How can you help? Wish list from nonprofit agencies, Jan. 24

Following is a wish list of items and volunteer opportunities from nonprofit agencies in Racine County. They were provided by local nonprofit agencies.

Other nonprofit, 501(c)(3), agencies who would like to have their wish lists published here may e-mail them to Features Editor Ann Walter at: awalter@journaltimes.com

Please include contact information and information about where to donate or volunteer.

Agencies offer their thanks to all who have made donations so far.

A partial list will be published periodically on the cover of the Food section. The full list appears below:

Peace Group home For Boys

The mission of Peace Home For Boys is to meet the emotional, the intellectual, the social, the physical and the spiritual needs of those young men entrusted into our care; and to help these youths build a Foundation of Principles that will be their life long guide for successful living.

Wish list:

• New or gently used cookwear (pots and pans)
• New or gently used washcloths and twin-sized sheets
• Twin-sized mattress cover
• Laundry detergent, fabric softener
• New pillows
• Gas cards
• Toothbrushes, toothpaste
• Slippers for men, all sizes
• Underwear for men, all sizes
• Gas leafblower
• Bowling gift cards, skating gift cards, movie gift cards
• TV/DVD to use with Wii game
• Cleaning supplies

Donations may be dropped off at or sent to Peace Group Home for Boys, 3042 Coolidge Ave. Racine, WI 53403. For more information, e-mail peacegrouphome@yahoo.com or call Robert Harmon or La'Shall Craigen at (262) 632-4330.

HALO Inc.

Homeless Assistance Leadership Organization Inc. is in need of the following items:

• New or used Pack 'n Plays for shelter use. HALO uses them in place of cribs for children younger than 2. When a family moves out, they are able to keep the Pack 'n Play for a safe place for the child to sleep.
• Deodorant (for use by both men and women) (urgent)
• Baby wipes (urgent)
• Sturdy, gently used dressers in good condition
• Pillows, new, standard size
• New or gently used twin bed sheet sets
• Twin bed nylon/acrylic blankets
• Diapers sizes 3-6
• Gift cards for use to purchase fresh fruit, vegetables, eggs, flour, sugar, creamer, coffee, milk, cheese, spices
• Razors and shaving cream/gel
• Large bottles of hand sanitizer
• Manila folders, letter size, 3 cut
• Boxes of Kleenex
• Laundry and dish detergent
• Windex and kitchen spray cleaner (Fantastik with bleach)
• Cleaning kits for our transitional & permanent housing units

NOTE: For now, HALO is fully stocked with clothes for men, women & children. If you have a donation, please call after Feb. 15 to see if we accepting donations again.

Other needs at HALO:

After-school "quick" snacks for HALO's tutoring program. Needed are individually bagged crackers, chips, fruit snacks, trail mix, etc. (anything that is quick and non-perishable).

Also needed:

• A volunteer (or two) who would like to facilitate a six-week parenting class at HALO for our participants. Training and curriculum are provided. Class to be held Mondays, 6-7 or 6:30-7:30 p.m.. Call Stephanie Kober at (262) 633-3235, ext. 104. for information.
• Three volunteers to help with clerical/data entry for upcoming fundraisers. Knowledge in Word/Excel helpful, but will train. 
• Volunteer drivers to pick up soup donations from local restaurants for the Empty Bowls fundraiser. Pickups will be scheduled for March 5-7. This is a great opportunity to involve your family for that "volunteer" experience! Call Brenda Thomas at (262) 633-3235, ext. 142, for information
• Desk volunteers to help at either the women's or men's intake area. 
• HALO has partnered with Meals On Wheels so that HALO participants can get job training and experience while helping the Meals On Wheels program with production & packaging the meals delivered to the home bound. HALO is in real need of volunteers Monday through Friday at 4:30 a.m. to take one or two people to Meals on Wheels located at 16th and Highway 31. Call for details.

Homeless Survey

HALO is participating in the Point in Time Homeless Survey on Jan. 26 from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. We are looking for volunteers for the pre-meal site(s) and for the 9 p.m.-midnight shifts for street outreach. All interested volunteers are asked to visit http://pointintime.eventbrite.com and look for the HALO event or contact Nina Dunkerson at (262) 633-3235, ext. 207, or CDunkerson@haloinc.org and you will receive more detailed information on how the night works.

Contact Brenda Thomas at (262) 633-3235, ext. 142, or visit us at www.haloinc.org for donation/volunteer information. Drop off donations at 2000 DeKoven Ave.

Safe Haven: Safe Passages program

General

Twin-size mattress covers, twin-size fitted sheets, pillows, laundry Soap, dish soap, scrubbing pads, brooms, mops, floor cleaner, tall white kitchen bags, black garbage bags, energy-saving light bulbs, backpacks, spiral notebooks, pens, folders, gift cards to fast food restaurants and retail stores, alarm clocks, AA, AAA, C, D batteries, weight scale, toilet paper, paper towel, pads/tampons, shaving cream, perfume, cologne, women/men's shavers, full-size shampoo and conditioners, deodorant, and combs and brushes, T-shirts, socks, underwear, sports bras, flashlights, lip balm, Lysol, toothpaste, toothbrushes, styling hair products, hand sanitizer and hand soap.

