We chose to donate to The Place 2B, because it helps teens just like us around here. They help displaced homeless or at risk youth. The shelter gives the teens a place to stay and hang out. A meal is served to the teens every night. They provide job skills and resources for other services and other housing programs.
They have a list of current needs on their website. The things they need made us realize how lucky we are. They literally need the most basic things that we all take for granted. The items that we have chosen to donate are new underwear, white t-shirts, maxi pads, poster board for school projects, new white socks, hoodies, and individually wrapped after school snacks. We plan to go out shopping and spend about $50 on the different items. After we purchase them, we plan to deliver them to The Place 2B.
That's great! Before you go to make the donation, get ahold of them and see about talking a bit to one of the people involved. You may be able to even see the facilities to get a good idea of what they provide. You'll all be writing a short reflective piece of writing, so the more you see and experience first hand, the more you can get out of it. Many other groups are also helping out here, so you may want to see if many of you want to even go at once.
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