Support Bridges' Welcome Home Basket Donation Drive Today!
Through our 30 years of serving individuals and families in Howard County, we have found that many of the low-income and homeless households we assist are unable to afford all of the basic necessities needed to support themselves or their families. In efforts to protect the stability of our newly rehoused clients, we started a donation drive to aid in providing those we rehoused with the household necessities they are unable to afford! Donate or purchase any of the suggested items below to have an immediate & tangible impact in the lives of community members who have been recently rehoused by Bridges. Items for donation should be delivered to Bridges' main office located at 9520 Berger Road, Suite 311, Columbia, MD 20146.
Welcome Home Baskets may include:
Cleaning Products
- Multi-Surface cleaner
- Bleach or bleach like products
- Toilet bowel cleaner
- Toilet bowl brush
- Dish detergent
- Laundry detergent
- Fabric softener
- Trash bags
- Cleaning scrubbers/sponges
- Disinfectant spray
- Disinfectant wipes
- Broom & dust pan
- Duster
- Window cleaner
Household Items
- Paper towels
- Toilet paper
- Toothbrushes (Adult & Children)
- Toothpaste
- Antibacterial hand soap
- Bath towels
- Washcloths
- Hand towels
- Wall Calendar
Bedding
- Crib bedding
- Twin bedding
- Twin XL bedding
- Full bedding
- Queen bedding
- Pillows
Although you can purchase these items anywhere, for your convenience registries and charity lists have been created with AmazonSmile, Target, Walmart, and Costco.
- Visit AmazonSmile Charity Lists: Bridges to Housing Stability's Welcome Home Packages to order any of the household essentials mentioned above. One Welcome Home Package from Amazon costs about $140, not including bedding. Don't forget to use AmazonSmile and select Bridges to Housing Stability as your supporting nonprofit organization (0.5% of your pretax total will be donated to Bridges). Be advised, your order will be shipped anonymously unless you included your contact information within a gift receipt.
- Visit Bridges to Housing Stability's Charity Registry at Target to donate gifts cards or any of the household necessities mentioned above to welcome individuals and families in their homes. One Welcome Home Basket from Target cost around $111, not including bedding.
- Visit Walmart Registry for Good for Bridges to Housing Stability to purchase any of the essential items listed above. One Welcome Home Package from Walmart costs around $132, not including bedding, and will make a great difference to the households we will rehouse in the upcoming months.
- Visit Bridges to Housing Stability's Hunger and Homelessness Registry at Costco to purchase bedding, bath towels, and toothbrushes for those we rehouse in the upcoming months.