Youth shelter

Journal notebooks, Wii games (appropriate for ages 10-17), school supplies, volunteers to shovel/salt sidewalks

SAFE Passage:

• Volunteer skilled carpenters and experienced maintenance people.
• Volunteers to repaint rooms and hallways.
• Volunteers to teach and cook dinner with residents and provide homework assistance.
• Adopt-a-room. 
• Twin-size mattresses, six-drawer dresser, plastic hangers, love seat and couch, lamps, storage shelving units

Contact Melissa Robinson at (262) 637-9559, ext. 7000, to set up an appointment or e-mail mrobinson@safehavenofracine.org

Care Net Family Resource Center

Office Supplies

• White copier paper
• Colored copier paper
• Stamps
• Plain business envelopes
• Address labels 

Client Services needs:

• Diapers (sizes 3,4,5,6)
• Baby wipes
• Suction cups
• Nail clippers
• Baby bottles
• Teething rings
• Caps and nipples
• Bottle brushes
• Baby spoons
• Nursing pads
• Receiving blankets
• Formula
• Baby clothing
• Socks
• Bibs
• Diaper rash cream/ointment
• Teething medicine
• Baby bath wash
• Baby shampoo
• Towels
• Washcloths
• Lap pads
• Crib sheets
• New or gently used cribs
• Strollers, bouncyseats
• Bassinets
• Pack ‘n Play
• Swings

Equipment:

• Display Board - portable, professional

If you'd like to make a donation, please call the Care Net Family Resource Center first, at (262) 658-2555, to make arrangements. You may also contact Care Net via e-mail at: office@carenetfamily.org

DeKoven Center

Gift cards to:

• Menards
• Sam's Club
• Office supply store
• Grocery stores

Also: Forever stamps, riding snowblower, skid steer, passenger van, golf cart.

Items can be dropped off Monday-Friday between the hours of 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Contact Donna Jorgenson, campus administrator, at (262) 633-6401 or djorgenson@dekovencenter.org for more information.

HOPE Safehouse

HOPE Safehouse is a non-profit 501(c)(3) dog and cat shelter in Racine. Mission: "Working together to help homeless and abused animals." Our name HOPE stands for "Help for Orphaned Pets through Education." Our primary goal is to educate the public on the importance of spay/neutering their pets and proper care habits to decrease the number of abandoned and abused animals.

In 2005, HOPE rescued 327 animals from the Hurricane Katrina aftermath, provided them with emergency medical care, shelter and placed them into loving homes with the help of animal lovers in our community. HOPE continues to provide education to the public and food, shelter and medical care to animals in need.

Our wish list:

• Scoopable cat litter - TidyCat is great
• Clay cat litter - TidyCat
• Cat food - dry and wet. No generic brands.
• Dog leashes - size large (for 50 pounds and up)
• Febreze
• Paper towels
• Toilet paper
• Garbage bags
• Clorox disinfecting wipes
• Letter-size manilla folders
• Reams of letter-sized copy paper
• "Forever" postage stamps
• Duct tape
• Copier (ours is on its last leg)
• IT person - 2 hours a month
• Foster homes for cats and/or dogs
• Volunteers

Donations may be dropped off at the HOPE office, 1911 Taylor Ave. (shares office with Speed Textile) Monday through Friday, noon-6 p.m. For more information, call (262) 634-4571.

Those interested in volunteering or fostering can apply on our website: www.hopesafehouse.org or may e-mail hopesafehouse@gmail.com

Women's Resource Center

• Diapers, Diaper wipes, ointment 
• Over-the-counter medications for children and women
• Disinfecting wipes and sprays
• Hand sanitizers
• Food
• Nonperishable snack, for kids
• Gift cards: Home repair stores, gas, pharmacy
• Felt for storyboards
• Journals (lined and unlined)
• Fast food gift certificates: McDonald's, Wendy's, Chuck E. Cheese
• Calculators - for high school; scientific for grade school; Casio FX-260
• Coffee pot (for shelter)
• Towels (for shelter)
• Deodorant
• Body wash, large bar of soap
• Hair brushes / combs
• Hair products (gels, hairspray) for diverse ethnicities
• Camping lanterns (for when the power goes out)
• Batteries (all sizes, including 9-volt)
• Formula
• Highlighters
• Combination locks
• Exercise DVDs and tapes
• Nightstands
• Comfortable stuffed chairs
• Forever stamps (a book of stamps that reads first class and never goes up in price)
• Household cleaning supplies
• Bleach
• Laundry detergent
• Laundry fabric sheets

For more information, including a street address at which to drop off donations, contact Barb W., Cherie G. or Sue S. at (262) 633-3274.

Tech Corps Wisconsin

Needed: A pallet jack with a scale to better allow the Tech Corps. to manage computer recycling.

To make a donation, or for more information, contact Executive Director Michael F. Pitsch, Tech Corps Wisconsin Inc., 2051 Lathrop Ave., Racine; phone, (262) 619-0931; e-mail executivedirector@tcw.org

A&S Unlimited Solutions

A&S Unlimited Solutions is committed to providing quality social service programs that will encourage, motivate and create positive change within the challenging lives of children and young adults.

• Xerox machine
• Laminating machine
• TV
• DVD player
• Bookshelves
• Table and chairs
• Cots
• Desks
• Construction paper
• Cribs
• Blankets
• Board games
• Microwave
• Eating utensils
• Toys
• Books
• Art Supplies
• Outside playground equipment
• Storage bin
• File folders
• Pots and pans
• Dishes

Donations may be dropped off at 2711 19th St., Racine. For more information, contact Dianne Howard at (262) 636-2002 or dhoward2711@yahoo.com.

Chestnut Club

The Chestnut Club is a Lincoln Lutheran Adult Day Service program dedicated to serving the greater Burlington community. The Chestnut Club provides seniors with the opportunity to socialize with their peers in a safe, home-like setting.

