Outreach Ornaments

Outreach Ornaments

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Evansville, IN

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Evansville, IN

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Help us spread holiday joy all year long!

Donate an item that can help

our Homeless Outreach Team assist our clients

during the holidays & the coming year!

download in informational brochure

For more information, call 812-428-3246 x 33

or email bealight@auroraevansville.org

To help with collecting needed items, a Christmas tree in our office will be decorated with “Outreach Ornaments.”

Each will note a specific item needed by our homeless clients we serve all year long.

Categories include:

	Clothing, protective items, personal care supplies
	Food items
	Cash donations
	Transportation assistance
	Storage/moving assistance
	Gift Card ideas

If you would like to make a difference this holiday season in a way that can have an impact throughout the year, please visit our office or select an ornament item below.

Download a brochure which list the most needed items.

Clothing, protective items, personal care supplies:

Those living on the streets have limited access to storing extra clothing, laundry services and protection from the elements; thus they are always in need of dry, clean socks and underwear, clothing for the elements-cold and rain.

Bolded items are especially needed.

Men's Coat or warm jacket (L, XL, 2X)

Men's Underwear (M, L, XL packages)

Personal Care Items

Gloves (warm, heavy)

Hat

Men's Hooded Sweatshirt (L, XL, 2X)

Women's socks

Men's Crew Socks

Blanket (dark, non-attention-getting colors)

Sleeping Bag

Food:

Every week(52 weeks), our Homeless Outreach Team delivers 25-40 bags of food supplies to those known to live on the streets. (Approx. $50.00 per week for basic items)

Protein Source (Canned meat, Peanut Butter)	Gift Card for Food (for Aurora to purchase food for outreach supplies at Schnucks, Buehler's, Wesselman's, Save-a-Lot, Wal-Mart)
Easy-open canned foods (fruit, vegetables or soup)	Bottled water
$$ Donation for Aurora to purchase food items	Restaurant gift certificates

Transportation:

	To provide access to work, appointments etc.
	To teach independence concerning transportation issues.
	To assist non-open clients with necessary transportation assistance

$$ Donation toward

Bus Tokens

($85 buys 100 tokens)

Bicycle

$$ Donation toward gas & upkeep for Aurora's vehicles, which are used to provide transportation for clients

Bike chain & lock

Cash Donation:

For the Homeless Outreach Team to have cash available fto assist clients with urgent requests for assistance that cannot be covered through other community services.

$$ Donation toward legal documentation fees related to identification forms	$$ Donation toward co-payments for medical care
$$ Donation toward bus tickets to leave the city	$$ Donation toward utility bills, rental assistance for clients being housed

Gift Cards from area department stores such as Wal-Mart, Target, Big Lots, Dollar General, Family Dollar, etc. to be able to purchase items to start in a new apartment or house for Housing Starter Kits, e.g. lamps, cleaning supplies, iron, etc. (See brochure for details on creating Housing Starter Kits.)

Gift card for Department Stores

(e.g. Target, Wal-Mart, Rural King, Big Lots)

Gift card for Dollar Stores

(e.g. Dollar General, Family Dollar,

Dollar Tree, Deals)

Gift card for Food Stores

(e.g. Schnucks, Wesselman's, Wal-Mart,

Save-a-Lot, Buehler's)

Storage/Moving:

	To provide agency storage for items that are donated on behalf of our clients.
	To assist homeless clients with the storage of their items after eviction
	To help with the coverage of moving someone in or out, whether donating funds or volunteering time.

$$ Donation toward storage costs for furniture donations Aurora stores in order to assist clients establish a new home (currently $60./month)	Donate storage space for Aurora to use
Donate time, vehicle, etc. to assist in moving a client's belongings (into storage or into a home)	Donate storage space for clients who are evicted and are being assisted by Aurora to become housed again

HOW WE USE YOUR HELP

Each Friday morning, the Aurora outreach van is packed with a variety of basic items --nonperishable food, personal care items, blankets, sweatshirts, socks, t-shirts, underwear, jackets.

When it returns later, it is depleted of most items. The Aurora Homeless Outreach Team will have distributed those items to our homeless clients who are living in places not meant for human habitation.

However, who replenishes the outreach supplies at Aurora? Throughout the year, many wonderful volunteers and generous donors--people just like YOU--assist us with supplies that stock the van weekly.

Aurora’s Outreach Team serves those who are homeless in Evansville and Vanderburgh County. For our services, the term “homeless” means “staying at local shelters or transitional housing programs,” or “living on the streets.” Our case managers work tirelessly with our homeless community members to help them to overcome various barriers and to become permanently housed.

It takes lots of trust on the part of an individual to ask for help and to share their personal needs as well. One way to help build this trust is to help meet their simple daily needs. For those living on the streets, this means offering them food, clothing, and items to protect them from the elements.

Ending Homelessness:

If you have an interest in making a more permanent difference in the lives of this community's homeless, become a part of the effort to END homelessness as we've known it ... Learn about Destination:Home -- the 10-year plan to end homelessness in Evansville and Vanderburgh County. Click here or on the Destination:Home logo on any of our web pages.

For more information, call 812-428-3246 x 33

or email bealight@auroraevansville.org

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