Give the Gift of Goodwill

The holidays are cause for celebration, and what better way to celebrate a season of giving than by contributing to organizations that help those in need of a little Christmas comfort?

The WARM Center in Westerly is a 19 bed emergency shelter and soup kitchen and is one of the only institutions providing shelter services to adult men and women in South County and Southeastern CT. The Center always accepts monetary donations to be delegated on a need basis, or you can donate to a specific Center program. Food donations are also accepted, but some restrictions apply, and all meals must be delivered by 5pm on your scheduled day. While the WARM Center itself does not take clothing, Attire for Hire, which is located next to the WARM shelter, accepts laundered/dry-cleaned clothing appropriate for men and women returning to the workforce.  

As part of The Jonnycake Center of Peace Dale’s mission to eliminate hunger in the community, the Center has holiday-specific donation initiatives that would make a post-epiphany Scrooge melt in his winter boots. Give the gift of certain foodstuffs for their December Holiday Basket campaign. Items needed include gravy mix, stuffing, cranberry sauce, canned vegetables, canned yams, canned pineapple, quick bread mix, piecrust mix, evaporated milk, canned pumpkin and canned pie filling. All donations must be received by December 10, and please call ahead to schedule a drop off time. The Center is also accepting contributions to their multiple seasonal-centric directives: SMILE, NOEL and the Elder Appreciation Gift program. l