Donations Needed
We Need Some Financial Support. We operate on a pretty slim budget with no paid staff but we do have expenses. We’re breaking down how we spend your donations on the next few slides.
If we take money from our community we do our best to spend it in support of our community and with our community.
Water
Our biggest expense is water. We buy our water from Famous Ramona Water (Ramona, CA). We pay roughly
$1,000 for the Plates and Labels for 5 pallets worth of water upfront.
Then we pay Roughly $650 for each pallet of water. (prices go up with cost of materials and tariffs)
*we also buy unmarked water from retail stores in San Diego to hand out when we are not working with populations located directly in City Heights
Printing
We print all of our signage and pamphlets here in city heights at Inscriptu (42nd and University). We’ve recently had to reprint pamphlets with a new address due to the move in September.
Other Operating Costs
Website
Volunteer Scheduling Site
Phone Bill
Rent (our new space will soon require a small monthly rental fee)
Accountant
Pop-up tents/tables
Storage bins
materials for harm reduction boxes
Filing fees
We are a 501(c)(3)
If the company that you work for matches charitable donations during the holidays we’d love to be considered as a recipient.
We accept Venmo
@waterandkindness
On our website there are options to make a onetime donation or to donate weekly or monthly. Those $5 monthly donations add up.
WATERANDKINDNESS.com
We have a new mutual aid group Joining us for our swap on Saturday. Mutual Aid for Mom’s focuses on supporting mothers in our community effected by the presence of ICE in our neighborhoods.
Items needed for
Mutual Aid For Moms:
Perfumes
Kotex
Chapsticks
Creams/Lotions
Makeup
Face Masks
Facial Care
Hair Ties and Clips
SHE FEST! October 11th 12-4PM.
A free festival of workshops, performances and community support brought to you by She Fest. We’ll be there with our free store so stop in and say hi!
Located on the south east corner of Winona and El Cajon Blvd, You’ll see the colorful fence and outdoor set up. Don’t forget to grab a cup of coffee from Dojo Cafe!
SUNDOWN SUNDAYS! Roller Skate with a DJ for free on Sunday Sept 28th 5-9pm!
Our Water Distribution Center Is Located At Stay True Cycleworks. You Can Help Us To Hand Out Water By Stopping By And Picking Up a Case
Water Distribution Center
Located at:
Stay True Cycleworks
You can stop in and pick up water during their regular hours of operation
No Stains, Rips, Faded or “Worn Through Material”
Please clean shoes and inspect the wear before bringing them to us. Please don’t donate items covered in animal hair.
Used items in “Good” Condition
Shirts, Pants, Skirts, Dresses, Jackets, Sweaters, Belts, Shoes, Boots, Slippers, Sandals, Hats, Gloves, Bags
Used items in “Like New” Condition
Socks
Items in “New” Condition
Undergarments
FREE STORE
Open Every Saturday
10-2
Items we need currently
Tarps (smaller sized)
Sleeping bags
Tents
Towels
Bed pads
(disposable for people living with incontinence)
Please only donate clothing items (that aren’t on the above list) on the last Saturday of the month
December Events
Save The Dates!
Water Distribution
Grab a Case of water from
Stay True Cycleworks
During their regular business hours.
Free Store
Saturday’s 10-2 @ Pop-up Winona
December 6th
December 13th
December 20th
December 27th
Monthly Swap And Community Fair
Saturday December 27th
10-2 at Pop-up Winona
* Please Only Bring CLOTHING On The LAST SATURDAY Of The Month *
Swap And Community Fair!
This Saturday!
We’ll be swapping
Books with Books Thru Bars
Kids Clothes with SheFest
and Clothing with Water and Kindness
Hugs and Bags will be there to share Bombas Socks with anyone that need some socks and Mutual Aid for Moms will be there accepting donations for moms in the immigrant community
If you have to shop this weekend, try to shop small and shop local. If you want to come find gifts for free in your community come on out. This event is going to be worth it!
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La Maestra
Is a pillar of the City Heights community. They run programs in pediatrics, family practice, senior medicine, OGYN, Dental, Labs, Imaging, chiropractics they have a Pharmacy, Social Services a department of translation and interpretation and really too much to list.
La Maestra will be at our Swap and Community Fair tomorrow at Fair@44 from 10-2. Come on out, get some information, meet some people doing good things and shop our swap!
This post is to help Other Local Non-Profits find volunteers for the holiday season.
If you need some extra bodies around your organization or mutual aid group, please comment with what kind of help you’re looking for and how people can reach you to get involved. We’ll post a link to our volunteer schedule below to get this started.
*if you want to volunteer you can screenshot a comment with a link and save it to your photos, you can open the link by hovering over it in your photo app.
Giving Tuesday Is Tomorrow!
Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement which ends up being the biggest fundraising day of the year for non-profits in the United States. If your participating and looking for a local Non-profit, We’d really appreciate the support.
Our mission is to ensure that all people living in City Heights and surrounding neighborhoods have access to clean drinking water and necessary resources while strengthening collective community efforts across San Diego.
Water and Kindness is a registered 501(c)(3).
EIN 33-2655338 (If using the “Tax Exempt Organization Search” on the IRS website to search for us, make sure the “Determination letters” field is selected)
Water Distribution
Free Store
Community Swap and Fair
Partners in Community Support
Water And Kindness supports City Heights with four programs:
Open Saturdays 10-2
at Pop-Up Winona
Free Store Open
Tomorrow!
Upcoming Events! Save The Dates!
Water Distribution:
Grab a case of water from Stay True Cycleworks
during their regular business hours.
Free Store * Swap * Community Fair:
CLOSED FOR RELOCATION
Swipe for details
Our Free Store, Swap and Community Fair will be closed for the month of September.
We’ll be taking the month off to tear down and rebuild in our new location. We’ll be posting updates about clearing out and the new space but won’t be able to reopen until October. We have loved every minute at our Fair@44 location. The community here has been truly amazing. We're excited to carry what we’ve built with us and build new community in a new location. We love you City Heights and we’ll see you in a month.
*please still stop by Stay True Cycle Works to pick up water to distribute. It’s been so hot and it helps so much.
November Schedule
I’d like to hand out water.
How do I get a Case?
Stay True Cycleworks (45th and University) has offered to help us distribute water during their regular hours of operation. Anytime they are open you’ll be able to stop on by and grab a case of water to distribute in City Heights.
Please be patient. They are doing us a huge favor and their customers come first. Thank you Stay True for all your support!
Volunteer with us!
Follow the Linktree in our bio.
We need outreach volunteers
We’re looking for more people that are able to hand out water to people living outside in City Heights. This would require you to pick up a case of water from us and hand it out to anyone that looks like they might be able to use some water. When handing out the water it’s helpful to mention that the bottle has a calendar of resources printed on it. You don’t need to canvas the whole neighborhood, just the blocks you’re used to walking. If picking up water from our water distribution center is located at Stay True Cycleworks. You can pick up a case during their hours of operation but please be patient. They are doing us a huge favor and their Customers come first.