What You Can Do

Women In Distress

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Donation drives are a great way, not only to get involved yourself but to also get your friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers involved in the important work of supporting victims of domestic violence. See how you can participate in one of our drives as well as how you can start your own.

Annual DONATION Drives:

  • Back to School (July & August)

    You can provide children with much-needed supplies to excel in this new school year.

  • Fall Fest (October)

    Donate costumes for kids and teens and help give our kids a fun fall experience!

  • Thanksgiving (November)

    Help 300 families give thanks this season and consider donating food items for a Thanksgiving meal.

  • Winter Holiday (December)

    Make the season bright for domestic violence survivor and their children seeking services at Women In Distress. Consider giving the gift of hope.

  • Spring Cleaning (February – April)

    Cleaning out your closets this spring or looking to remove some clutter? Give to families in need and help rebuild lives.

  • Mother’s Day (April & May)

    Honor a loved one by giving a mom at Women In Distress a happy holiday.

For more information, please contact Jeffrey Metcalf, Chief Development Officer, at 954-760-9800 ext. 1280 or jmetcalf@WomenInDistress.org

 

Ongoing Drives:

Welcome Home Baskets:

Our goal is to welcome each family who walks through our doors this year with a basket provided by our generous donors, showing our families that they are supported during this difficult time.

Smartphone/CellPhone Collection:

Collection of unused cellphones and smartphones is a great way to give back. Proceeds from a cell phone collection can raise thousands of dollars for much-needed programs and services.

Food Drive: 

Help feed our families while they work to rebuild their lives. Non-perishable food donations are extremely important to Women In Distress.

Arts & Crafts for Kids:

Donate Arts & Crafts supplies for children participating in our programs.

For more information, please contact Jeffrey Metcalf, Chief Development Officer, at 954-760-9800 ext. 1280 or jmetcalf@WomenInDistress.org

Host Your Own donation drive:

Here’s how to host your own donation drive, our donation drive form, and lists of what we currently need. Click here for  Donate Hope Packet

For more information, please contact Jeffrey Metcalf, Chief Development Officer, at 954-760-9800 ext. 1280 or jmetcalf@WomenInDistress.org

Donations of Professional Services needed:

If you are a business owner and would like to donate some hours to charity, we would love to hear from you: We are in need of the following services. 

Services Needed:

  • Legal Services/ Family Attorney
  • Automobile Mechanics
  • Hairstylists

For more information, please contact Jeffrey Metcalf, Chief Development Officer, at 954-760-9800 ext. 1280 or jmetcalf@WomenInDistress.org

New Items:

New items are a great asset to Women In Distress because they offset costs the agency would normally incur by buying these items. In most cases, new items are given directly to participants residing in shelter or seeking outreach services at the Jim & Jan Moran Family Center.

New items may be dropped off at the Women In Distress Thrift Store, 1372 North State Road 7, Margate, FL 33063, Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 4pm (Drop-off hours)

Click here for  Donate Hope Packet

For more information, please contact Jeffrey Metcalf, Chief Development Officer, at 954-760-9800 ext. 1280 or jmetcalf@WomenInDistress.org

Gently Used Items:

You can donate your gently used items to our Women In Distress Thrift Store. When you make a tax-deductible donation of gently used clothing, furniture, and household items, you help end domestic violence in our community in two ways:

  1. Victims and their families are given vouchers and can select what they need from the store to help rebuild their lives and have a new beginning.
  2. Items are sold to the public and 100% of the net proceeds support our emergency shelter, counseling services and our other related programs.

Gently used items may be dropped off at the Women In Distress Thrift Store, 1372 North State Road 7, Margate, FL 33063, Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 4pm (Drop-off hours)

Click here for  Donate Hope PacketClick here to donate your old cell phones

or send your used cell phones to:
Women In Distress of Broward County, Inc.
P.O. Box 50187
Lighthouse Point, FL 33074

For more information please contact Jeffrey Metcalf, Chief Development Officer, at 954-760-9800 ext. 1280 or jmetcalf@WomenInDistress.org

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