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Harvest Festival: How to donate to Catching Lives


Larder shelves at Catching Lives day centre

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. 



The last tin of baked beans in the Catching Lives larder


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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