Welcome Kit
Most of those we serve have limited incomes and often need help with basic necessities once they secure housing. Help give them a warm welcome into their new home with some basic household items to get them started. Here are three ways you can help:
1. FUND KITS
Funding a Welcome Kit ensures people receive what they need and gives them the option to make their own decisions on sizes, colors and designs. * Click HERE to fund a Kit!
2. MAKE A KIT
Get together with family, friends, or co-workers and put together a kit, or two, or ten! Each kit will go directly to someone moving into a new home. Click HERE to download a shopping list (PDF)
3. GIVE GIFT CARDS
Gift cards to Big Lots, Family Dollar Store, Target, Dollar Tree and Walmart are a great way to help. They can be used to purchase additional household items.
A Full Welcome Kit consists of one of each of the four options below. (Approx. cost: $300).
CLEANING KIT (Approx. Cost $30)
Bucket, Mop, Broom, Duster, Dust Pan, Laundry Soap, Laundry Basket, Window Cleaner, Powder Cleanser, Sponges, Cleaning Rags, Disinfecting Wipes, Hand Sanitizer
BATHROOM KIT (Approx. Cost $50)
Shower Curtain & Rings, Garbage Pail, Bath Mat, Bath Towels, Shampoo, Toothpaste, Toothbrush
KITCHEN KIT (Approx. Cost $100)
Dish Rack, Dish Towels, Pot Holders, Dish Soap, Paper Towels, Plastic Cups, Plates, Pots/Pans, Cooking Utensils, Flatware, Can Opener, Garbage Pail
BEDROOM KIT (Approx. Cost $120)
Twin Sheet Set, Comforter, Pillow
SCHEDULE A DROP OFF:
For more information or questions, please contact Sheree at (203) 401-4400, ext. 138
or at sdimario@columbushouse.org
You can also CLICK HERE to Fund a Kit online!
Click here to see other much needed items on our current wish list.
* Funds received through the Welcome Kit appeal will be used for the above referenced items as well as for other costs that may be related to a client settling into a home of their own including but not limited to: moving costs, delivery & storage fees, furniture, clothing, sundries, and other basic-need items as deemed necessary by Columbus House case managers based on each client’s unique situation.
Victoria (2nd from left), her teenage daughters, and her mother turned to our Wallingford Emergency Shelter when they found themselves experiencing homelessness. Worried about what it would be like to stay in a shelter, they were happily surprised. Arriving with little belongings, they were greeted with a Welcome Kit complete with linens, dishes, cleaning supplies, and all the necessities needed for a fresh start in one of the townhouse apartments that serve as temporary homes. Now, thanks to Victoria’s determination, Columbus House staff, and dedicated friends like you, the family is moving into a four-bedroom apartment – with all their Welcome Kit items!