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Please contact the agency to determine the
status of the need for material resources.
ALASKA
Alaska Children’s Services, Anchorage
- boys’ pants (8-14 sizes)
- afghans (twin size)
- Scotch tape
- scrub brushes & sponges
- bathrobes
- batteries (all types; new)
- twin sheet sets
- Band-Aids
- First Aid supplies
- flannel pajamas (adult)
- slide projector
- bedspreads (twin size; new)
- slippers (teen & adult sizes)
- floor pillows
- blank audio & video tapes
- foam core
- socks (teen & adult sizes)
- blenders
- sports socks
- blue tarps
- T-shirts
- clock radios
- comforters (twin size)
- night lights
- turtlenecks (girls & women)
- relaxing music tapes
- wrapping paper
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ARIZONA
Wesley
Community Center, Phoenix
- outdoor toys for ages 2 to 5
- infant seats
- strollers
- non-perishable foods, like peanut butter, jelly,
beans, rice, cookies (pre-boxed for distribution,
enough for 2 days for a family of 4)
- desk lamps
- pencil sharpeners (electric)
- notebooks and pens for adult education classes
- small combination TV and VCR
- desk clocks
- gift certificates (to be used as prizes and
incentives)
- new gymnasium time clock
- laminator
- paper cutter
- Sewing notions
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CALIFORNIA
David & Margaret Home La Verne
- CD/radios
- televisions
- VCRs
- games
- pots & pans
- toasters
- blenders
- vans
Neighborhood House, Calexico
- extra large cooking pots, pans and utensils
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FLORIDA
Tampa
United Methodist Centers, Tampa
- Infant/toddler car seat
- 8-mm blank video taping cassettes
- Blank audio cassettes
- Educational videos on parenting
skills,
- interviewing techniques, resume
writing
- Tape deck/CD player
- Record player
- Flashlights
- "Enya" CD -- quiet music
- Lullaby music -- cassettes or CD
- Toy medical kits
- office furniture
- filing cabinets
Wesley House Family Services, Key West
Wesley House Education Department
- personal planners/calendars (pocket/purse size)
- erasable, magnetic memo boards (for refrigerators)
- growth & development charts (all ages)
- child-proofing materials (for socket plugs, cupboard & drawer locks)
- baby & child care books
- 1, 2, 3 Magic video (5 copies); contact # 1-800-442-4435;$39.95 each
- 1, 2, 3 Magic parent training guides (50 copies); $10 each
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ILLINOIS
Cunningham
Children's Home,
Urbana
subscriptions to:
- Ranger Rick
- Newsweek
- National Geographic World
- National Geographic Junior
- Sports Illustrated for Kids
- Sports Illustrated Boys
- blank VCR tapes
- blank audio tapes
- disposable cameras
- batteries (AAA, AA, C, D, 9-volt)
Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House East St. Louis
- fans
- infant seats
- twin and full size sheets and blankets
- crib sheets
Marcy-Newberry
Association,
Chicago
- tape players and recorders
- VCRs
- phonographs
- television
- fans
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LOUISIANA
MacDonell United Methodist Children’s Services, Inc., Houma
- microwave oven
- washer
- dryer
- TVs & VCRs
- coffee pots
- toasters
- rice cookers
- refrigerator
- freezer
- irons
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MASSACHUSSETTS
Hattie B. Cooper Community Center
- math, reading, writing CD-ROMs
- Microsoft Office/Windows 2000
- large, all-weather storage shed
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MINNESOTA
Emma Norton Services, St. Paul
- washer/dryer combination
- beds
- refrigerator
- stove
- snow blower
- lawn mower
- teacher’s manuals for after-school program
- books for after-school program
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MISSISSIPPI
Bethlehem
Center, Inc.,
Jackson
- 15-passenger van
- 35-mm camera & film
- bulletin board papers & border
- small tables for preschool
- file cabinet
- book cases
- room dividers
Moore Community House, Biloxi
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NEBRASKA
Epworth Village, Inc., York
- AA batteries
- plain alarm clocks
- Band-Aids
- 35-mm. film
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TENNESSEE
Bethlehem Centers Nashville
- computers & accessories
- educational software for youth & adults
- cell phones for agency buses
- 15-passenger van
- newspaper & magazine rack
- outside-agency marquee
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TEXAS
Dallas
Bethlehem Center,
Dallas
- IBM compatible educational software
Holding Institute, Inc., Laredo
- First-Aid kits
- Freezer (chest type)
- Teflon-coated cooking utensils
- Electric can opener
- Van
Wesley
Community Center,
Houston
- 486 computers with CD-ROM (2)
- laser printers (4)
- 200 sq. ft. window film
- fans (150)
- infant seats (25)
- World Book Encyclopedia
- Encyclopedia Britannica
Wesley Community Centers, San Antonio
- ice machine
- non-perishable foods (peanut butter, jelly, beans, tuna,
spam, rice, canned goods,baby food, etc.)
- VCRs
- computer desks & chairs
- overhead projector & screen
- gift certificates (to area grocery stores, department stores,
shoe stores, specialty stores)
- extra large cooking utensils, pots & pans
- box fans
- electric can opener
- commercial refrigerator/freezer
- laptop computer
Wesley-Rankin Community Center Dallas
- scientific calculators
- dictionaries
- educational books
- educational computer software
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VIRGINIA
Bethlehem
Wilson Communities, Richmond
- super or regular Nintendo game set
- electronic floor key board with battery operated
music box
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WASHINGTON
Tacoma Community House, Tacoma
- small desks
- secretarial chairs, office chairs
- bookcases
- newer model computers and software
- human resources:
- volunteer tutors for adult literacy program
- summer volunteer to work with 6 to 12 year olds
- volunteer to teach healthy, American-style
cooking to refugees
- tutors for middle and high schoolers
consultants:
- for long-range planning for agency education
department
- for data collection
- for conflict resolution and intercultural
communication
- for teaching computer programs, such as word
processing and spreadsheets
- for producing a video about Tacoma house
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