Financial Donations

A gift of your time or a financial contribution will help to improve many children's lives. Your tax-deductible donation will help us continue to meet the needs and costs of providing items such as entertainment, school supplies, clothing, toys, facility furniture, toiletries, birthday and holiday gifts, and other similar benefits, services, and opportunities.

With your help, we can maintain safe environments and facilities for thousands of children in the Denver metro area and surrounding communities.

Make your check payable to "Friends of Kids in Crisis" and mail it to:
Friends of Kids in Crisis
191 University Blvd. #382
Denver, CO 80206

Family Crisis Center - 2009 Holiday Wish List

Gifts for Individual Youth

• Clothing (adult sizes, S to 3XL)
  • Hooded sweatshirts, Pants, Shirts, T-shirts
  • Winter Coats, hats, gloves
  • Socks, underwear (the boys prefer "boxer" style), bras
  • Shoes (athletic shoes only please - adult women’s sizes 7-11; adult men's sizes 6-14)
  • Pajamas, slippers
    
• Games/Toys/Art Supplies:
  • Board games, puzzles, dominos, decks of cards
  • Sports balls (soccer, basketball, volleyball, NERF footballs), hacky sacks
  • Books (teen and young adult titles, fiction and non-fiction, non-violent content please)
  • Art supplies (knitting needles, crochet hooks, yarn, "how to draw" books, colored pencils, bead kits, etc.)
  • Portable cd players and headphones
  • Remote control cars, Legos, "Tech Deck" finger skateboards
    
• Misc:
  
  • Hygiene products (toothbrushes, toothpaste, dental floss, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, hair gel, deodorant, chapstick, face wash) *no aerosol/spray products please
  • Hair-care products (curling irons, flat irons, blow dryers, hair ties, brushes, combs, etc)
  • Make-up kits
  • Sketchbooks, drawing pads, journals, stationary, photo albums, 2010 wall calendars
  • Gift cards (Target, Wal-Mart, clothing stores, restaurants, art supply stores, grocery stores, book stores, etc)
  • Water bottles
  • Alarm clocks
    
• Please note that if you are donating clothing, our dress code does not allow the following items
  • Solid red, blue or purple clothing (gang-affiliated)
  • Clothing with inappropriate writing (advertising drugs or alcohol, pants with writing on the rear or the "I'm cute and sexy" message shirts that are popular with teenage girls)
  • Sleeveless shirts
  • 2-piece swimsuits
    

Facility Wish List

• Nintendo Wii games and controllers; Wii Fit Balance Board and game
• Gift certificates for movies, sporting events, the Denver Zoo, roller-skating, ice skating, bowling, etc.
• Twin size comforters, blankets, sheets and pillows
• Bath towels and washcloths
• Batteries (especially AA and AAA)
• Musical Instruments (guitars, keyboards, drum machines, etc)
• Yoga mats, exercise balls, etc
• Irons and ironing boards
• Movies (G, PG and appropriate PG-13 titles – no violent or sexual content)

For more information about our holiday donation program, please contact Erin Mays at 720-944-3764 or erin.mays@denvergov.org

Donations may be made for any amount to purchase necessary items for individual children based on their needs. No donation is too great or too small. All of the monies raised will make a difference in the lives of children. If you have items you would like to donate from the above wish list please contact us at 720.944.3730.