Supply Drive Coordinator

Join us for our annual Back-to-School campaign. Our goal? To ensure that resident youth at Sand Point Housing and Broadview have the school supplies and tech access they need for a ready-to-learn return to the classroom. Next month, 47,000+ Seattle Public Schools students are heading back to in-person schools – including over 250 children, youth, and young adults who call Solid Ground’s Sand Point Housing campus and Broadview Domestic Violence (DV) Shelter and Transitional Housing home. Over the past year, these students and their families have demonstrated incredible resilience, creativity, and strength in the face of trauma, social isolation, and pivots to online learning during COVID-19.

We need your help in providing our youth with school supplies to support them in their academic success this school year.

Items Requested:

• Backpacks (elementary and middle/high – different sizes)
• Flash drives
• Calculators – (most importantly Texas Instruments graphing calculators)
• 3-ring zipper binders
• Spiral and Composition notebooks – college and wide ruled
• 3 ring binders – 1 in, 2in and 3 in
• Loose paper (graph, normal, college, wide)
• Pencils (mechanical pencils are preferred)
• Pens (Black and blue)
• Erasers
• Highlighters
• Markers
• Notecards
• Reusable Water bottles
• Correction tape

*We’re seeking new/previously unused supplies in their original packaging – thank you! *

Our Broadview program provides a safe haven for families and children escaping domestic violence. Much more than a shelter, Broadview provides trauma-informed care, a variety of support services, and children’s programming to help families and youth heal from the traumas of homelessness and domestic violence in a safe and respectful environment.

Items Requested:

• New toddlers pajamas: 30 pairs; variety for all sizes and genders
• New kids pajamas: 30 pairs; variety for all sizes and genders
• New teenagers pajamas: 30 pairs; variety for all sizes and genders
• New board games: for all ages, 3-18
• New hair products designed for African American hair

Example brands and products:

–Cantu Shea Butter For Natural Hair Moisturizing Twist & Lock Gel
–Cantu Shea Butter for Natural Hair Hydrating Cream Conditioner
–Cantu Sulfate-Free Cleansing Cream Shampoo
–SheaMoisture Manuka Honey & Mafura Oil Intensive Hydration Shampoo & Conditioner 
–SheaMoisture Moisture Retention Shampoo for Dry, Damaged or Transitioning Hair/Raw Shea Butter
–SheaMoisture Jamaican Black Castor Oil Strengthen & Restore for Damaged Hair Shampoo

• New winter coats (all sizes, 0-adult; we have many teens who wear adult sizes)
• New deodorant (both male & female brands)
• New sketch pads, drawing pads, coloring books
• New markers, colored pencils, crayons

*We’re seeking new/previously unused supplies in their original packaging – thank you! We prefer 30 of each item so that we can distribute items equitably to all family units.*

Beyond providing roofs over heads, our residential housing programs strive to connect residents with the resources and support they need to thrive. Today, nearly 200 youth who have experienced homelessness live in a vibrant community with onsite support services at our Sand Point Housing Community. We need your help in providing Kids Activity Kits to keep youth busy and engaged while their guardians work with our case managers! The kids will then be able to take home the activity kits for future creativity and fun. We are hoping to gather enough supplies for 200 full kits.

Items Requested:

• 200 coloring/activity books: various activities (Example)
• 100 packs of crayons: packs of 4 or 8 (Example)
• 100 packs of colored pencils: with or without sharpener (Example with sharpener / Example without sharpener )
• 200  fidget toys: small or medium-sized toys ( Example)
• 200 small reusable bags: bright colors or fun design (Example of bright color / Example of fun design)

*We’re seeking new/previously unused supplies in their original packaging – thank you! *

Our JourneyHome Rapid Rehousing program works with families experiencing homelessness across King County to help them obtain and maintain stable housing. Through a combination of case management, financial assistance, and partnerships across the county, we work together to help families increase their income over time to be able to afford housing costs. We need your help to provide move-in kits of essential items to welcome our previously homeless families to their new homes. An average of 4-5 families move to new homes each month and we would like to provide them with enough basic supplies to help them feel settled.

Items Requested:

Cleaning Supplies:

• Unscented / free and clear laundry detergent
• Unscented / free and clear dish soap
• Unscented / free and clear all-purpose cleaning spray
• Unscented / free and clear window cleaner
• Unscented / free and clear hand soap
• Unscented / free and clear bar soap
• Cleaning scrubbies / sponges
• Broom
• Mop and bucket
• Pack of paper towels

Kitchen, Bed, and Bath Supplies:

• Kitchen towels (in neutral colors)
• Bath towels (in neutral colors)
• Pack of toilet paper
• Sheet set (full, queen, or twin in neutral colors)

*We’re seeking new/previously unused supplies in their original packaging – thank you! *