The Westside Winter Shelter Program offers hundreds of homeless people on the Westsidea warm bed. The Shelter will be open from Dec. 1, 2014 through March 1, 2015 and it needs the community’s help to ensure the program has the supplies it needs to operate.
Requested items include:
Toiletries
Razors, soap (bar and shower gel), hand sanitizer, toothpaste, feminine hygiene products, foot spray; deodorant, combs, hairbrushes, nail clippers, shower shoes, and bath towels.
Clothing
Men’s underwear, women’s underwear, socks, t-shirts, coats, jackets, hats, scarves, gloves, men’s pants, women’s pants, shoes, and adult diapers.
Personal Items
Backpacks and reading glasses.
Misc. items for shelter:
Coffee, creamer, sugar, books, magazines, board games, and cleaning items (i.e. brooms, mops, scrub pads, bleach, disinfectant, and trash bags).
Items can be dropped off through Dec. 20 at Councilman Mike Bonin’s West L.A. Office at 1645 Corinth Ave., #201 Los Angeles. For more information, call 310.575.8461 or visit 11thdistrict.com.
