Donation Drive for Area Refugees Sept. 13-17

Published: 09/13/2021

During Democracy Days, the Service-Learning & Civic Engagement Program is sponsoring a donation drive for the International Institute of St. Louis and the Immigrant Home English Learning Program (IHELP) of St. Louis. 

"The International Institute is collecting items for refugees and immigrants who are making their new homes in the Greater St. Louis area," said Bryonie Carter, program chair for the Service-Learning & Civic Engagement Program. "IHELP is seeking donations of teaching supplies for their volunteer teachers and their students’ families. Both organizations do amazing work in the area." 

Donations may be dropped off anytime Sept. 13-17. Drop-off locations are during Democracy Days sessions in the SSB Auditorium and during regular office hours in Humanities 203. Each location will host two bins, and each of those bins will be clearly labeled with the organization’s name. Following the conclusion of Democracy Days, all donations will be delivered to their respective locations.

UPDATE: Due to the overwhelming generosity of donors, the International Institute is especially appreciative now of gift cards and bus passes. 

Most Needed Donations - International Institute 

• laundry detergent 
• brooms and dustpans
• mops and buckets
• large and small trash cans
• trash bags
• diapers - size 3-6
• toilet paper
• twin sheet sets 
• new pillows 
• car seats (clean and unexpired)

Look at the full donation item list.

Most Needed Donations - IHELP 

• washable markers 
• magnetic dry erase boards
• dry erase markers
• dry erasers 
• spiral notebooks 
• index cards
• copy paper
• new or used children or teen books

Look at the full donation item list.