Current Needs for Families
IWR depends on donations to provide refugees with important items when they arrive in our community, such as furniture or computers. Contact Programs Coordinator Leigh Bacher at leighb@ithacawelcomesrefugees.org if you are interested in making a donation.
Families' needs lists
We welcome donations of gift cards from grocery stores in the area that we can pass on to IWR families. We are currently especially looking for gift cards from Aldi and ShurSave, Trumansburg. Please note the amount on the face of the gift card.
Children's clothing
If you are sorting items your family has outgrown, please consider donating gently used baby and children’s items to the Mama Goose & Jillian’s Drawers store on Clinton Street and asking them to add any store credit to IWR’s account. From this account, we give vouchers to refugee and immigrant families with children. Our account is currently low and we would love to boost it to give vouchers to two newly arrived families!
If you can help, please check the Mama Goose schedule for drop-off dates.
