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Current Needs
Your donations of food, clothing and other critical items are important in making sure our guests have the essentials they need to feel cared for and loved.
We welcome and appreciate donations of any of the following foods, household goods, clothing or other supply needs listed below.
Current High Needs
To drop off these items please visit:
Non-Food Donations should go to our main warehouse
1700 E. 8th Street | 8:30am – 3:30pm | Mon – Fri (Closed Sat & Sun)
Food Donations should go to our Food Warehouse
1020 E. 10th Street | 8:30am – 3:30pm | Mon – Fri (Closed Sat & Sun)
Call (816) 222-5062 or (816) 222-5058 to arrange pickup of large food donations.
Prepared Food Items should go to our Food Warehouse
1020 E. 10th Street | or to arrange for pickup call (816) 222-5062 or (816) 222-5058 for more information.
Non-Food Needs
CLOTHING ITEMS
• Shoes (Casual Men’s and Women’s)
• Men’s, Women’s, and • Children’s Coats
(all sizes; especially 2XL and up)
• Underwear (all sizes, Men’s, Women’s, and Children’s, new and in package)
• Women’s Bras (new)
• Hand & Bath Towels
• Men’s Gloves
HYGIENE ITEMS
• Shampoo (travel-sized/full size)
• Body wash (travel/full size)
DISPOSABLE ITEMS
• Cutlery Kits
• Clorox Disinfecting ToiletWand Refills
• Toilet Paper
• 12oz-8oz Cold Cups
• Napkins & Paper Towels (like in your own kitchen)
Food Needs
• Coffee
• Canned pears, peaches
• Canned peas, carrots, corn
• Canned tuna & chicken
• Grits & Oatmeal
• Chips (Single Serve/Bulk)
• Granola bars
Year-Round Needs
To drop off these items please visit:
Non-Food Donations should go to our main warehouse
1700 E. 8th Street | 8:30am – 3:30pm | Mon – Fri (Closed Sat & Sun)
Food Donations should go to our Food Warehouse
1020 E. 10th Street | 8:30am – 3:30pm | Mon – Fri (Closed Sat & Sun)
Call (816) 222-5062 or (816) 222-5058 to arrange pickup of large food donations.
Prepared Food Items should go to our Food Warehouse
1020 E. 10th Street | or to arrange for pickup call (816) 222-5062
or (816) 222-5058 for more information.
Kitchen & Food Pantry:
- Canned vegetables (corn & green beans)
- Canned Tuna and Chicken
- Canned fruit
- Cereal (boxed/bagged)
- Chips
- Coffee
- Disposable Cutlery Kits
- Grits
- Oatmeal
- Pasta
- Pasta Sauce
- BBQ Sauce
- Mayonnaise (bulk size)
Note: We do NOT need: jelly, saltine crackers, dry pasta/spaghetti, or disposable hot or cold cups larger than 12 ounces.
Men’s & Family Emergency Shelters:
- New Underwear – all sizes
- New men’s undershirts
- Men’s pajama bottoms
- Men’s Jeans
LINENS
- Pillow cases
- Bath towels
HYGIENE ITEMS
- Facial tissue
- Full-size deodorant
- Shower shoes (flip flops)
- Toothbrushes & toothpaste
- Travel-size shampoo
- Travel-size bodywash
- Over-the-counter medications (non-alcohol)
- Laundry detergent pods
- Paper towels
Men’s Long-Term Program:
New Underwear – all sizes
Laundry detergent
HYGIENE ITEMS
Toilet paper
Facial tissue
Disposable razors
Full-size deodorant
Full-size body wash
Full-size shampoo
- Bath Towels
Youth, Summer, & Community Assistance Programs:
Underwear – all sizes
Reusable water bottles
Box fans
Administration & Business Offices:
Copy paper
Women & Family Long-Term Program:
- New Undergarments (bras and underwear) – all sizes
- Laundry detergent
- Women’s Jeans (all sizes)
HYGIENE ITEMS
- Feminine products
- Toilet paper
- Facial tissue
- Disposable razors
- Full-size deodorant
- Diapers – all sizes
- Over-the-counter medications (non-alcohol)
Bath and Hand towels
Baby formula
Material Donation Drop-offs should go to our main warehouse
at 1700 E. 8th Street | 8:30am – 3:30pm | Mon – Fri (Closed Sat & Sun)
Material Donation Pickups
We can schedule pickups for large donations of three or more barrels or one or more pallets and large furniture.
Please call (816) 641-5656 to arrange for pickup. If no one is available, please leave a message and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.
Material Donations
(Clothing, household items, etc.)
What:
Any items that can be utilized by our facilities, or for low-income families in the community, are directed there first.
How:
Remaining donated items are then sold at our City Thrift Stores.
All proceeds go to our general fund to provide necessities for those we serve.
City Union Mission strives to utilize donations where most effective.
Where:
Donations are best received at our City Thrift Locations; or you can utilize one of our Donation Bins located near you.
Food Donations
To drop off these items please visit:
Food Donations should go to our Food Warehouse
1020 E. 10th Street | (816) 222-5077
8:30am – 3:30pm | Mon – Fri (Closed Sat & Sun)
Prepared Food Items should go to our Food Warehouse
1020 E. 10th Street | or to arrange for pickup call (816) 222-5062 or (816) 222-5058 for more information.
*All prepared or perishable food, including raw proteins, cooked meals, produce, refrigerated goods and frozen items can only be received from commercial sources. We cannot receive these items from individuals, churches, service clubs, and etc. It must be a commercial retail store or permitted restaurant and the prepared food must be delivered to the Mission’s Food Warehouse by an employee of one of these institutions.
Food Donation Pickups We can schedule pickups for large food donations of three or more barrels or one or more pallets.
For large food donations, please call (816) 222-5062 to arrange for pickup.