fREE STORE
SATURDAYS 10-2
AT POP-UP WINONA
EVERY SATURDAY WE OPERATE A FREE STORE WHERE WE TAKE IN DONATIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY AND HAND THEM RIGHT BACK OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY.
THE ITEMS WE COMMONLY HAVE ARE ON THE LIST BELOW.
WE OPERATE OUT OF A SMALL STORAGE SHED. IF YOU’D LIKE TO DONATE ITEMS PLEASE ONLY DONATE FROM THE LIST AND ONLY WHEN WE ARE AT THE FREE STORE. IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO THE FREE STORE PLEASE TAKE THEM TO A THRIFT STORE. DO NOT LEAVE ITEMS IN THE SPACE.
WE ARE NOT FUNDED
OR PAID.
WE ARE ABLE TO DO THIS WORK BECAUSE OUR COMMUNITY
DONATES ITEMS, TIME AND FUNDS
TO KEEP US HERE.
We ask that all
Donated items
be in a condition
that you would want to receive them in.
If they are at the end of their usefulness please trash them
We take these items in LIKE NEW condition:
BAGS - Any bags, shopping, luggage, purses backpacks, Ikea bags.
BLANKETS - Cleaned without holes/stains. We will take in everything from, emergency blankets, sheet sets, quilts and towels.
HATS AND GLOVES - We ask that these items consider the season that we are in.
MOBILITY AIDS - Things like canes, walkers, knee scooters, wheel chairs, slings, arm/knee braces, ACE bandages; these types of items are in high demand.
ROLLING CARTS AND WAGONS - Please only bring these items in useable condition.
SHOES - Lightly worn and cleaned. please wipe down shoes before donating them.
SLEEPING BAGS - We take in all kinds of sleeping bags and sleeping pads. We ask that they are wiped down if stored in a way that they are dusty/dirty.
SOCKS - We take in new and used socks. We ask that socks are clean and without holes. TARPS - please only donate clean tarps and smaller sizes are more usefulTENTS - Please only donate tents that would sleep 3 or less. Please only donate tents in useable condition. No missing parts or holes. The larger tents tend to stick around and aren't as helpful as the smaller ones. We take these items in NEW,
UNOPENED AND UNUSED condition:
DIAPERS - We will take any sized diaper or pull-ups including adult incontinence products. If you are buying Diapers to drop off we are often asked for larger kid's sized Diapers and for size large adult products, as well as sleep pads.
FIRST AID ITEMS - We buy kit supplies online from bulk distributers but will take anything that you have extra to add to the piles. We get bottles of aspirin donated and would also ask for some individually wrapped medications to hand out to folks.
HARM REDUCTION SUPPLIES - These are items like Narcan/Naloxone, Fentanyl test strips, HIV tests, Covid Tests, Masks, Condoms and Plan B
HYGIENE PRODUCTS - We order bulk supplies for hygiene kits in individual use size but we have a need for all types of hygiene products. Please only donate unopened items.
FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS - We take in pads and tampons of all sizes. the super absorbency products are most requested.
UNDERWEAR - We only take in new under garments. The sizes we run out of are Med, Large and XL in both mens and women's styles. We do buy these in bulk and typically have a size run from XS-5X but we run out of those sizes more often than the others
WATER - We take in cases of water that are not labeled with the city heights resources on them, to hand out at events and to help supply organizations that work outside of the city heights area with water for their outreach efforts. sWAP AND COMMUNITY FAIR
ON THE
LAST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH
FROM 10-2 AT POP-UP WINONA
WE HOST A CLOTHING SWAP AND INVITE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO SWAP WITH US OR TO DO OUTREACH WORK WITH US IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THE ONLY WAY WE'RE ABLE TO HELP PEOPLE OUT WITH CLOTHING IS THROUGH HOSTING THIS EVENT. BECAUSE OUR STORAGE SPACE IS SO LIMITED WE ASK THAT YOU ONLY BRING CLOTHING ON THE LAST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH. AFTER THE SWAP, WE WORK WITH OTHER CITY HEIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE FREE CLOTHING TO THIER DIRECT COMMUNITIES
BECAUSE THIS EVENT HAS SO MUCH INTEREST WE WANTED TO USE IT TO HELP BUILD STRONGER NETWORKS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES. IT’S BEEN A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BRING MULTIPLE RESOURCES OUT TO MEET OUR COMMUNITY.
