Harvest Festival is a vital time for Catching Lives, where your support and donations help us to serve breakfast, lunch and refreshments every day through the rest of the year.
Your support will help people experiencing homelessness to get warm and nutritious meals, as well as the essential items they need to take care of themselves while we support them to find a home.
Here is a list of the items that will most help the people we support. Please pack donations in a Bag For Life where possible so we can reuse them for food parcels.
Please note that there are some items we don’t currently need, as our storage space is limited. Thank you for your understanding.
FOOD ITEMS
Tins: baked beans, tinned tomatoes, tinned rice pudding, tinned custard, tinned fruit (we don’t need spaghetti hoops, soup or chickpeas)
Custard powder
Breakfast cereals: rice pops, frosted flakes, Weetabix etc
Spreads: honey, jam, marmite, peanut butter (crunchy & smooth), chocolate spread
Sauces: tomato, brown, soy, and mayonnaise
Hot chocolate
Coffee
Sugar
Biscuits
Fruit squash
Spices (paprika, cumin, coriander etc)
Black pepper
Flour
Stock cubes
Gravy granules
Stuffing
Please note we have enough pasta and rice. We are unable to take donations of alcohol.
NON-FOOD ITEMS
Laundry detergent pods
Washing up liquid
Liquid hand soap
Shampoo
Shower gel (not bars of soap)
Aerosol deodorant (not roll-on)
Toothbrushes (we have enough toothpaste)
Tampons (we have enough sanitary pads)
Disposable 3-blade razors
Gentle cleansing wipes
Hats, gloves, socks and joggers in small, medium and large
Small & medium men's underwear (new)
Small & medium women's underwear (new)
Kitchen foil
Baking paper
Clingfilm
Batteries: AAA and AA
Dog treats
Please note we do not need hand cream, cotton wool or cotton buds. We do not accept children’s clothes, toys or nappies.
Vouchers for shops like Argos or multi-store gift cards are always welcome to help people when they move into a home.
We always need new or good quality waterproof tents and sleeping bags to help people who are sleeping rough.
Please bring donations into our centre in Station Road East any day between 9am and 4pm (until 1.30pm Wednesdays).
If you want to contact us, you can call ahead on 01227 464904. We welcome your generous Harvest Festival collections from churches, schools and local groups.
If you prefer to give money, please visit our JustGiving page.
Thank you for your support.
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