Items on our wish list:

• Piano tuning
• Large dry erase board for the wall
• Bingo cage and balls
• CD/tape player 
• Bowling game with large pins for floor set up.
• Exercise CDs for seniors
• Ladder ball game
• Giant laminated crossword puzzles for seniors
• Horseshoe game
• Dart ball game
• Ring toss
• Horse racing game
• Musical instruments
• Classic movies, musicals, Westerns on DVD
• Art Linkletter "Kids Say the Darndest Things" DVD
• Wood craft projects for men
• Karaoke CDs
• Massagers for sensory room
• Blinds for window and door of sensory room
• Sound and Scent machines for sensory room
• Sensory lotions and creams
• Fingernail polishes

Donations may be dropped off or sent to Chestnut Club, 165 W. Chestnut St., Burlington, WI 53105. For more information, call (262) 661-4740 or visit www.lincolnlutheran.com/CSAdultDay.html

Racine Raiders Football Club

• Gift cards in any amount to: Home Depot, Menards or Walmart
• Taylor Dunn-type electric motorized vehicle or golf cart.

The Racine Raiders Football Club is a nonprofit/tax-exempt club made up of all volunteers. We are always looking for good people who want to join our group of volunteers. E-mail supportraiders@wi.rr.com or call (262) 880-3334 and leave a message for more information or to arrange for drop-off of a donation. Gift cards may be mailed to Racine Raiders Football Club, 3806 Douglas Ave., Racine, WI 53402.

The Racine Symphony Orchestra

• Reams of white and bright-colored paper (8.5 x 11)
• Forever stamps
• Gift cards from Office Depot or OfficeMax

Items may be dropped off at the Racine Symphony Orchestra office at 800 Center St. Office hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call (262) 636-9285 for additional information.

New Day Drum and Bugle Corps

• Two 15-passenger vans to transport our children to and from performances and practices.
• New horns 
• Drum heads 
• Bass drum sticks
• Cash donations to purchase these items
• Money to purchase new uniforms (about $10,000)
• More members to march in parades with the corps

A new permanent home if someone would like to make a donation of a building and some property that are in decent condition

Contact Renee Heider at buttercupwi1011@hotmail.com or (262) 412-6314 to make arrangements to make any donations.

Hospice Alliance

Hospice Alliance is your community, non-profit hospice, serving Racine, Kenosha and eastern Walworth counties since 1981. Compassionate end of life care is provided in homes, assisted living and long-term care facilities and in our Hospice House residential facility in Pleasant Prairie.

• Linens for the Hospice House - twin sheets, twin blankets, bath towels and washcloths
• Card table
• Easel
• Small, portable boom boxes
• Bird seed
• 15-foot step ladder
• Grocery store gift cards
• Flat-screen computer monitors

Volunteers are always needed and welcome. For more information, contact Helen Plous at (262)652-4400 or via email at helenplous@hospicealliance.org. . Donated items can be dropped off at Hospice Alliance, 10220 Prairie Ridge Blvd. in Pleasant Prairie. Office hours are Monday through Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

RADD

The following is a wish list of items for RADD (Recreational Activities for the Developmentally Disabled), a non-profit agency which provides individuals with developmental disabilities the opportunity to develop social, emotional, and leisure skills used across home, school, work, and community settings.

Agency donations 

• Building or property to house programs (handicapped-accessible) 
• Sponsorship of materials and printing cost for agency banner
• Monetary donations to sponsor individual program events 
• New fitness supplies to promote healthy living
• Pedometers
• Fitness bands
• Fitness DVDs
• Water bottles
• New jump ropes and resistance bands
• Stability balls
• Healthy living cookbooks

Youth respite

• Sponsorship of hotel room(s) for overnight events
• Wii game system or games
• Pool toys (large inner tubes, beach balls, diving toys, etc.)
• Subway gift card
• McDonald's gift card

Summer day camp 

• Musical instruments (drums, shakers, tambourines, bells, etc.)
• Sensory toys (sound toys, squeeze toys, balls, etc.)
• Washable markers, art and craft kits

Adult programs

• Location to house cooking classes
• Location to hold swimming or aquasize classes
• New cooking supplies (measuring cups, oven mitts, baking sheets and pans, etc.)

Bowling club

• Bowling recognition pins 
• New bowling crying towels for members

Office supplies 

• Laminating sheets
• Stamps and Forever stamps
• HP Officejet 88 printer cartridges (Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow)
• HP Photosmart 02 printer cartridges (Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow) 
• Fundraising
• Gift cards for fundraising events - Hobby Lobby, Michaels, Target, Office Max, Office Depot, Sam's Club, and gift certificates from local restaurants
• Items for gift baskets for raffles and door prizes 

Contact us at (262) 633-0291 to make arrangements for delivery of Wish List items, or to learn more about ways in which you can support RADD programs and participants. RADD is located at 3131 Taylor Ave., Building No. 4, Racine, WI 53405.

Kenosha/Racine Land Trust

The Kenosha/Racine Land Trust is a nonprofit organization with the primary goal being to protect open space and natural areas in Kenosha and Racine Counties.

We are looking for donations of the following items:

• Hardwood mulch
• Shovels, pruning shears, rakes
• Chain saws
• Roundup weed and grass killer
• Digital camera
• Digital picture frame 8-by-10 or larger
• Tri-fold display board
• GPS unit
• Video camera
• Cash donations for purchase of native plants and trees

Donations may be dropped off at: 14905 Kingston Way, Yorkville, WI 53126 (near corner of 50th Road and 53rd Drive). New members and volunteers are always needed and welcome. For more information, contact Larry Strickland at LDS20@wi.net or (224) 619-6796.

Racine Urban Garden Network

RUGN, the Racine Urban Garden Network, is a non-profit promoting the growth of urban garden sites, using unused vacant lands.

RUGN sites are available to the public annually, for a minimal ($20) fee. RUGN also seeks to improve nutrition and the environment in our communities through the networking of multiple resources and through continuing education.

