| SAFETY ALERT: Computer use can be monitored and is impossible to completely clear. If you are in danger, please use a safer computer, call the Violence Prevention Center at (618) 235-0892 and/or call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at (800) 799-SAFE. |
The needs of the shelter to support the day to day operation change from time to time. This list shows the most badly needed items at this time. Any donations would be greatly appreciated.
Current Shelter Needs |
Food / Pantry Items |
Eggs |
Bread |
Juice |
Pop Tarts |
Breakfast Fruit Bars |
Ravioli |
Spaghetti-O's |
Beef-a-roni |
Chicken and Dumplings |
Butter |
Oscar Meyer Lunch Meats |
Fruit Snacks |
Chips |
Cookies |
Fruit Cups |
Canned Fruit |
Egg Noodles |
Spaghetti Sauce |
Spaghetti Noodles |
Cheese Crackers |
Peanut Butter Crackers |
12 Packs of Sodas |
Kool Aid |
Sugar |
Flour |
Brown Sugar |
TV Dinners |
Other Needed Items |
Toilet Tissue (single ply only) |
Paper Towels |
Small Inexpensive Alarm Clocks |
Monetary Donations |
Checks can be made out to the Violence Prevention Center and mailed to: The Violence Prevention Center is a not-for-profit organization and all donations are tax deductible. Thank you for your support! |
You can also earn money for the VPCSWI by surfing the Internet! Raise money for the Violence Prevention Center at no cost to you! All you have to do is something you already do everyday. Visit www.goodsearch.com, a search engine powered by Yahoo. Once you are there you can chose the Violence Prevention Center of Southwestern Illinois as your charity of choice. Then, every time you use that search engine money is donated to the VPC! You only have to select the VPC one time, no matter how many searches you do. Make it your home page and tell your friends. You are going to search the Internet anyway right? Might as well donate to a worthy cause while you do! You can even track how much the VPC has raised from this wonderful tool. So please help us out and pass the word. In 2007 your internet searches raised more than $140 for the VPCSWI. Thanks! |
All NEW items will be donated directly to the families staying at the Charles T. and Joan Meyer Women's Shelter.
All USED items can be donated to the Violence Prevention Center Shelter Shop.