Need something yourself? Tell us → Your name is never shown; staff read it first.
A neighbor needs
A kitchen table and four chairs
Any style, sturdy
“Moving into my own apartment next month after a year here”
1 of 1 still needed
Two twin beds with mattresses
Frames and mattresses
“Moving into my own apartment next month after a year here”
2 of 2 still needed
School shoes, size 3
Sneakers, new
“For my nine-year-old starting at a new school”
1 of 1 still needed
A twin bed with mattress
Frame and mattress
“Starting over in a place of my own”
1 of 1 still needed
A car seat
Convertible, for a toddler
“Our daughter is two and we just got a car”
1 of 1 still needed
ECTLC Center
Children’s bicycles
Any size, ridable
A bike is how a child here gets to a friend’s house, the park and school on their own two wheels. Outgrown ones are welcome if they still ride.
4 of 4 still needed
Sports equipment
Balls, gloves, bats — for the children here
Afternoons at the Center are better with a ball in play. Basketballs, soccer balls, a glove and a bat go straight to the kids.
6 of 6 still needed
LEGO play sets
New or complete
Quiet, absorbing and shared — a set keeps a room of children busy on a rainy day and gets rebuilt a hundred times.
5 of 5 still needed
Bath towels
Bath size, new
Every person who arrives gets a towel of their own on the first night. Forty keep the shelves stocked through the season.
40 of 40 still needed
Men’s work jeans
Sizes 30–40, new
Men in the employment program start jobs on construction sites and in warehouses; a sturdy pair of jeans is the first thing they need for day one.
20 of 20 still needed
Men’s work boots
Sizes 8–13, new or near-new
A job offer can turn on having steel-toe boots by Monday. Twelve pairs across the common sizes mean nobody waits.
12 of 12 still needed
Shampoo, conditioner and soap
Full size, unopened
The small dignity of your own bottle. These go into the welcome kit each new resident receives.
30 of 30 still needed
Toothpaste
Full size, unopened
The item the welcome kit runs out of first. Thirty tubes is about a month.
30 of 30 still needed
Dropping off
Donation drop-off is welcome between 8 AM and 5 PM, Monday to Saturday. You may also call us at 619-442-0457.
Please, no furniture donations at this time unless a need above asks for it.
Every gift makes a difference
Show a little TLC
Your gift provides a hot meal, safe shelter, and a path forward for a neighbor experiencing homelessness.