• We are looking for donations of hand gardening tools such as shovels, rakes, hoes, planters, wheelbarrows, one large lawn mower, clean mulch, soil, compost, 300-gallon or larger portable water tanks, and educational gardening books or materials. 
• We are also looking for truckers willing to donate time/trucking to pick up 5- to 10-yard compost loads from Kenosha's composting site, and are accepting cash donations for purchase of compost and other needed items. 

Plans and more can be seen online at www.rugn.org, or call Chris Flynn at DP Wigley Co., (262) 633-8239.

ANGEL Inc.

ANGEL Inc.'s mission is to offer financial and emotional support to each individual child and family with an autism spectrum disorder with compassionate guidance, and delivery of therapies or services of that family's choice.

The organization also offers support to Wisconsin families of children with autism through meetings, conferences, social outings and networking parents-to-community, and parent-to-parent resources.

Volunteers for:

• Grant writers
• Planning and running small local events
• Event helpers
• Brochure and flier designers

Items ANGEL could use for events:

• Large clear storage bins
• Forever stamps
• Printer paper
• HP Laser Jet M1522nf toner cartridge CB436A
• Epson Workforce 310 Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow ink cartridges
• gift cards for fundraiser events (Walmart, Sam's Club, Pick 'n Save, Piggly Wiggly, Woodman's, Office Max, Office Depot, Local Restaurants, etc) 
• Items for gift baskets for raffles
• Craft items
• Items made of 80 percent or more wool, including sweaters, blankets, wool scraps, etc. Items can be with or without holes and be mixed wool/angora, etc.

Donations may be dropped off or mailed to at the home of Cindy Schultz, Southeastern Wisconsin ANGEL Advocate, 2530 Iris Court, Racine WI 53402

For more information, e-mail Schultz at angelofautism@hotmail.com or call her at (262) 639-3041.

The John XXIII Educational Center

The Educational Center, a new ministry of St. Patrick's Parish, offers programs for middle school and high school students in an effort to prepare them for success in high school so that they can graduate with various career choices and with the leadership skills necessary to become leaders in the Racine community.

Supervised study hall, individual mentoring and tutoring sessions are offered Monday through Thursday from 3:30-5:30 and from 7-8:30 p.m. The new Educational Center is open to children of all religious affiliations and racial backgrounds. A minimal cost of $25 per semester is requested to help defray the cost of supplies and materials.

Items that would be greatly appreciated include:

• Vinyl bean bags for library
• Computer headphones and speaker
• Xerox paper
• Magic markers
• Boxes of colored pencils, crayons, paint sets
• Scissors
• Pencil sharpeners
• Students' backpacks

Donations may be dropped off at 1101 Douglas Ave. For more information, call (262) 898-7250.

Love, Inc.

• Good, used cars
• Food for food pantry
• Funds for food pantry
• Gas cards
• Christmas adopt a family
• Mentors for Starfish/Big Brother/Big Sister program
• Volunteers 
• Update phone system
• Drivers 
• Good used furniture for our store

For more information, contact Bill Schoessling at Love, Inc., 480 S. Pine St., Burlington, WI 53105 or call (262) 763-6226.

Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan

Stop Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) Program

• Volunteers to provide the kindergarten child abuse puppet show
• A portable puppet stage (before September)
• Copies of parenting, food (recipes), general magazines in Spanish, for use as resources for parents.

Contact Lana DeVinny at (262) 619-1633 if you would like to volunteer, donate items to SCAN, or have questions about the program.

Sexual Assault Services

• Volunteer advocates to answer our 24-hour crisis line and respond to hospitals in Burlington and Racine
• Gift cards from Target, Office Depot or other discount stores
• Fun-size/individually wrapped candy

Contact Katy Adler (262) 619-1634 if you would like to volunteer, donate items to SAS, or have questions about the program. Any donated items for SCAN or SAS can be dropped off at our office at 1220 Mound Ave, Suite 304, Racine, WI 53404

Lakeside Curative Services

• AED (Automated External Defibrillator)
• Wheelchair accessible passenger van new or gently used
• Guitars
• Autoharp
• Spiral hole punch
• Overhead projector
• Portable GPS unit
• Adult, wide-seat wheelchair
• Gas leaf blower
• V-Tech learning device
• Painting easels
• Gasoline gift cards
• Gift cards for craft supply stores
• Men's and women's underwear, all sizes
• Medium and larger size sweat pants

Please contact Angeline Markiewicz or Mary Beth Popchock at (262) 598-0098 for more information.

Racine County Food Bank

"Super Six" most-needed food items:

• Canned fruit
• Peanut butter
• Tuna fish
• Beef stew
• Canned meats
• Canned pasta with meat

Also needed:

• 10-12 new or gently used chairs for conference room
• Gift cards for gasoline

Donations can be dropped off at 2000 DeKoven Ave., Unit 2, Racine from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday or by appointment. It is best to call ahead at (262) 632-2307. In addition, the Food Bank also maintains a collection barrels at all of the Pick ‘n Save and Piggly Wiggly locations East of I-94.

Peace Learning Circles

Peace Learning Circles is a nonprofit organization that provides a fun and exciting opportunity for elementary school children to learn and practice positive relationship skills, values, teamwork, how to resolve a small problem before it becomes a bigger problem, and conflict resolution without violence.

• Accountant Services - Quickbooks knowledge helpful
• Locations to hold workshops (minimum space 36' X 24')
• Volunteers
• Video projector
• Board of Director and Advisory Board members
• Two digital cameras
• Two wireless microphones

To make a donation, to volunteer or to learn more, please contact Sue Hollow at (262) 939-1285 or e-mail peacelearningcircles@yahoo.com. All donations will benefit Peace Learning Circles programming.

Love and Charity Mission

Help is needed to give Love and Charity a fresh new look. Let's come together and help 75-year-old Louise Hunter give the shelter a facelift. There is plumbing, electrical and remodeling work to be done on the inside, in the areas including the sanctuary, the rooms for the homeless men, women and families, the bathrooms, kitchen and the dining room. Eventually the outside of the building will need a facelift, also.

