Immediate Needs List

Program

• Gift certificates to Rite-Aid, Whole Foods, Fred Meyer and True Value Hardware (to meet daily needs from milk to first-aid supplies to light bulbs!)
• First aid supplies/kits
• Bus tickets (given to youth for travel home, hospital, job-site, treatment or recovery groups)
• Food – donation of meal or supplementary fruit, juice, dairy items on weekly/monthly basis

Education

• Gift certificates to Office Depot and Powell's Books
• Spiral notebooks
• Backpacks
• Calculators, rulers, pens, compasses, etc.
• Financial scholarships for further education, and/or financial support for school supplies and housing for students in school

Art

• Gift certificates to Michael’s, Art Media or Utrecht
• Water-based painting supplies
• Acrylic pints
• Inks/watercolors
• Brushes
• Gesso
• Canvas and frames
• Craft supplies
• Beading supplies
• Sewing supplies
• Scissors, glues, glitters
• Papers
• Markers and gel pens
• 35mm film
• Camera bodies and lenses
• $100 sponsorship of a First Thursday Art Opening at p:ear gallery
• Tickets to cultural outing
• B + W photo paper

Recreation

• Tickets to sports events
• Quality new or barely used recreational equipment or clothing
• New men’s socks
• Black Large Hoodies
• Quality new or barely used recreational equipment / clothing
• $500 sponsorship towards ‘camp p:ear’, ‘winter camp’ and other recreational outings

Kitchen

• Gift certificate to Boxer’s and/or other kitchen supply store
• Fruit
• Produce, from the Farmer's Market, the store, or your backyard!
• Fresh milk and dairy products
• Gift certificate to organic food stores and/or local farmer’s markets
• Quality cookware and utensils

Music

• Quality instruments