Item Donation

Anawim Housing accepts new or gently used donations of household essentials. These items are gifted to tenants when they move into housing with Anawim after experiencing homelessness. Many who are transitioning from homelessness into one of our Permanent Supportive Housing programs come to Anawim with nothing but the clothes on their back. The gift of some household essentials - such as bath towels, bedding, pillows, pots or pans for cooking - really help make a difference and provide a sense of home, ownership and comfort to our tenants.

We’ve Made it Easy to Give!

Shop our online Target or Amazon Gift Registries and have our highest-need items shipped directly to the Anawim Housing office! Hassle-free and an impactful way to help make a house a home for individuals moving into housing from homelessness.

Some of our highest-need items that we accept new or gently used donations of:

  • Bedding: Full and Queen size sheets and comforters

  • Standard size pillows and pillow cases

  • Towels: kitchen and bath

  • Pans, pans, skillets, cookie sheets

  • Dishes: dinner plates, cups cereal bowls, glass tumblers

  • Silverware

  • Small appliances: toaster, microwave oven, crockpot, coffee maker

  • Vacuums

  • Can openers

  • Nylon kitchen utensils

  • Small laundry baskets

  • Laundry detergent

  • Small trash cans for interior spaces

  • Personal hygiene products: shampoo, soap, bath wash

  • Broom, dust pan and other cleaning supplies

  • Giftcards: Target, Wal-Mart or Visa Gift Cards are also strongly encouraged as they help our team purchase items as needed for our tenants moving into housing

Donation Drop-Off

Donations of household items that you wish to drop-off in person can be brought to the Anawim Housing office during business hours Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Anawim Housing
1750 48th St.
Des Moines, IA 50310

If you have any questions on items we accept, or have larger items such as furniture that you are looking to donate, please contact Jeremy Orcutt. We do not accept clothing but can help direct you to other local area resources to help make your donation.

Jeremy Orcutt
Director of Programs and Services
jorcutt@anawimhousing.org
(515) 864-6321