Donations for building materials are needed, along with your skill and expertise for those who wish to volunteer.

Materials needed:

• Carpet and vinyl
• Ceramic tile - for the bathrooms
• Wood/lumber for subfloors, if needed
• Paint - white
• Drywall and drywall screws
• Fixtures such as faucets, sinks, toilets - new or used
• Ceiling tiles
• Doors

Items always needed at Love and Charity Mission:

• Baby items
• Pampers
• Toilet paper
• Laundry detergent
• Toothpaste
• Deodorant
• Bleach detergent

Donations may be dropped off at 1031 Douglas Ave., Racine. Call (262) 634-5577 for more information.

Racine Vocational Ministry Inc.

Racine Vocational Ministry Inc. assists unemployed and under-employed individuals prepare for, find and retain employment. RVM also provides employers with quality ready-to-work employees. For more information about RVM, visit: www.rvmracine.org

Our current needs include:

• Two-pocket folders
• File folders
• Styrofoam cups
• Post-it notes
• Paper cutter
• Paper shredder
• Colored copier paper (green, blue, other colors)
• Stapler (capable of stapling more than 20 sheets)
• Matching set of bookshelves
• Four-drawer file cabinets
• Toilet paper
• Paper towels
• Printer/photocopier paper
• Cleaning supplies (shop broom, dust pan, industrial mop, bucket)
• Matching office chairs 

To donate items, contact Racine Vocational Ministry, 214 7th St., Racine, at (262) 633-8660 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday-Friday for more information.

The Arc of Racine

The Arc of Racine is an organization that provides advocacy, support and education to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. All donations are greatly appreciated.

• Items or gift certificates for a Spring Silent Auction
• Sponsors for Walk 'N Roll Fundraising event
• Volunteers to help with fundraising events
• Volunteer to provide computer cleanup/tech support
• Gift cards to use as door prizes 
• Cash donations 
• Used cars, boats for our Car Donation Program (cars will be towed from your location if needed)

To donate please call our office at (262) 634-6303 or e-mail us at info@thearcofracine.org

Racine Family Literacy

• Multimedia projector
• Laptop (relatively new)

Donors may contact Racine Family Literacy Executive Director Richard Marciniak at (262) 898-3968 or at richard@racinefamilyliteracy.com

Belle City Senior Center

• Grant writer familiar with non-profit organizations
• Stackable chairs 
• Volunteer Receptionists to answer phone and greet visitors on a part time basis
• Storage area for large articles
• Building in eastern Racine County to lease or buy, preferably located west of Highway 31 and Spring Street, with 10,000 to 15,000 square feet of easily accessed space

For more information, contact the Belle City Senior Center at 201 Goold St., Racine; (262) 632-5629.

SMILES

SMILES is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization whose purpose is to improve the lives of children and adults with special needs through a partnership with horses. The horse is a powerful motivator and participants receive a host of physical and emotional benefits while riding and communicating with their four-legged friends. Virtually anybody can experience positive gains, regardless of age, disability, or current situation, as they are empowered by this large but gentle animal.

Volunteers, 13 years and older, are needed for so many aspects of the program:

• Grooming and tacking the horses before classes begin
• Leading and/or side walking with the horse and student
• Cleaning stalls and barn area
• Feeding and unloading hay

No experience is necessary and training is provided.

Not sure about helping in the barn? How about:

• Fundraising - special events
• Advertising - marketing
• Photography
• Office help
• Cleaning
• Yard work

For further information, call Katie, the volunteer coordinator, at (262) 882-3470 or e-mail her at volunteer@smiles.Nu

Below is SMILES' wish list:

Horse/barn supplies

• Soft lead rope
• Wintec wide tree 14
• Stable forks and barn brooms
• Box stall fans
• Shavings and hay
• English and Western reins
• Brushes and clippers
• Small youth saddles
• Dressage girths
• Draft-size fly masks
• Joint mobility supplement
• Small skid steer
• Limestone
• Saddle soap
• Barn floor sealant
• Pyranha fly spray
• Bleacher ground preparation

Office supplies

• Copy paper and envelopes
• Metal halide bulbs
• Avery 5160 labels
• Forever stamps
• Printing services
• Colored hanging folders
• Flat-screen monitors
• Newer laptop computer

Fundraising supplies and misc.

• Paper plates
• Plastic utensils
• Paper bowls
• Paper towels and Kleenex
• Paper cups and coffee stirrers
• Anti-bacterial hand soap
• Large trash bags
• Febreze
• Clorox disinfecting wipes
• Gift cards

Donations are appreciated for the following:

• General operating
• Scholarships for those in financial need
• Facility improvements
• Sponsor a horse
• Equipment needs
• Endowment fund to secure the future of smiles

Engrave a brick in our patio with your message:

• Memorialize loved ones
• Honor a veteran
• Acknowledge special dates and happenings
• Permanently display your business or company name

For questions, visit the SMILES website at www.smiles.nu or call SMILES at (262) 882-3470 or e-mail smiles@smiles.nu

Donations can be dropped off at N2666 County Road K, Darien, Wis.

Focus on Community

Families and Schools Together (FAST) is a family support program for parents and families whose children may be at risk for school failure, juvenile delinquency, and alcohol and other drug abuse.

FAST is a collaborative program including Focus, Lutheran Social Services, Racine area schools, and parents. FAST uses a family based approach that strengthens parent-child relationships, helps families feel more comfortable in their interactions with schools and community resources, and builds parent support groups.

Funders include United Way of Racine County, Racine County Human Services Department, and donations from generous residents of Racine County.

Each week, one family is presented with a gift basket of practical items to use at home. Please help us fill our gift baskets with NEW items of your choice or NEW items from the list below.

