Homeless Outreach Supplies Needed

Revolutionaries:

The Dirty Roots Revolution will spend this coming week playing host to a youth group from Columbia City, Indiana. They will stay in St. Louis and we will take them on a Homeless Outreach, hold various educational workshops in conjunction with several of our ‘partner’ organizations, and facilitate several service projects and awareness-raising activities for them.

In preparing for the Homeless Outreach we realized we have literally reached the end of our supply of toiletries and food.

We try not to publicly cry out for money or materials too frequently. We realize times are tight. But we are in need. More appropriately put, our homeless brothers and sisters in St. Louis are in need. And unfortunately, their numbers are on the rise once again. We are seeing larger groups, new faces, and for the first time since last fall, we’re seeing many, many, many homeless children once again.

This Thursday, July 8th, the youth group will join us in Greenville to finish up the renovation project at DRR HQ (615 East Oak St.).

We’d LOVE to take full advantage of all the energetic young hands we’ll have available to sort donations of Homeless Outreach supplies. Can you help us? A detailed list of needed items follows.

Items may be dropped off at 615 East Oak St. in Greenville, IL. Please place the items on the white shelf, located under the carport. To arrange for pick-up of items or for more information, contact us at info@dirtyrootsrevolution.com or call 618-267-5436.

Financial contributions are also accepted. (Please note financial contributions to the DRR are not yet recognized as tax-deductible gifts)

We need the following items:

TRAVEL SIZED TOILETRIES: Soap, disposable razors, shampoo/conditioner, deodorant, toothpaste/toothbrushes, lotion, and feminine hygiene products.

INDIVIDUALLY-WRAPPED, NON-PERISHABLE FOOD: Peanut butter or cheese crackers, beef jerky, raisins, tuna packets, tuna/chicken salad w/crackers, granola bars, etc.

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS: Men’s and women’s socks, underwear, and T-shirts (Sizes L through 2XL)

WE DO NOT ACCEPT ANY MEDICATIONS, PERFUMES, OR MOUTH WASH. WE CANNOT HANDLE DONATIONS OF CLOTHING AT THIS TIME – PLEASE TAKE THOSE TO A THRIFT SHOP OR CHARITY OF YOUR CHOICE.