In-Kind Donations
There are many ways to support the needs of the young people served by The PLACE. In addition to cash, we have tangible needs for youth on the streets, in our shelter, and in our housing programs. Below are our current needs lists.
Additionally, you can download our current needs list for print or find drop-off locations for gently used winter jackets, blankets, and sleeping bags below.
Thank you for making The PLACE the destination for your philanthropy!
To make a non-food related in-kind donation, you must schedule a drop-off appointment. Please call 719.338.9257 to schedule. Donations will not be accepted without an appointment.
For food donations, please contact Andy Petersen at andy.petersen@theplacecos.org or 425.446.2341. Thank you.
Shelter Needs List
- Bus passes (any increments)*
- Disinfecting wipes and sprays*
- Flashdrives
- Pajama shorts, Tank tops (for sleepwear) all sizes
- Earbuds
- Flipflops (shower shoes) large/x-large
- Gift cards for incentives (Walmart, King Soopers, 7-11, downtown fast-food places)
* Indicates an urgent need.
Outreach/Drop In Center Needs List
- Disinfecting wipes and sprays*
- Pop-top style canned soups (in quantities to fill a crockpot)*
- Sandwich foods (pre-packaged/store-bought deli meats, cheese, bread) *
- Sleeping bags*
- Individual-sized snacks (granola bars, jerkey,peanut butter or cheese crackers, trail mix, fruit cups)
- Travel Belt Money Waist Pack (click for Amazon link)
- Touchscreen Gloves for Winter (click for Amazon link)
Housing Needs List
- Dish soap, dish sponges*
- Household cleaners (Pinesol, general purpose cleaning spray, Windex, disinfectant wipes and sprays)
- Toilet bowl brushes and plungers and cleaner
- Paper towels, toilet paper
- Mops/Swiffers, brooms, dustpans
- Bathroom towels (all sizes, gently used or new)
- Pump hand soap
- Kitchen and bathroom sized trashcans and trashbags
- Ziploc baggies (all sizes)
- Can openers
- Q-Tips, Shaving Cream
Drop-off Locations for Clothes, Sleeping Bags, and Blankets
You may have gently used, and youth appropriate clothes (winter jackets, pants, dress-shirts), blankets, or sleeping bags that you would like to donate. Please, no used underwear or socks.
Due to COVID-19, we are accepting these items only at the collection sites below. Here we will assure they are properly cleaned to prevent the virus’s spread.
If you are interested in volunteering with collecting, sorting and washing clothes, please contact Andy Petersen, at andy.petersen@theplacecos.org or 719.338.9257.
Super Quality Cleaners Garden Ranch (Main Office) 2340 Montebello Sq. Dr., Colorado Springs 80918
Super Quality Cleaners Fountain 6910 Mesa Ridge Parkway, Fountain 80817
Super Quality Cleaners Centennial 6884 Centennial Blvd., Colorado Springs 80919
Super Quality Cleaners Voyager 12225 Voyager Parkway, Colorado Springs 80921
Super Quality Cleaners Pine Creek 9475 Briar Village Pt. #160, Colorado Springs 80920
Super Quality Cleaners Woodmen 3560 Woodmen Rd. #110, Colorado Springs 80920
Super Quality Cleaners Monument 1769 Lake Woodmoor Dr., Monument 80132
Super Quality Cleaners Falcon 7659 McLaughlin Rd., Peyton 80831
Notify us of your In-Kind Gifts
If you donated a gift in-kind (like clothes, or food, or supplies) and did not receive an acknowledgment letter when you delivered it, please fill out this short form and we will send you one.