• Board games (Chutes and Ladders, Clue, Sorry, Candy Land, Cranium, Life, Scrabble, Operation) 
• Small toys for boys and girls, under $8 (E.g. cars, yo-yo's, play dough, dolls, puzzles, coloring books crafts, legos, blocks, non-electronic toys) 
• Candles 
• Bath and body products 
• Toothbrushes and toothpaste 
• Dish towels or bath towels 
• Flashlights 
• Tools 
• School supplies 
• Picture frames 
• Kitchen storage containers 
• Laundry baskets 
• Parenting magazines (gently used acceptable) 

Donations may be dropped off at the Focus office, 1220 Mound Ave., Suite 307. For more information call Lori or Kim at (262) 632-6200.

Salvation Army

Items for distribution through the Social Service Program:

• Regular baby formula (not soy)
• Disposable diapers (all sizes)
• Baby wipes
• Personal hygiene items
• Toothpaste
• Tampons
• Pads
• Deodorant
• Soap
• Shampoo
• Toilet paper

These items can be brought to the Salvation Army office, 1901 Washington Ave., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Human Capital Development Corp.

Human Capital Development Corp., Inc.'s mission is to provide individuals the opportunity to achieve personal goals of employment and independence at a family-sustaining wage in the building and construction skilled trades.

We are in need of:

• Commercial shredder
• Color copier

To make a donation, contact Human Capital Development Corp. Inc./First Choice Pre-Apprenticeship Training, at (262) 633-3285 or drop off donations at the Training Center, 1437 Marquette St., Racine, from 1-3 p.m. Monday through Friday. If you have any questions regarding items and/or programs available, call the above number.

Royal Family Kids' Camps

Royal Family Kids' Camps in Racine is one of an international network of camps, Royal Family Kids' Camps Inc. (RFKC). In cooperation with Racine County Human Service Foster Care Program, we take children from ages 7 to 11 who have been abused, neglected and/or abandoned to a residential camp for five days each summer. We have done this for the past eight years. Our goal is to provide positive memories for these children in a safe, fun, secure environment. We are an all volunteer nonprofit organization that fundsthe camp through money we raise.

This year Royal Family Kids' Camps-Racine is in need of:

• 12-inch baby dolls that will fit into cradles that our campers make 
• No. 2 pine lumber for woodworking projects 
• New or gently used children's clothing sizes 6 to 16 
• Modest children's swimming suits sizes 6-16 
• Legos 
• A "throne" for our Royal Court drama 
• Large squeeze bottles of Tempra paints 
• 5-gallon thermoses for holding ice water 
• Water balloons 
• Costumes in children's and adult sizes for our dress up center - Spider-Man, princess, cowboy, etc., for example 
• Office supplies including stamps, No. 10 envelopes, printer paper 
• Financial donations

Contact Fred or Chris Oertel, camp directors, at (262) 639-0480, (262) 930-3416 or e-mail croertel@wi.rr.com

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Racine and Kenosha Counties

Needed: Volunteers high school age and older, men and women to mentor boys and girls who would benefit from one-to-one mentoring provided by a caring and responsible adult.

Those interested in volunteering may contact John Engel or Roz Lenzke at Big Brothers Big Sisters at 2302 DeKoven Ave., Racine WI 53403 or by phone at (262) 637-7625.

Small World Montessori School

• Small pitchers
• Child-sized wheel barrow
• Blender
• Viewfinders
• Yoga mats
• Child-sized couch 
• Children's books 
• Hand towels and wash cloths
• Child-sized gardening tools
• New linoleum
• New carpeting

Donations may be dropped off at the school or mailed to the school at 1008 High St., Racine, WI 53402. Call the school at (262) 632-6797 to make other arrangements or for more information.

Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast

• Volunteer Girl Scout Troop leaders
• Short-term program volunteers
• Group adviser for fourth- and fifth-graders, and sixth- and 12th-graders leadership groups
• Professional photographer to capture Girl Scouts events

To volunteer, contact Tracy Wayson at 1-800-565-GIRL (4475) or via e-mail at: TWayson@gswise.org

Health Care Network

• Toothpaste
• Toothbrushes
• Listerine
• Over-the-counter antibiotics or fungal creams
• Dental hygienists to volunteer

To make a donation or become a volunteer, contact Barb Tylenda at (262) 632-2400 or drop off donations to the Health Care Network office at 904 State St., Racine.

Habitat for Humanity ReStore

ReStore takes donations of the items listed below from contractors, lumber yards and individuals and sells those items to the general public, with proceeds going directly to the local Habitat for Humanity housing fund.

Donations wanted:

• Working major appliances 
• Cabinets and vanities 
• Good condition furniture 
• Tools 
• Solid doors 
• Framed thermo windows 
• Lighting 
• Most home-building materials

For donation information, please call or visit Habitat ReStore at 2302 DeKoven Ave., Racine, during store hours, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call (262) 898-2929 for more information.

Racine Zoo

• Gift cards to Hobby Lobby
• Gift cards to JoAnn Fabrics
• Gift cards to Michaels
• Aquariums
• Aquarium lids
• Metal cart with wheels
• Laminating machine
• Laminating sheets
• Fireproof file cabinet
• Dry erase board
• Dry erase markers
• Cork boards
• Office chairs
• Scissors
• Staplers
• Long, durable raincoats
• Full-length lockers
• Stainless steel, industrial wire shelving with or without casters
• Barn and house box fans
• Large and small portable animal scales
• Multi-tools (Leathermen, etc.)
• Printer
• Paper shredder
• Small humidifiers
• Step stools
• Industrial power washer
• Medium and large heavy-duty garbage cans with lids
• Hudson hand-held sprayers and hose sprayers
• Office garbage cans
• Fork attachment for Uni-loader
• John Deere Gator with automatic bed, tilt bed or similar cart with cab top
• Street sweeper brushes
• Farm and ranch hoses
• Heavy-duty contractor hoses without lead
• Fire hose nozzle to fit contract hoses
• Fire hose nozzle to fit ¾-inch hose
• Push brooms
• Security camera
• Freezer
• Vacuum cleaner

Items may be dropped off the Zoo office, 200 Goold St. Call (262) 636-9189 for more information.

