Giving Items

Thanks to the overwhelming continued generosity and support of the members of the Greater Danbury and New Milford communities, unless specifically listed below, the Women’s Center can no longer accept donated items other than those that are NEW, designated for specific clients, or for our Holiday Programs.

Cell Phones – Save the Environment, Save a Life

recyclecellphones Do you have an old cell phone you want to get rid of? Donate your phone to the Women's Center and you will be assisting someone in need! Phones that have working chargers can be used as 911 phones for our clients. Even after a cell phone’s monthly service is turned off, it can still be used to dial 911.

Phones that are broken or do not have a charger can still be donated - we send these phones to a program called Shelter Alliance which refurbishes them or uses their parts AND gives the Women's Center a percentage of each phone's worth. Not only will you be preventing the toxins from your old phone from harming the earth and future generations, but also you will be helping to prevent another person from becoming a victim of violence.

Drop your old cell phone off at the Women's Center today!

Gift Cards and Gift Certificates

Grocery Stores (C-Town, Stop & Shop, Super FoodMart, Big Y, ShopRite)
Bus Passes – HART Bus
Clothing Stores (Target, WalMart, Burlington, Kohl’s, Bob’s)
Prepaid Phone Cards/Gas Cards
Danbury Fair Mall
Fast Food Restaurants (McDonald's, Burger King, Taco Bell, Wendy’s, Duchess)
Movie Theaters
Hair Salons
Toy Stores (Toys ‘R Us, Build-A-Bear)
Pharmacies (CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens)
Cards for Parking Meters in downtown Danbury*

Non-Perishable Foods

Coffee
Individual Snack Packs
Juice Boxes & Canned Juices
Macaroni & Cheese
Pasta & Sauce
Peanut Butter/Jelly
Pudding Snack Cups
Soups & Stews
Sugar
Tuna Fish

Other Needs

Baby Diapers (sizes 2, 3, 4 & 5), Wipes, and Monitors
Batteries (D, 9V)
Cleaning Supplies (dish soap, laundry detergent, sponges, Lysol, mops, brooms)
Coloring Books
Manual Can Openers
Paper Products (toilet paper, tampons)
Pots & Pans, Silverware
Plus size clothing
SOCKS in all sizes
Towels/Twin Sheets/Pillows/Blankets
Undergarments (average size underwear, bras)
VCR and/or DVD player, Portable CD Players

Other Ideas

Create “birthday party packages” with cake mix, frosting, party plates and forks, and fun activities to help the children staying at our Shelter to celebrate their birthday.

School supplies: buy a backpack and fill it with necessary school supplies to be given to a child staying at our Shelter who had to leave his or her home quickly.