Several United Family Services programs are in need of donated items. Please click on the links below to see our current needs for each office.

Cabarrus County Wish List

• Real Life Toys (toy trucks, puppets, doll families, costumes/dress-up clothes, medical kit, etc.)
• Creative/Expression Toys (construction paper, scissors, pipe cleaners, crayons, colored pencils, markers)
• Agressive Toys (toy soldiers and army equipment, etc.)
• And more

• Counseling & Education (modeling clay, teddy bears, coloring books/crayons/stickers/drawing pads)
• Crisis Intervention & Advocacy (new sweat suits and t-shirts, new toothbrushes, toothpastes, mouthwash, washcloths, new ladies’ and children’s underwear)
• Domestic Violence Services (diapers—size 2 and up, used cell phones, new or used twin-size bed sheets, blankets, paper towels and toilet paper, paper cups and plates, 35MM film)
• General Program (office supplies, portable easel w/ carrying case, display board, movie and restaurant gift certificates)
• And more

Mooresville-Lake Norman Wish List

• 20-inch television and DVD player (To show educational curriculum in both Domestic Violence and Counseling & Education program)
• Laptop computer x2 (To assist with client documentation at satellite Ada Jenkins Center site in both Domestic Violence and Counseling & Education program. If you wish to donate a used computer, please note that it must be no more than two years old.)
• Portable printer/scanner x2 (To assist with client documentation at satellite Ada Jenkins Center site in both Domestic Violence and Counseling & Education program)
  
• Play Therapy Mobile Starter Kit
• Play Therapy Mobile Sand Kit
  
• Large Rubbermaid storage bin with wheels, 45-gallon capacity
  
• Small bookcase with shelves for toys
• Play-doh and clay cutter kit
• Paint cups with no-spill lids
• Paint smock
• Large paint brushes
• Make-believe hats (crown, witch, police, fire, construction, army)
• Scary puppets (e.g. dragon)
• Hard, plastic adult/child animals (approximately 5 inches) 

• New toys and games (Gifts for children/teens after an interview/medical exam, new quilts for children, miniature wooden courtroom model/replica for child court education)
• Art materials (Artistic wall mural: supplies & artist, children's table and chair set -- wooden and for elementary age, child/teen-friendly framed art )
• Paper products (paper towels, toilet paper, plates, napkins coffee, plastic utensils)
• Magazine subscriptions (parent/child/teen friendly and culturally diverse - especially Latino, Native American and African American)
• And more

• Household Items (pots and pans, glasses, washcloths, towels)
• Pantry Needs (cereal, oatmeal, coffee, soft drinks, juice boxes, baby formula, frozen food, aluminum foil, plastic wrap)
• Cleaning Products (toilet bowl cleaner, detergent - laundry, liquid dish, bleach, fabric softener)
• Baby/Children Items (games, baby bath towels, wipes, crib bedding) 
• Special Needs (gift certificates to grocery stores, hair/beauty salons, gas stations; tickets to movie theaters, Carowinds, discovery place, zoo, ice skating,  etc.
• And more