support us
Help youth, young adults, and families access housing, behavioral health care, and vital supports. Whether you volunteer, donate, or partner as a business sponsor, your contribution fuels hope and creates lasting change.
Get involved today and help build brighter futures!
Consider these options for your engagement:
To be a business sponsor please contact devsupport@friendsofyouth.org
donate items
in-kind donations!
Donations are currently only accepted by appointment. Please email
meggan@friendsofyouth.org to arrange a day and time to drop off your donations.
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Unfortunately, we cannot accept the following: used appliances; used mattresses or pillows; used personal hygiene items; used car seats; used electrical equipment in poor or suspect repair; candles, lighters and other flammable materials; used paint; any items subject to prior consumer product recall; hazardous chemicals; firearms or other weapons; used vehicles.
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Teenager / young adult working bikes
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Outdoor picnic table umbrellas
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Volleyball net, outdoor sports equipment
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Gardening supplies
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Grills (including propane and utensils)
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Musical instruments (guitars, amps, bass, keyboards and other supplies)
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Age-appropriate, culture-current DVDs and Video Games
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Art Supplies
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Gift Cards for food, clothing, and household supplies (Including for our group homes: furniture, décor, art / frames - and in particular, matching and quality living room furniture / couches)
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Hygiene Items (New and full-sized hair care products, body wash, deodorant, razors, shaving cream)
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Cleaning Supplies (laundry detergent, kitchen / bathroom cleaners, Swiffers, etc.)
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Diapers (all sizes)
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New clothing and shoes (larger sizes needed, and in particular: underwear, shorts, athletic wear, business attire and rain jackets)
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Household move-in items (For example: bedroom and bathroom linens, cookware and dining sets, cleaning and laundry supplies, hangers, and rugs)
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Duffel bags, adult-sized backpacks and other types of luggage for youth moving out of our shelters and transitional living residences
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Non-perishable snacks and meals for youth accessing drop-in services (For example: cup of noodles, boxed pasta, canned meat, peanut butter, cheese crackers, fruit snacks, jerky, granola bars)
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Donated Time
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Tutoring (High school level especially)
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Life skills instruction (For example: cooking, doing taxes, budget creation / personal finance / opening a bank account, changing a tire or changing oil, and more!)
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Music lessons
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Bike repairs
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Gardening, Landscaping
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Interior Decorating
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donate financially
make a gift today!
Please make your check out to Friends of Youth, and send to:
13116 NE 132nd Street
Kirkland, WA 98034-2306