2024 Fall Program Needs
You can make an impact at Catholic Charities this Fall!
If you or your organization is looking for a way to help others in the community this fall, Catholic Charities has you covered! We have created a list with some of our programs’ most needed items. Consider participating in our Catholic Charities 100 Challenge by donating 100 items in celebration of our centennial year!
Current Volunteer Opportunities
To find out more about volunteering, donation needs and collection drives, contact Catholic Charities Community Relations Manager, Emily Klisares, at eklisares@catholiccharitiesdm.org or 515-237-5078
Make a Gift
Click HERE to donate online. Checks can be mailed to Catholic Charities, 601 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA 50309. For questions, contact Catholic Charities Director of Development, Bobbi Smith, at bsmith@catholiccharitiesdm.org or 515-237-5064.
Counseling
Contact: Emily Klisares 515-237-5078 or eklisares@catholiccharitiesdm.org
- Donations Needed:
- Card games, board games
- Crayons
- Colored pencils
- Coloring books (child and adult)
- Notepads/notebooks
- Fabric sanitizer spray
- Kleenex
Domestic Violence Shelter (Council Bluffs)
Contact: Carrie Potter at cpotter@catholiccharitiesdm.org or Nelcy Vargas at nvargas@catholiccharitiesdm.org.
Donations Needed:
- Bath towels
- Pillows
- Toilet paper
- Paper Towels
- Laundry soap
- Dish soap
- Trash bags- 13 gallon
- Conditioner
- Body Wash
- Deodorant
- Baby Wipes
Food Pantry
Contact: Tom Leto 515-262-7290 or tleto@catholiccharitiesdm.org
Donations Needed:
- Toilet paper
- Baby wipes
- Diapers (size 4 or larger)
- Bars of soap
- Toothpaste
- Shampoo & Conditioner
- Other personal care and toiletry items
- Deodorant
- Paper plates
Emergency Family Shelter
Contact: Micah Schippers 515-282-1235 or mschippers@catholiccharitiesdm.org
Donations Needed:
- MOST NEEDED: Meal Providers (CLICK HERE to sign up)
- NEW: Cleaning tools (scrub brushes, long-handled dusters, wall cleaner, sponges)
- NEW: Affresh Disposal Cleaner
- NEW: Affresh Dishwasher Cleaner
- NEW: Children’s books
- NEW: Vacuum
- NEW: Toothpaste
- DART bus passes
- Paper Towels
- Dawn Dish Soap
- Dishwasher soap
- Pillows
- Bleach
- Men’s and women’s Deodorant
- Hair conditioner
- Scotch Brite Scrub Pads
- Diapers size 6
- Pull-ups size 4T-5T
- Protein Snacks
- Non-scented laundry powder
- Dishwasher drying agent
- Twin XL bedding sets
- Twin XL mattress pads
- Pack ‘N play sheets
- Crib sheets
- Men’s and women’s razors
- Shaving cream
- Coffee creamer
- Dryer sheets
- Hair products for textured hair
Refugee Services
To Donate Items: donations@catholiccharitiesdm.org
To Volunteer: volunteer@catholiccharitiesdm.org
Donations Needed:
- MOST NEEDED: Pots and Pans
- MOST NEEDED: Dining room tables and chairs
- MOST NEEDED: Pillows
- MOST NEEDED: Twin bed sheets
- MOST NEEDED: General toiletry items
- Dish Soap
- Laundry detergent
- Conditioner
- Shampoo
- Deodorant
- Dinnerware
- Mugs and tea cups
- Lamps
- Vacuums
- Blankets
- Toilet bowl cleaner
- Brooms and mops
- Shower curtains, rings and rods