Transitional Living Center

The mission of the Transitional Living Center is to provide temporary and timely assistance to those people in need of shelter and living essentials who are willing to accept personal responsibility and the empowerment that goes along with it.

TLC "helps the homeless help themselves". TLC can always use:

• Toilet paper
• Paper towels
• New or gently used bath towels, washcloths, and sheets
• Laundry detergent, fabric softener sheets
• New pillows
• Gas cards
• Toothbrushes, soap, toothpaste
• Hair brushes
• Slippers all sizes adults and children
• Diapers and wipes
• Layette items
• Monetary donations
• $125 will provide housing for 15-20 persons per night
• Volunteers to drive guests to appointments etc.
• Computer paper
• High-quality paper for resumes and letters.

Donations may be dropped off at or sent to Transitional Living Center, 482 S. Pine St., Burlington, WI 53105. For more information, e-mail tlcburlington@sbcglobal.net or call (262) 767-1478.

Tex Reynolds' Toys for Tots

• Repairable toys for children 12 and younger (these are much-needed)
• Games, power cords, adaptors for new and old games systems such as Xbox, Sega, Playstation, Nintendo and Game Boy
• Bikes up to 26 inches
• Cars and trucks for boys ages 2-10
• Games for children up to age 12
• Hats, mittens and scarves (handmade or store-bought)
• Two or three VHS tape rewinding machines
• Batteries (AA and 9-volt)
• Yarn (four-ply)
• Cleaning supplies
• Books for children 12 and younger
• Dolls, any size and Barbies; clothes and accessories for both
• Lace trim for doll clothes
• Puzzles (up to 500 pieces)
• Ribbon (small-size widths)
• Elastic (narrow widths)
• Velcro (narrow widths)
• Hair items for girls younger than 12
• Costume jewelry
• Old purses (small and medium sizes)
• Vanity items (travel size)

Contact Toys for Tots (262) 633-1379 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays between 8 to 11:30 a.m. for more information. Toys for Tots is located at 800 Center St., the same hours. Toys and supplies also can be dropped off at any fire station east of the interstate, Kortendick's Hardware and Wells Fargo Bank on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

River Bend Nature Center

• Pitchers
• Skillets
• Storage totes (medium and large)
• Sidewalk chalk
• Colored and white printer paper
• Colored cardstock
• Dish soap
• Shelving unit
• Batteries (AA and D)

Donations may be dropped off at the YWCA River Bend Nature Center located at 3600 N. Green Bay Road, Caledonia, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. If you have any questions regarding items, programs or volunteer opportunities please feel free to call us at (262) 639-0930 or e-mail Crystal Kristiansen at ckristiansen@ywcaofracine.org

Racine Theatre Guild

• Gift cards in any amounts to: Best Buy, grocery stores, Home Depot, Office Depot or OfficeMax, Menards, Sam's Club
• Volunteers are always needed and welcomed. 

Call Beth or Doug at (262) 633-1250 or stop by 2519 Northwestern Ave. from noon to 6 p.m. weekdays. For further information on RTG, visit www.racinetheatre.org.

The Racine Literacy Council

The Racine Literacy Council Adult Literacy Program provides tutoring to adults who want to learn English, improve basic literacy skills, or work on their GED.

The RLC offers small-group instruction for citizenship, driver's license written test, conversation classes and computer-assisted learning. Volunteers from the community are trained as tutors to work with adults in the program. 

• Volunteer tutors for the next tutor training
• New or used English and Spanish/English dictionaries
• Pens and pencils
• Colored copy paper
• Cleaning supplies (for tile floors and woodwork)

Items may be dropped off at the Racine Literacy Council at 734 Lake Ave., Racine. Call (262) 632-9595 for more information.

Racine Friendship Clubhouse

We are a non-profit organization that integrates adults with mental illness into the economic and social community. A Clubhouse is a community intentionally organized to support individuals living with the effects of mental illness. Through participation in a Clubhouse, people are given the opportunities to rejoin the worlds of friendships, family, important work, employment, education and to access the services and supports they may individually need.

• Volunteers: We would welcome volunteers to work with members sharing skills such as cooking and baking, do light handyman repairs, paint walls, teach computer skills, play Wii games with our members, play piano.
• Items we could use: small cash register, small drums or rhythm instruments, heavy duty lawn/patio furniture, liquid hand soap, coffee, paper cups and paper plates.

We are located at 2000 17th St. in Racine. For more information, call (262) 636-9393 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. and ask for Jo Ann Rodriguez.

The Cops 'N Kids Reading Center

It is the mission of the Cops 'N Kids Reading Center to enable and empower all children to strive toward the fundamental successes in life through recognition of the importance of reading.

The Cops 'N Kids Reading Center is in need of:

• New and gently used children's books
• Children's socks
• Arts and crafts supplies - crayons, markers, paper, glue
• A laptop computer
• Cash donations to help fund field trips

To make a donation or volunteer, contact the Reading Center at (262) 632-1606 or drop off donations at the Reading Center Monday through Thursday from 3-6 p.m. at 800 Villa St., Racine.

Transitional Living Services

Transitional Living Services is guided by our mission to promote mental health recovery and independence by providing housing, supportive services and advocacy for adults with mental illness.

