Current Wish List

NHCO relies extensively on donations of goods and services from caring community groups and individuals. To donate any of these items or services, contact Cheryl English at 412-487-6316, option 1, x3111. For information on our Food Pantry and In-Kind Items of the Month, please visit the Want to Help page.

Priority Items

• Freezers for NHCO North Boroughs Food Pantry - We serve nearly 500 families at our pantries monthly!
• Toilet paper and tissues for our food pantries - We are running very low!
• White 8 1/2 x 11 scrap paper (clean on one side)
• Garbage bags - Kitchen-size and larger!
• Sturdy lidded garbage can like this one (lid, can)
• New sleeping bags
• Grocery store gift cards in any amount
• Lowes/Home Depot gift cards for maintenance items at our five sites
• Vehicles suitable for use by low-income workers to get to their jobs
• Serta Big & Tall microfiber executive chair (On Sale for 30% Off)

Office Items

• Laminating sheets
• Corkboard/bulletin boards
• Keyboard and mouse wrist-rests
• Paper bags for our food pantries
• Paper products (plates, cups, napkins, towels, toilet paper)
• Plastic utensils (forks, spoons, knives)
• Dish, hand soap
• Avery labels 5160
• Avery labels 8395
• Serta Big & Tall microfiber executive chair
• Standard size desk
• Stationary (non-wheeled) desk chairs without arms
• Colored paper - 8.5 x 11, any and all colors
  

Garden Items

• Memory card for camera
• Vinegar and molasses (organic pest control) and glass jars (canning jars)
• knee pads
• Rubber bands
• Children's gardening gloves
• Radio/batteries
• Garden-themed children's books for storytelling at the garden
• Good Bug, Bad Bug
• Carrots Love Tomatoes
• Rodale's Ultimate Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening
• Subscription to Edible Allegheny magazine
• Trash bags
• Soft soap to control the bad bugs (non anti-bacterial)
• Snacks for volunteers
• Gift cards to gas stations on Rt 65 or Giant Eagle to buy ice
• Bottled water/Gatorade
• Spray bottle
• Sunscreen
• Metal nozzles (hose attachments)

Transportation/Van/Bus/Community Auto

• Windshield washer fluid
• Jumper cables
• Grocery store gift cards, which can also be used to purchase bus tickets
• Volunteers with trucks, vans, SUVs to help pick up food, furniture and equipment
• Funds or services for upkeep and repairs to NHCO's van ($3,000/year)
• PAT bus ticket books/monthly passes

Outdoor/Safety Items/Miscellaneous

• First aid kits
• Smoke/carbon monoxide detectors