Business Meeting

Please bring your donations on Thursday, November 18 for the annual Harvest Food and Supply Drive supporting the Safe Home needs.  Kim Phelps will be getting a fact sheet on needs, but in the meantime, here are some suggestions:

Safe Home Needs Community members often ask how they can make a meaningful difference in the lives of those utilizing Safe Home services. The Safe Home’s greatest need is supermarket/grocery/gas gift cards and financial contributions of all amounts so that we have the flexibility to act immediately to each of our client’s unique situations as they arise.

Gift Cards Gift cards are most helpful in responding to current shelter needs and give staff the opportunity to purchase perishable items such as milk, eggs and bread. Consider a gift card to Meijer, Walmart, Oleson’s Food Stores, D&W Fresh Market, Dollar General, major gas stations, cell phone gift cards or VISA gift cards.

Financial Contributions Financial contributions are another great option, made by check or online at wrcnm.org, then click on the “GIVE” button. In-Kind Donations

These are the most needed items that help the Safe Home feel like ‘home’:
• Coffee/Creamer
• Boxed/Canned Meals
• Cake/Brownie/Cookie Mixes
• Baking Needs – Cooking Oil, Sugar, etc.
• Paper Towel/Kleenex
• Laundry Detergent
• Hand/Dish Soap
• Women’s Socks/Undergarments (new/in package)

Donations to the Harvest Food and Supply Drive are a meaningful way for community members and groups to make a difference in the lives of domestic abuse survivors and their children utilizing Safe Home services. The annual drive brings in a significant amount of the food and supplies provided to families at the shelter from Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Emmet and Otsego counties.