TLS is in need of:

• Nonperishable food items
• Adult winter coats for men and women, sizes large up to XXL.
• Twin sheets
• Pillow cases
• Pots and pans
• Bath and hand towels
• Hygiene products
• Cleaning supplies
• Comforters for twin beds
• Wash cloths
• Tupperware containers for food storage

To make a donation or volunteer please contact Transitional Living Services at (262) 639-8084 or (414) 807-3549 or drop off donations at 3710 Douglas Ave., Racine.

The Volunteer Center of Racine County

• Coffee (regular or decaffeinated)
• Individual packets of healthy snacks 
• Subscription to The Journal Times
• Hot glue gun and sticks
• Masking tape 
• Work gloves (any size)
• Reams of white or bright copier Ppper (8.5-by-11)
• Paper towels
• Bottles of drinking water
• Miracle-Gro plant food
• Postage stamps
• Boxes of easy-peel white labels (Must be Avery, Laser #5960)
• $5 gift cards for youth appreciation (McDonald's, Barnes & Noble, Burger King, gas cards)
• Batteries (AA and AAA)
• Garbage bags (Tall Kitchen Bags 13 Gallon)
• Vacuum bags (Eureka #57802B)
• Disinfecting wipes (Clorox)

To donate items, drop them off at the Volunteer Center, 6216 Washington Ave., Suite G, Racine, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday-Friday or call (262) 886-9612 for more information.

To donate items, drop them off at the Volunteer Center, 6216 Washington Ave., Suite G, Racine, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday-Friday or call (262) 886-9612 for more information.

Careers Industries

• Radio with a CD player
• Educational computer games
• Indoor floor games such as golf or shuffle board
• TV/DVD to use with Wii system used by Racine Integrated Day Services participants.
• Large-size men's and women's underwear (ongoing need)
• Large-size sweat pants (ongoing need)
• Three manual wheelchairs
• Gift certificates to Michaels and Hobby Lobby
• Adaptive bowling balls with specially drilled holes

Items can be delivered to Careers Industries, 3502 Douglas Ave., Racine, weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Call (262) 752-4100 for more information.

Children's Service Society of Wisconsin

• Cell phones and laptop computers for Intensive In-home team (3). The in-home therapy team is out in the community all day, every day. Therefore, if each staff had a company cell phone, it would enable families to reach them quickly in emergency situations. It would also help to ensure the safety of the therapy team. Laptop computers would be very helpful for the in-home staff could complete paper work in the field when they have breaks in between appointments.
• Books and coloring books to help children talk about their experiences of abuse or domestic violence: "Something Happened and I'm Scared to Tell," "It's MY Body," "Something is Wrong at My House," "The Trouble with Secrets," the "Let's Talk" coloring book set. These books normalize children's experiences about abuse and domestic violence, and help children open up and share what happened to them. They are available in English and Spanish versions. We would prefer to have two sets for our Racine and Burlington office locations.
• Jewelry kits for children seen at the Child Advocacy Center. Older children at the Racine County Child Advocacy Center would benefit from a healthy age-appropriate activity to do when they have to wait during different parts of the evaluation. We are requesting a number of small individualized kits for kids and teens to make bracelets and necklaces.
• Distraction tools for children's medical exams at the Racine County Child Advocacy Center. A medical exam is a necessary piece of a comprehensive evaluation for abuse and neglect. When conducting a medical exam it's great for kids to have something to distract them. "I Spy" books and viewfinders are easy ways to help kids relax.
• Supplies for creating behavioral charts with families. The new Community Response Program will be doing a lot of work with parents to develop positive parenting skills to prevent future child abuse. One commonly used tool is to work with parents on developing behavioral charts so they can better manage their children's behaviors. CSSW could use a large supply of poster board, markers and stickers so the worker can create these charts right on the spot when he or she meets with the family.

For more information about how to make a donation to CSSW, contact: Ann Rolling at (262) 633-3591, 2405 Northwestern Ave. Suite 205 Racine WI 53404, ann.rolling@cssw.org

Family Service of Racine

Family Service of Racine is a nonprofit agency that provides counseling and mental wellness services to the Racine community. FSR will celebrate 100 years of service to Racine in 2010.

For more information about our services and to find out how you can help, please visit our Website at www.fsracine.org or call us at (262) 634-2391. We are located at 420 Seventh St., Downtown Racine and love visitors!

Macro business needs:

• Laptop computers
• Computers
• Flat screen monitors
• Microsoft Office suite 2007 
• Website hosting
• Newspaper subscription
• Ink for HP Laser Jet 1020 printer Cartridge #12 A Q2612A
• Color printer

Other office supplies:

• White and any color printer paper 
• Pens
• Highlighters
• Post-its 
• Toilet paper
• Paper towels
• Plastic forks, spoons, knives
• Coffee stirrers
• Coffee filters
• Coffee
• Creamer
• Sugar
• Disposable paper cups
• Paper plates
• Napkins
• Anti-bacterial hand soap

Cleaning supplies:

• Bleach 
• Fantastik 
• Trash bags
• Pledge
• Dust wipes

Other needs:

• Storage shelving
• Rubbermaid totes for storage
• Concrete planter for curb appeal
• Metal plant hanger designed for outdoor use

Harmony Club

A program of Lincoln Lutheran, Harmony Club is a unique social program that offers caregivers up to six hours of free time.

Volunteers are the heart of this program. If interested in volunteering, call (262) 898-2742.

Items may be dropped off at Lincoln Lutheran of Racine, 2000 Dominic Drive, second floor.

Items we could use:

• Craft supplies
• 63- to 500-piece puzzles
• Easy-to-store bingo prizes
• Planting supplies
• Paper products 
• Plates, cups, bowls, napkins, plastic forks, spoons, knives, moist wipes and hot plates