HELP PROVIDE HOME ESSENTIALS

People facing housing instability in the Twin Cities are a part of our daily lives — sometimes they’re your child care provider, the grocery store worker at your neighborhood shop, or the healthcare worker supporting your elderly loved ones. These people often struggle to keep their own households financially afloat, while keeping our local communities running.

Home For Good provides our neighbors with welcome home bins filled with essentials — like towels, kitchen utensils, blankets and more — to help families find and stay in their homes. Join us as we welcome families home for good!

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HOME ESSENTIALS PACKS

The following groups of household supplies will be added into each welcome home bin and provided to a family or individual transitioning from homelessness into housing.

HYGIENE PACK

Place the following items into a 1-gallon Ziploc bag

3 bars of soap
1 deodorant
1 bottle of shampoo
1 bottle of conditioner
1 comb
1 nail clipper

BAKING PACK

Place the following items into a 2-gallon Ziploc bag

1 set of measuring spoons
1 set of measuring cups
1 rubber spatula
1 mixing spoon
1 hot pad
1 oven mitt

DENTAL PACK

Place the following items into a gallon Ziploc bag

4 toothbrushes (adult)
4 packages of floss
1 toothpaste (full-size)

DISHWASHING PACK

Place the following items into a gallon Ziploc bag

3 sponges
2 kitchen towels
1 dish soap (10-16 ounce)
1 sink strainer

INDIVIDUAL ITEMS

The following items are highly requested. We can only accept new items.

Paper towels (individually wrapped)
Facial tissues (small/square boxes)
Shower curtain & liner
Shower curtain hooks
Garbage bags (20 ct., 13 gal)
Blankets (fleece or plush, twin or throw size)
Hangers (individual or packages of 10 thin, felt-covered)
Reusable grocery bags
Toilet bowl cleaner (32 oz)
Toilet brush with holder
Reusable spray bottles (16 ounce)
Mixing bowl (metal or plastic, 3 quart)
Hand broom and dustpan set (small)
Cutting board/mat (up to 12x18” size)
Disinfectant wipes
Disinfectant spray (32 oz)

FLEECE TIE BLANKETS

You’ll need: 2 pieces of fleece (each piece of fabric should be 2 yards or 72” x 60”, for a total of 4 yards), scissors, a ruler and cardboard, paper or a grocery bag (to create your template).

Note: When selecting fleece, please choose neutral colors and simple designs. You can find great options at Amazon & Joann Fabrics. If purchasing fleece on Amazon, search “fleece blanket kit.” They offer bundles that contain two pieces of fabric. If purchasing fleece from Joann Fabrics, search “fleece.” Choose two different pieces of fleece, each in a 2-yard cut.

Follow these steps to create your blanket:

Cut off the selvage edges on the fleece. The selvage is the machine-finished edge along two edges of the fabric.
Place the two pieces of fleece on top of each other so the edges line up. Trim the fabric to make them the same size, if necessary.
Create the templates. Using a piece of paper, cardboard or grocery bag and a ruler, make a 5” x 5” square and a 1” x 5” strip.
Use the square templates to cut out 5” x 5” pieces of fleece in all four corners through both layers of fleece.
Make fringe strips by cutting approximately 1” strips 5” deep through both layers of fleece. Cut fringe strips around the entire blanket.
Tie a double knot using two strips of fleece – one on top and one on the bottom of each other. Tie knots all around the blanket. You are done!

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