United Way of Monroe County and its partner agencies have created a Christmas Wish List. United Way of Monroe County Make a wish come true! The United Way of Monroe County’s Holiday Wish List helps you help others. All types of nonprofit agencies from Monroe County are looking for assistance through this special collection of holiday-related volunteer and donation opportunities. You can make a difference in the life of a child, family, older adult, organization or individual in Monroe County during the holiday season. Below you’ll learn exactly what each agency is hoping to receive – including volunteer services, individual items for clients, office supplies and more! Simply use the index of organizations to find a need that you can fill, the agency descriptions and contact information is included. The Holiday Wish List has been compiled by United Way of Monroe County and distributed in partnership with all partner agencies and community groups. Monroe Center for Healthy Aging Address: 15275 S Dixie Hwy Phone: (734) 241-0404 Items Wished For: • Gift Cards to Kroger or Meijer for gift baskets • All assortment greeting cards – especially get well and sympathy to send to members • Dry erase markers • Small laminator for the office • AA batteries • Baskets for gift baskets Paula’s House Address: c/o United Way of Monroe County, 216 N. Monroe St. Phone: (734)777-9625 Donations may be dropped off at the United Way of Monroe County Items Wished For: • Cleaning supplies (Glass cleaner, toilet bowl cleaner, Bleach) • Bus tickets • HE Laundry Detergent (high efficiency) • Fabric softener • Kleenex • Toilet Paper • Paper Towels • Craft supplies (scissors, construction paper, washable paint, etc) • Hand soap • Dish soap • Dishwasher soap • Yard equipment (shovel, rakes, gardening tools) Habitat for Humanity of Monroe Address: 14930 LaPlaisance Rd. Phone: (734)243-2048 Items Wished For: • Volunteers for our build site and Restore all winter long • Paper products (plates, cups, bowls, silverware) for volunteer lunches • Various sizes of sticky notes • Duct tape for volunteer name tags • Plastic bins for storage • Cleaning supplies (Windex, floor cleaner, hand soap) • Paper towel • Toilet paper • Pens • Sharpies • Colored printing paper • White cardstock Legal Services of South Central Michigan Address: 1118 A. South Telegraph Rd. Phone: (734)241-8310 Items Wished For: • We would love to have a volunteer for Fridays to answer our phone. It would have to be someone who could come consistently because there would be some training involved. We are open from 9:00 to 5:00 and close from 12:00 to 1:00 for lunch. The Salvation Army of Monroe County • Office phone system • Flat screen computer monitors • Two quality Office chairs & Desks • Small fridge • Small microwave • Storage cabinet for supplies • File cabinets with locks • Laser printer from this century • 2 Large bulletin boards Address: 815 E. First St. Phone: (734)241-0440 Winter Warming Center: Accommodates 30 individuals, provides a hot evening meal and breakfast, open 8:00 PM to 8:00 AM. Also provides showers. Emergency Services and Basic Needs: Provides emergency assistance with food pantry, rent/mortgage, utilities, clothing and a variety of other emergency needs to clients. Prescriptions: Assistance to low-income, uninsured individuals up to $50 for non-narcotic prescriptions, dental, and optical care. Items Wished For: • non-perishable food items for the food pantry • white letter size copy paper • Lake Erie Transit bus tickets for Family Manor residents • Toiletries and Personal care items • Bath towels • Pillows • Paper towel (rolls) • 150 serving trays • Plastic eating utensil (forks, knives, spoons) • Food items (perishable or non-perishable) for Family Manor Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan The Mon-Arc of Monroe, Inc. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monroe County Address: 28 S. Macomb St. Phone: (734) 242-8540 Items Wished For: Address: 3011 W. Grand Blvd Phone: (313)870-2582 Items Wished For: Volunteers needed… • Troop Leaders • Program Volunteers (short-term volunteers to facilitate one-day or multiple day programs) • Facilitators to implement “Be a Friend First,” our 8-week anti-bullying program for middle-school girls. • Troop Organizers (help recruit more girls and adult volunteers) Funding for… • Financial Aid for girls to participate in Girl Scouts ($125 per girl provides support for $15 membership fee, books, uniform, membership pins and insignia, program opportunities) • Financial Aid for girls to attend Camp ($575 to support a girl for 6 days/5 nights of camp) • Training for Adult Volunteers • Implementation of “Be a Friend First,” our anti-bullying program for middle-school girls • Program bags (recyclable bags for girls to carry program materials in) • Arts and craft supplies: Markers, Pens, Pencils, Glue Sticks, Scissors, Poster Board, Foam Board Stickers and Scrapbooking paper • Businesses to partner with Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan to host “Girl Scout Cookie Booths,” to enable Girl Scouts, volunteers or staff to sell cookies at your business • Create fun and educational program opportunities for girls (which support the Girl Scout national program portfolio) Gabby’s Ladder Address: 431 E. Elm Ave Phone: (734)242-8773 Items Wished For: • Canvases of all sizes (for painting) • Masks to paint • Glass Votive candles • Double-sided tape • Individually wrapped snacks • Kuerig coffee K-Cups • Sharpies (all sizes and colors) • Small glass ornaments • Holiday themed paper ware • Variety of boxes with lids (to create memory boxes) • Plastic