The Wendt Center for Loss and Healing welcomes your in-kind donations!

Many of our programs benefit from in-kind gifts, which are greatly appreciated and have tremendously positive effects on the children and adults we serve. It is simple to make an in-kind donation! Please be assured that we will provide you with a tax donation letter, and — in some cases — can coordinate pick ups. You may donate working/functional items that you already own and have no use for or purchase new. If you have a question about a donation, please call Ricarda Dowling, 202-204-5010.

Following are some items that would be helpful — the items in green are especially needed.

If you prefer to make a donation (via cash, check, credit card) to cover the cost
of any of the listed items, rdowling@wendtcenter.org or call 202-204-5010.

Gift Certificates

Giant (food for our therapy support groups, volunteer trainings, Camp Forget-Me-Not)
Safeway (food for our therapy support groups, volunteer trainings, Camp Forget-Me-Not)

Michael’s (art supplies used in child therapy and Camp Forget-Me-Not)
AC Moore (art supplies used in child therapy and Camp Forget-Me-Not)

Trader Joe's (food for our therapy support groups, volunteer trainings, Camp Forget-Me-Not)

Whole Foods (food for our therapy support groups, volunteer trainings, Camp Forget-Me-Not)

Items Used in Child/Teen Services:

Metrocards - bus tokens

Scissors (child and adult)
Twin-bed sheet sets (Camp Forget-Me-Not)

Candles and candle holders (For use by Crisis Response Team for Vigils)
Construction paper
Craft glue
Clay
Colored pencils
Beads

Ethnically diverse baby dolls
Journal/Blank books with lines

Pipe cleaners
Stickers
Games (waiting room): Connect Four, Uno, Candyland

Food and Food Service Items For Group Therapy and Volunteer Trainings:

Hot Chocolate
Soda (cans)
Paper plates
Paper cups
Paper napkins
Plastic Utensils
Coffee maker (20 cup) for NE Office
Coffee
Herbal tea
Soda

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Gingerbread Houses Arrive!

The David M. Schwarz Architects, Inc. and his employees donated two handmade Gingerbread Houses filled with all kinds of treats.

The Wendt Center gets a heartwarming response to its appeal for cuddly bears to comfort children grieving the loss of a loved one.

Eating S’Mores at Camp!
The graham crackers, marshmallows and chocolate bars were all in-kind gifts!
   

The bear was an in-kind donation!