Berkeley Parents Network: Donating Cosmetics & Toiletries

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Donating Cosmetics & Toiletries

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Unopened hair and bath products
Donating hotel toiletries

Unopened hair and bath products

June 2007

Hi, does anybody know of any women's shelter that can use unopened hair and bath products? As a teacher I receive a lot of these from my students. For one reason or another I can't use them and I'd hate to throw them away. Thank you.

The Women's drop-in Center at 2218 Acton Street, Berkeley CA 94702, (510) 548-2884 will take them: http://www.womensdropin.org/
Andi

Donating hotel toiletries

Feb 2007

I'm looking for an organization/charity in the East Bay where I can donate hotel toiletries, i.e. soaps, shampoos, shower caps, etc. Ideally, I'd like to find one that benefits women and children. Many thanks! Lynna

The Towne House at 625 Oakland Avenue in Oakland (94611) 510-658-9480 welcomes unused toiletries for their clients. They serve people with mental health conditions who are transitioning into independent living. Susan

I spent a year as an intern at the Berkeley Women's Shelter and they can always use hotel toiletries. They also take the larger sizes (preferably new bottles), but they really need the small ones to give out individually. The shelter is located at 2140 Dwight Way, just east of Shattuck, and you can drop things off anytime after 10am, except Wednesday, when they don't open till 12pm. Thank you for donating! Nancy

You can donate hotel toiletries to the Multi-Agency Service Center (a BOSS program) in downtown Berkeley. MASC is a drop-in center for homeless men and women. They provide over 200 free showers a weeek and they provide all toiletries and towels too. While participants wait for showers they can meet with case managers, health care providers, mental health providers, HIV testing, etc. Call Robert Long, the Site Supervisor at (510)684-7045 to arrange pick up/drop off.
anon

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