SUPPORT
CURRENT NEEDS LIST:
Wellspring is a grassroots nonprofit organization with a very small staff, that derives support from donations, grants, and special events. Your donation of the following essential items helps us to continue providing services and programs to our community. We are so grateful for your support!
Alternatively, visit our Amazon Wish List or download our Wish List.
Nutritious Meal Program
To-go hot beverage cups w/lids
Compostable to-go boxes (3-compartment)
Plasticware
Luncheon napkins
Paper towels
Coffee
Coffee creamer
Tea
Sugar/sweetener packets
Rice
Sliced bread
Oatmeal
Cold cereal
Milk
Butter
Cream Cheese
Yogurt
Fresh fruit/vegetables
Olive Oil
Jam + Jelly
Safety Net Services Program
Pads/tampons
Adult diapers
Travel-size toiletries (deodorant, soap, lotion, shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, mouthwash)
Toothbrushes
Small tissue packets
Hand sanitizer
Razors
Women’s Wellness Program
New socks
New underwear
Umbrellas & rain ponchos
New gloves
New knit hats
New scarves
Grocery gift cards ($10-$20)
Bus passes
Gas cards
Yarn
Crochet hooks
Sewing scissors
New Purses or Small Giftable Items (for guest birthdays)
Children’s Program
Disposable diapers (sizes 3, 4, 5, & 6, pull-ups)
New culturally competent books and toys
Baby wash
Baby lotion
Baby shampoo
Diaper rash crème
Formula
New baby bottles
New bibs
New baby blankets
New baby clothes
During our modified services amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, donations may be dropped off at Wellspring Women's Center Monday-Friday 8:30 am - 3:30 pm.
To learn more about our current needs and/or schedule a donation drop-off, please call Jessica Mougharbel at (916) 454-9688, ext. 211.
Things we cannot accept:
When items are dropped off from the list below, we have to process them, dispose of them, or get them to another charity. It is very taxing on our time and budget. Please help us and help other nonprofits in the region by only donating items that are requested and useful to those that we or they are serving. When we serve others, especially those who are suffering, living with homelessness, or needing to make a better life, we try to give them the best that we can and to care for them with things that we would want or use ourselves. Thank you!
No used and/or soiled adult clothing, undergarments, or adult shoes.
No used and/or soiled children’s clothing, undergarments, or children’s shoes.
No broken and/or soiled toys, games, or books. We will accept these items new.
Absolutely no expired, used, or new oral or topical medications of any kind.
No expired/opened food items
No household chemical products such as pesticides, paint, paint thinner, drain cleaner, oven cleaner, aerosols and other environmentally-unfriendly waste products.
No used TVs, furniture, computer monitors, household appliances, old candles, or broken decorative items.
No used cribs, car seats, high chairs, or pack and plays.
No automotive hazardous waste such as tires, lead acid batteries, additives, gasoline, oils, antifreeze, etc.
No large appliances such as refrigerators, freezers, stoves/ovens, washers/dryers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, furnaces, microwaves, trash compactors, water heaters, large console stereos, freon-based appliances, etc.
No used personal care items such as half bottles of shampoo or conditioner, old nail polish remover, rusted metal shaving cream bottles, used hairspray, used shavers, personal curling irons, or personal brushes/combs.
No mattresses/box springs, including waterbed mattresses and waterbed frames.
No carpet or carpet padding.
No plumbing fixtures or building materials.
Please see the links to the following nonprofits who may benefit from your donations:
Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento