We are grateful to have so many caring community members who wish to donate items for the youth we serve. Please see below for a list of our current greatest needs.
Wish List
Current In-Kind Needs
In-kind items listed below can be dropped off by appointment only at the SAY Dream Center. To schedule an appointment, please contact Heather MacKenzie at Heather.MacKenzie@saysc.org or 707-283-3206. If your organization is interested in hosting a donation drive, please contact Heather to learn about our most current needs.
SAY Meal Train
One of our greatest needs is prepared meal for the youth staying in our Short Term Shelter. These youth are working hard to stabilize their lives, and we are supporting them in whatever ways we can. This includes providing basic necessities like a warm meal and a safe, comfortable place to sleep. This is where our Meal Train comes in! We are inviting community members like you to donate a meal to help us support our youth. Click here to sign up and review the instructions, directions, and suggestions for meals!
This is a great opportunity for service clubs and families to volunteer as a group!
Clothing
One of our greatest areas of need is supplying youth with school and career ready clothing. It costs approximately $500 per youth to supply clothing for one year. Often when youth come to SAY they do not own more than one set of clothes. Rather than donated clothing items, we request that gift cards are donated so that youth can take pride in choosing their own outfits. And gift cards are a great teaching moment for how to create and maintain a clothing budget! Our youth benefit from gift cards to any of the following stores:
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- Payless
- Walmart
- Target
- Ross
- Marshalls
- Simon Visa Gifts Cards for Santa Rosa Plaza Mall
All used clothing donations can be dropped off in the SAY Goodwill Bin (location listed below). Goodwill partners with SAY to return any donations made into these designated bins with vouchers. These vouchers are given to young people who can use them to shop for their own clothing in Goodwill stores!
SAY/Goodwill Bin:
Coffee House Teen Shelter
1243 Ripley St.
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
First Home ‘Welcome Baskets’
Last year, 123 youth found a safe place to live in an SAY housing program. When a young person moves into their first apartment, we like to welcome them with a basket filled with essential supplies for cleaning, cooking, and living happily! You can help a youth feel at home by donating a First Home ‘Welcome Basket’. Click the photo for a full-size print out that includes a list of supplies for baskets.
Please contact Heather MacKenzie at Heather.MacKenzie@saysc.org or 707-283-3206 to schedule a drop off time at the SAY Dream Center.
Street Outreach Kits
SAY’s Street Outreach Team helps youth ages 12-24 who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness by addressing their most immediate needs. You can help by donating a Street Outreach Kit that our team will use to help connect with youth who need our services. Click the photo for a full-size print out that includes a list of supplies for kits. We also accept bulk full-size hygiene supplies such as shampoo, deodorant, and tooth paste.
Please contact Heather MacKenzie at Heather.MacKenzie@saysc.org or 707-283-3206 to schedule a drop off time at the SAY Dream Center.
Career Ready Backpacks
Last year, 198 youth ages 16-24 became career ready through SAY’s life and career readiness programs. You can help prepare more youth for educational and career success by donating a backpack filled with essential supplies. Click the photo for a full-size print out that includes a list of supplies for backpacks.
Please contact Heather MacKenzie at Heather.MacKenzie@saysc.org or 707-283-3206 to schedule a drop off time at the SAY Dream Center.
Have you donated an In-Kind gift (such as a Meal Train delivery or any of the items listed above)?
Thank you for supporting our youth! Please complete the donation receipt below.