Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington welcomes donations of certain in-kind items needed by ourNext Step program participants. These items include toiletries and other personal hygiene items, grocery gift cards, public transit cards, and certain foods described below.
All items should be delivered to our Arlington, Va. office at 2207 Columbia Pike between the hours of 10am to 3pm on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday, and never on weekends or holidays.
If you opt to have items shipped by a retailer, feel free to let us know to watch for them by emailing Julio Da Silva at jdasilva@samaritanministry.org.
IMPORTANT: After you’ve made your donation, we’ll need you to complete and submit a brief IN-KIND-DONATION FORM HERE. We need these forms for tax purposes and will promptly reply with an official acknowledgment of your donation for your own tax records.
Toiletries:
Toiletries are essential, but expensive, and they’re not covered by SNAP. So we keep a supply for Samaritan participants in need!
Click here for current list of needed toiletries.
Food and Transit Cards:
Grocery Gift Cards: Giant, Target and Walmart preferred ($25 denomination)
Food and Snacks
PLEASE No Glass Jars or Containers; do purchase items that don’t need refrigeration or preparation
- Cranberry Juice (10-ounce Bottles)
- Orange Juice (10-ounce Bottles)
- Apple Juice (10-ounce Bottles)
- Fruit Cups in Juice No Added Sugar
- Cashews (Individually packaged)
- Almonds (individually packaged)
- Peanuts (individually packaged)
- Mixed Nuts (individually packaged)
- Tuna Salad On The Run with Crackers
- Chicken Salad On The Run with Crackers
- Beef Ravioli in Pasta Sauce
- Microwavable Individual Cups
- Chewy Granola Bars (Variety)
- Popcorn Individual Bags
- Grandmas Soft Baked Cookies (Variety)
- Bottled of Water
OTHER
- Laundry Pods
- Dish Detergent (Small Bottles)
Clothing
Clothing that is in good used condition is welcome, and can be dropped at any office or Samaritan Clothing bin. We’ll offer suitable clothing brought into an office to participants in need; clothing deposited in Samaritan bins will go to a reseller to fund the purchase of appropriate and correctly sized new clothes for individual participants’ going on job interviews and taking new jobs. (Making a financial donation is actually the best way to ensure that Samaritan can provide participants with well-fitting, suitable clothes that will make our participants feel confident and appropriately dressed.)
Seasonal Items
To learn about seasonal in-kind donation drives, such as for holiday gift cards and books, please contact Program Director Julio Da Silva at jdasilva@samaritanministry.org or office: (703)271-0938 cell: (202)618-2623.