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Wish
List
Artemis Center for Alternatives to Domestic Violence is currently in
need of the items listed below. Donations are greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
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Gift certificates to Meijer or Kroger to meet
emergency needs of clients and their children, in $10, $25 and
$50 increments
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RTA Bus Tokens, cab fare for clients, donations
to Nancy Grigsby Survivor fund (which is used to help keep
victims safe)
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Food pantry items such as canned meats, canned
fish, boxes of macaroni and cheese, pasta, pasta sauce, cereal,
peanut butter, infant formula, baby food, canned fruit, canned
drinks, canned soup, cake mixes and icing and individually
wrapped snacks
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Convenience meals such as tuna salad kits,
chicken salad kits, etc.
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Bottled water and drink mixes (Kool Aid, Crystal
Light, etc.)
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Other pantry items like laundry detergent,
household cleaners, paper towels and toilet paper
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Hair and skin care products (no sample sizes
please) in a range of colors for women of all races
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Disposable diapers (sizes 4, 5 and 6), Pull Ups,
diaper rash cream and baby wipes
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Diaper bags, duffel bags and adult backpacks
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Can openers
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Baby shampoo
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New or used 4-wheel cart/dolly
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SCHOOL SUPPLIES
Backpacks, lunch bags, crayons,
markers, colored pencils, glue sticks, scissors, play dough,
clay, oil pastels, paints, folders, hand sanitizer, tissues
CHILDREN’S PROGRAM WISH LIST
PLEASE NO STUFFED ANIMALS (other than
puppets).
Puppets to symbolize various strengths
and vulnerabilities such as danger, safety and protection,
intelligence, manipulation, power, weakness, magic, fear,
gentleness, laziness.
We still need a bee, lamb, wizard, witch, fox, bear, elephant,
dolphin, and community helpers.
Underwear for boys and girls age 3-5
(Just a few to have on hand for toileting accidents).
Used or New Sand Play Miniatures.
Miniatures can be any object (often 1-4 inches tall) with symbolic
meaning that children place in the sand to represent their feelings,
experiences, relationships, family, and community. These can be
found in toy departments, cake shops, craft stores, craft bazaars,
garage sales, flea markets, dollar stores, thrift shops, and on the
web. Below are suggested items available online:
www.Selfhelpwarehouse.com
(Click on sand trays and miniatures)
River Rocks $3.95
Steps, Ladder, & Hideout Room $15.95
Magical Figure Set $22.80
Native Amer. Heritage Set $11.95
Caveman set $12:80
Well $12.95
Island and Stand Alone Cave $17.95
Wrestling Figures $10.95
African Heritage Set $11.50
Let’s Have a Party $7.95
Firefighter and Tool Set $10.95
Police Set $10.95
Construction Worker Set $10.95
www.Toysofthetrade.com
Rescue Workers $4.50
SWAT Team $4.50
Caged Bird $2.75
Court Jester $5.95
Superman Figure $5.95
Baseball Boys $4.95
Skateboarders $3.00
Kangaroo w/ Baby $4.95
Cactus Plants $1.00
Volcano $5.95
Dog House $2.75
Brass Mirror $4.95
Raven $3.95
Therapeutic Books and DVDs. The following books
may be available at
www.amazon.com also which might save on shipping costs.
www.self-esteemshop.com Search Children’s Books
Books for children:
Today I Feel Silly: And Other Moods that Make My Day by
Jamie Lee Curtis; The Land of the Lovables in the Kingdom of
Self-Esteem by Diane Loomas and My Many Angry Colored Days by Dr.
Seuss.
What in
the World Do You Do When Your Parents Divorce? $9.95
What is
Right? $6.95
Doing
and Being Your Best $9.95
My
Secret Bully $12.95
Don’t
Be Afraid Tommy $9.95
www.intermedia-inc.com
Safety
Planning for Children, DVD, $189.
www.angeronline.com (1-888-413-3339)
Mad
Isn’t Bad by Michaelene Mundy
www.creativetherapystore.com (1-800-848-8857)
What Am
I Feeling? (Pl-25-6) $15.95
What to
Do When You’re Scared and Worried. ((FR-49-6)
Different Just Like Me. (CHA-1-6) $19.95
My Ups
and Downs (Card Game) (W-357-6) $39.50
The
Storytelling Card Game (TCT-2-6) $52.50
Not
Everyone is Nice (NR-2-6) $12.95
Face masks expressing feelings that kids
can paint. Available at art and teacher supply stores.
Dolls, books and toys for
children of diverse races and cultures
Reward Stickers, chenille sticks, tissue
paper, yarn, popsicle sticks, card stock, balloons
Literature Wish List
When Love Goes Wrong,
by Margaret Holmes
A Terrible Thing
Happed, by Margaret Holmes
Getting
Free by Ginny NiCarthy
Stalking the Stalker:
Fighting Back with High-Tech Gadgets and Low-Tech Know-How
by Diane Glass (paperback)
Next
Time Sheíll Be Dead: Battering and How to Survive It by Anne
Jones
The
Rape Recovery Handbook by Aphrodite Matsakis
Surviving
a Stalker: Everything You Need to Know to Keep Yourself Safe
by Linden Gross and Gavin DeBecker
Naming
the Violence: Speaking Out About Lesbian Battering by Kerry
Lobel
Invisible
Wounds: A Self-Help Guide for Women in Destructive Relationships
by Kay Douglas
Men Who
Beat the Men Who Love Them: Battered Gay Men and Domestic Violence
by David Island and Patrick Letellier
To Be
an Anchor in the Storm: A Guide for Families and Friends of Abused
Women by Susan Brewster
Chain
Chain Change: For Black Women in Abusive Relationships by
Evelyn C. White
Mejor
sola que mal acompaÒada: para la mujer golpeada / For the Latina
in an Abusive Relationship (ediciÛn biling¸e) by Myrna M.
Zambrano
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