THIS IS OUR BIGGEST EVENT OF THE MONTH.
WE ARE HAPPY TO BRING YOU INTO THIS EVENT.
IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA FOR COLLABORATION WE’D LOVE TO HEAR IT, WE LOOK TO BUILD EVENTS AND PROGRAMS WITH OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS. SPECIFICALLY, BECAUSE WE ARE SO SMALL AND WE WANT OUR EFFORTS TO COUNT. WORKING WITH OTHER ORGANIZERS
AND COMMUNITY GROUPS HELPS US TO REACH MORE PEOPLE AND SECURE OUR EFFORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY. WE’RE A RELATIVELY NEW
ORGANIZATION WITH NO PAID STAFF. WITH THAT IN MIND, WE KNOW THAT OUR LONGEVITY ISN’T GUARANTEED AND THAT FORCES US TO
FOCUS OUR EFFORTS ON BUILDING PROGRAMS WITH COMMUNITY.
IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN DOING OUTREACH WITH US, PLEASE REACH OUT.
WE’RE FOCUSED ON BRINGING RESOURCES TO CITY HEIGHTS AND WE WOULD BE
SO GRATEFUL FOR YOU’RE SUPPORT AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR SHARED COMMUNITY
IF YOU’D LIKE TO SWAP ITEMS (CLOTHING, BOOKS, SEEDS, COMICS,
SOMETHING ELSE?), SEND US A MESSAGE, WE’D LOVE TO HAVE YOU!
WATER DISTRIBUTION
HARM REDUCTION
other ralphs coffee research partnerships
WE TRY TO MAKE IT EASY FOR YOU TO SHOW UP FOR YOU COMMUNITY
DONATE
Do you Want to help but don’t know where to start?
IF YOU AREN’T AVILABLE SATURDAYS CONSIDER HANDING OUT WATER TO OUR NIEGHBORS LIVING OUTSIDE. YOU CAN DO THIS ON YOUR SCHEDULE AND AS YOU HAVE TIME
IF YOU DON’T HAVE TIME BUT HAVE FUNDS TO DONATE YOU CAN DONATE HERE. OR ORDER ITEMS FROM OUR AMAZON WISH LIST TO HELP US KEEP ITEMS IN OUR FREE STORE
IF YOU DON’T HAVE FUNDS TO DONATE BUT HAVE ACESS TO ITEMS FROM OUR LIST YOU CAN DONATE THOSE ITEMS TO US ON SATURDAYS AT OUR FREE STORE ON SATURDAYS FROM 10-2
*IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT ON SATURDAYS FROM 10-2 TO DONATE ITEMS DIRECTLY TO US, PLESE DONATE TO A THRIFT STORE. DO NOT LEAVE ITEMS AT THE COMMUNITY SPACE AND WE ONLY TAKE CLOTHING ON THE LAST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH FROM 10-2
COFFEE PROGRAM
RALPHS
OUR BIGGEST NEED IS PHYSICAL VOLUNTEERS ON SATURDAYS FROM 10-2 WITH THE FREE STORE AND COMMUNITY FAIR. SIGN UP FOR A SHIFT HERE. IF THE SHIFT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS FULL PLEASE COME OUT AND HANG OUT WITH US ANYWAY. WE USUALLY HAVE ENOUGH WORK FOR MORE FOLKS AND WOULD LOVE TO MEET YOU AND SHOW YOU WHAT WE’RE ALL ABOUT.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED