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WISH LIST FOR THE SHELTER

Please look over our Wish List for the current shelter needs.  

If you are giving to our Wish List between now and Christmas, you can drop donations off at Side Launch Brewing Company, as they are collecting for us!

Any questions, please contact Cherie Whiteman at eventsmanager@myfriendshouse.ca or Ciara O’Connell at development@myfriendshouse.ca.

Due to capacity and health and safety, My Friend’s House can only accept items on our Wish List.

Clothing donations should be directed to Common Thread where100% of proceeds are directed back to My Friend’s House. 

We can NOT accept donations of furniture and household items. If you would like to donate these items, please consider supporting The Fresh Start Project (we use this service to set women up for success when they transition to independent living), Georgian Bay Furniture Bank, or E3 ReUse Centre. All of these organizations provide assistance to clients of My Friend’s House.

Thank you for supporting My Friend’s House

Regular Items

  • Laundry Soap
  • Paper Towels
  • Kleenex
  • Toilet Paper
  • New Toys Age 2+ (no small pieces)
  • Storage for Toys (baskets & bins)
  • Hair Care Products - Shampoo & Conditioner
  • Body Wash
  • Gift Cards to Local Grocery Stores
  • Retail Gift Cards
  • Garbage Bags, Sandwich Bags, Plastic Wrap, Aluminum Foil
  • Baby Wipes
  • Tampons
  • Women's & Children's Pajamas & Slippers (various sizing)
  • Women's & Children's Cold & Flu Medication
  • Adult Diapers
  • New Tupperwear

Our grocery & supply budget at present is $300.00 per week to feed our 12 bed shelter. 

Your generous donations of perishable and non-perishable food really helps to provide nutritious and delicious food for our residents. 

Children's Lunch Items

  • Fruit Bars
  • Granola Bars
  • Cheese Strings
  • Juice Boxes
  • Cookies
  • Puddings
  • Apple Sauces
  • Yogurt
  • Raisins
  • Bear Paws
  • Veggie Straws
  • Pretzels
  • Goldfish Crackers
  • Animal Crackers/Teddy Grahams
  • Nutrigrain Bars
  • Crackers

Perishable Items

  • Sealed Sandwich/Deli Meat
  • Frozen Pizza
  • Frozen Lasagna
  • Frozen Juices: Mixed Fruit, Orange Juice
  • Fresh Fruit: Apples, Oranges, Bananas, Grapes
  • Fresh Vegetables
  • Frozen Vegetables: Peas, Mixed Veg, Cauliflower, Broccoli
  • Dairy: Homogenized Milk/2% Milk, Eggs, Cheese, Yogurt, Margarine
  • Fish: Fish Sticks, Frozen Fish
  • Chicken: Whole Chicken, Legs, Thighs, Breasts
  • Pork: Pork Chops, Roasts, Sausage, Bacon
  • Beef: Ground Beef, Roasts
  • Hot Dogs

Non-Perishable Items

  • Canned Fruit
  • Canned Vegetables
  • Pasta & Pasta Sauces
  • Canned Tomatoes
  • Hot/Cold Cereals
  • Condiments - Ketchup, Mustard, Mayo
  • Honey
  • Peanut Butter/Nut Spreads
  • Coffee
  • Pickles/Olives
  • Soup
  • Microwave Popcorn
  • Broths
  • Spices
  • Salad Dressing
  • Taco Kits
  • Gravies & Sauces
  • Pancake Mix & Syrup
  • Baking Items - flour, chocolate chips etc.

Gift Cards

Gift Cards can truly help us to bridge the gap for residents and our increasing budget for food and supplies.  Below find a list of Gift Cards that would be helpful:

  • Grocery stores (Loblaws, Sobeys, Metro, FreshCo, Superstore etc.)
  • Department/Retail stores (Winners, Walmart)
  • Pharmacies (Shoppers Drug Mart, Rexall)
  • Hardware stores (Home Hardware, Canadian Tire, Home Depot)
  • Bus passes
  • Long distance calling cards
  • Cineplex
  • YMCA passes