Storage boxes with lids (all sizes-for storage) • Large Manila envelopes • Colored Pocket Folders • File Folders • Kleenex • Bathroom Tissue • Gift Cards (Food; Crafts; Gas-for on-site school workshops) • Property/facility for a new center! Salvation Army Harbor Light Address: 3250 N. Monroe St. Phone: (734)384-3402 Items Wished For: • GED books • AA/NA books • Chess board • Playing Card • Board games • Refrigerator • Washer and Dryer • Coffee Table • Calculator Family Counseling and Shelter Services Address: 14930 LaPlaisance Rd Phone: (734)241-0180 Items Wished For: • Volunteer licensed contractors to build walls for new counseling suite • Volunteer licensed electricians to do the wiring in the new counseling suite • 9 new computers for counseling office and shelter- computers now are 5-7 years old • Furniture for the additional visitation room • Toys for the additional Play Therapy room • Volunteer architect to draw up plans for new counseling suite • Office furniture for counseling office and extended waiting room • Vinyl plank flooring for the upstair bedrooms in shelter and someone to lay flooring • Upstairs large bedroom floor sanded and sealed • Extra large vacuum storage bags for blankets • Heavy duty plastic shelving for shelter basement • Volunteer weekly cleaning service for counseling office • Office supplies Frenchtown Senior Citizens Address: 2786 Vivian Rd. Phone: (734)243-5761 Items Wished For: • Needs a 18 quart Electric Roaster and yarn for the “ Happy Hookers” who create items all year for other organizations to give to the those in need. Monroe County Opportunity Program Address: 1140 Telegraph Rd. Phone: (734)241-2775 Items Wished For: • Volunteers for help in the Food Pantry • Non-Perishable Food Items • Coffee • Gifts for Senior Christmas Baskets including blankets, robes, slippers, scarves, and paper towels • Toiletry items for the homeless including toilet paper, shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes, hats, gloves, and scarves • The Warming Shelter can use pillows, blankets, snack food items, and toiletry items. Address: 6021 Parkside Dr. Phone: (734)241-5881 Items Wished For: • We could use donations of bus tickets for some of our consumers who can not afford them. • We could also use donations of CD’s and food for our dances and game nights held each month. Monroe County Senior Legal Services Address: 1126 S. Telegraph Rd. Phone: (734)241-7644 Items Wished For: • Laptop computer •Portable printer • C olor copy paper • White copy paper • Office chairs • Large raffle drum • Paper shredder • File cabinets American Red Cross of Monroe County Address: 1645 N. Dixie Hwy. Phone: (734)289-1481, ext. 14 Items Wished For: • Volunteers – Office & Reception Assistance, Disaster Team Members, Health & Safety training support, Service to Armed Forces Caseworker • New TV & DVD players for training rooms • New Vacuum Cleaner • New microwave • New Bunn coffee maker • Flowers/Landscaping foliage and maintenance • New monument sign for front lawn • New carpeting throughout the building • Parking lot repaving • Cement pad and enclosure for dumpster/waste removal • New HVAC unit and installation Dundee Area Senior Citizens Center Address: 284 Monroe St. Phone: (734)529-2401 Items Wished For: • New kitchen stoves, ovens, refrigerators and freezers-so we can continue to serve congregate senior citizens and deliver homebound senior citizens a nutritious daily lunch, so they can continue to have a better quality of life. • A passenger van so we can take senior citizens to Doctor appointments or shopping in the Dundee Area that we serve. Bedford Senior Center Address: 1653 Samaria Rd. Phone: (734)856-3330 Items Wished For: • Birthday, Get well and Sympathy cards • 100 cup coffe maker • Card tables (easy to put up kind from Walmart) • Flip chart and Flip chart easel • Sturdy corn hole set • Sewing and quilting supplies • Monies for educational purposes • Scholarship monies for meals on wheels donations • Advertising donations • Non perishable drinks and snacks. Arthur Lesow Community Center Address: 120 Eastchester St. Phone: (734)241-4313 Items Wished For: • Pool Tables • VAN (12-15 passengers) • Ping Pong Table • Leather Basketballs • Shed Outside for storage • Lawn Mower • Weeder for garden • Folding Chairs • 5ft-6ft tables • Computer tablets • Gas Cards • Bus Passes • X-Box 360 • Cleaning supplies • Volunteers • Tutors • PS3 or 4 • Pinic Tables • Storage Bins Catholic Charities of Monroe County Address: 1070 S. Telegraph Rd. Phone: (734)240-3850 Items Wished For: • Water Dispenser for the lobby • Gas Cards for clients • Grocery Gift Cards • Bus Passes • Children Art Supplies: markers, colored pencils, crayons, paints, paper • Board games for ages 4 – Up • Books / Curriculum: • Co-Dependent No More • Alcohol: True Stories Hosted by Matt Damon (DVD) (includes the discussion guide) • Drugs: True Stories (DVD) (includes the discussion guide) • Aggressors, Victims, and Bystanders: Thinking and Acting To Prevent Violence • Real Life Heroes Book and Workbook • 100 Interactive Activities for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Recovery [Spiral-bound] by Carol A. Butler • Treating Co-Occurring Disorders: A Handbook for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Professionals (Haworth Addictions Treatment) [Hardcover] by Sharon Ekleberry • Staying Sober: A Guide for Relapse Prevention- Based Upon the CENAPS Model of Treatment by Terence T. Gorski, Merlene Miller, Joseph C. Martin and Father Martin (Aug 10, 1986) • Volunteers to help with landscaping / Clean-up For further information please call United Way 734-242-1331