In-kind Giving
By donating in-kind goods like food, clothing, personal hygiene supplies, and household items, you can help us spend less on these items and put more funds toward our programs.
Immediate Needs
Second Story is grateful for your support. We update this page regularly. You can consider donating items to support a specific program or all programs. Lists of our urgent needs across our programs appear below.
When you drop-off your donations, please clearly label the program to which you are donating. Thank you!
All Programs
- Trash bags – kitchen and small/medium (Urgent)
- Paper towels (Urgent)
- All-purpose cleaner (Urgent)
- Glass cleaner (Urgent)
- Clorox wipes (Urgent)
- Facial tissues (Urgent)
- Toilet Paper (Urgent)
- Gift cards for fresh snacks (fruits, veggies)
Second Story for Homeless Youth
- Full-sized bed frame (Urgent)
- Vacuum cleaners (Urgent)
- Boxes of potato chip packs
- Mini fridge (cannot exceed 24 inches wide or 28 inches tall)
- Baby wipes
- Pillows
- Hand soap
- Twin mattress protectors
- Forks
- Plates
- Cup noodles
- Individual microwaveable mac & cheese
- Microwaveable soup
- Toiletries
- Packs – Variety
- Drive Needs
- Volunteers for apartment turnover and painting
Second Story for Teens in Crisis
- Duffle bags
- Nonperishable instant meals
- Instant soups
- General shelf stable snacks
- Bottled water
- Body soaps
- Specialty hair products (black hair care, protective shampoos and styling products)
- Dish liquid and sponges
- Pump for resident’s sport balls
Community-Based Services
- Plastic forks (urgent)
- Gift cards for fresh food (berries, vegetables, etc.)
- Cup Noodles Soup
- Paper towels
- Plastic cups
- Pencils
Second Story for Young Mothers
- Toilet Paper
- Paper Towels
- Cleaning supplies – all purpose
- sponges
- Laundry detergent (pods preferred over liquid)
- Dishwasher Detergent (pods preferred over liquid)
- Liquid dishsoap (like dawn or similar)
- Wipes
- New mops or mop heads
- Salt for sidewalks/snow
- Antibiotic cream
- Adult tylenol
- toothpaste
- Baby powder
- Baby lotion
- Ice trays
- Baby monitors (completely out)
- Potty training seats (completely out)
- Diaper genie refills (completely out)
- Adult bath towels (running low)
- Formula (completely out. The most commonly requested formula is Enfamil NeuroPro Gentlease, but we’ll take any kind!)
- Vacuum cleaners
- Trash cans (sizes for bathrooms, bedrooms, and kitchens)
- 2T Pull ups (completely out)
Gift Cards
- Uber and Lyft gift cards ($25-$50 increments are preferred)
- Costco gift cards
- Gas station gift cards
- Safeway gift cards ($10 and $20 increments are preferred)
Gift cards can be mailed to Second Story attn: Alex Villegas, P.O. Box 694, Dunn Loring, VA 22027. If you would like to email your electronic gift card, please contact us to let us know and we’ll provide additional instructions.
Financial Support
- The simplest way to support our mission is to donate financially. If you are able to do so, please give now.
- There are other ways to help with financial support, too. A great way to spread the word and involve your community is to host a fundraiser. You can host a Facebook fundraiser here, start a Gofundme page and share it with your community, or reach out to your community groups and consider hosting a fundraiser. For more information, visit our Fundraise Your Way page.
Drop-off Instructions
Thank you for your much-needed donations to Second Story youth and their families. We appreciate your generous support. In order to increase convenience and efficiency, we have new drop-off locations and times for accepting donations, especially for large-sized items and larger quantities of items. Find a location that is convenient for you and contact the Second Story staff member at that location.
Please note that if you are delivering items intended for Second Story for Young Mothers or Second Story for Homeless Youth, delivering to Second Story for Teens In Crisis is preferred (2100 Gallows Rd., Vienna, VA 22182).
- Culmore Family Resource Center
3304 B. Culmore Court, Falls Church, VA 22041
Donation Hours: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM; Mondays and Wednesdays
Contact: Norma Chacon, Senior Program Associate
Office: 703.379.5217; Direct: 571.422.3535; Fax: 703.653.9477 - Culmore Teen Center
6017 Argyle Dr. Falls Church, VA 22041
Donation Hours: 2:30 PM to 7:30 PM; Mondays through Fridays
Contact: Dashonae Hawkins, Program Coordinator
Office: 703.820.8611 - Springfield Family Resource Center
7724 Commerce Street, Apt T-2, Springfield, VA 22150
Donation Hours: 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM; Mondays through Fridays
Contact: Yes Vargas, Senior Program Associate
Office: 703.644.0000; Direct: 571.326.3006; Fax: 703.644.4463 - Second Story for Teens in Crisis
2100 Gallows Rd., Vienna, VA 22182
Donation Hours: 4:30 PM to 8:30 PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays; and 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM on Fridays and Sundays.
Office: 703-356-6360
If you’re shipping your donation, please include a note with your order including your name and email address if you would like to receive a donation receipt.
Sign Up for 2S Task Force
As part of our 2S Task Force, you’ll receive emails when Second Story has an urgent need or program request that requires the community’s help. These kinds of needs include in-kind donations, volunteer assistance, monetary support, or help spreading the work about an issue or event. If you are interested in receiving email updates with our current needs as they arise, sign up for our 2S Task Force email list here. You’ll find out first whenever we have a new or urgent need or request. You can opt out at anytime.
Thank you for your continued support!
