Refugee families arrive in Minnesota with very few belongings and limited financial resources. Welcome Kits help to ease the strain of resettlement by providing basic household items to newly arrived families. This means that families don’t have to expend their limited time and resources to attain these necessities. Perhaps most importantly of all, the gift of a welcome kit offers a message of welcome and hospitality to our newest neighbors.
Full List of Donations We Accept
Urgent Donation Needs:
Comforters
Winter coats (especially teen and adult sizes)
Diapers (all sizes)
Dining room tables and chairs
Dressers
Gently used pots and pans
Can openers
Silverware
Cleaning supplies (dish soap, all-purpose cleaner, waste basket, mop/broom, cleaning rags/sponges)
New adult socks
Furniture Needed for Refugee Families:
Minnesota Council of Churches Refugee Services has space to accept furniture donations! Families are in great need of dressers, sofas, dining room tables, dining room chairs and coffee tables. If you have any of these items to donate, please contact Joo Kim (contact information below).
We Can Accept:
Sofas
Recliners
Dining room tables
Dining room chairs
Lamps
Coffee Tables
End Tables
Set of drawers
Other (call before bringing them over)
We Cannot Accept:
Beds or bed frames
Anything ripped or torn, soiled, dirty or smelly
Incomplete sets (i.e. lamp without shade, couch without cushions, etc)
Anything that belongs outdoors (lawn furniture, gardening supplies, mowers, etc.)
Anything that requires special expertise to use (unicycle, lefse-making supplies, etc.)
Appliances (TVs, microwaves, dehydrators, toasters, etc.), unless specifically requested.
Waterbeds
Computers, unless specifically requested
Tupperware without lids
Head/footboards
Donation Instructions:
All non-furniture items can be delivered, during normal business hours, to the MN Church Center:
122 W Franklin Ave Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN.
For furniture donation arrangements or donation-related questions, please contact:
Joo Kim at rsvolunteers@mnchurches.org or 612.230.3219.
All donations need to be delivered as Refugee Services has no ability to pick up items.
Learn about other donation opportunities at the Minnesota Council of Churches.
