10/13/2023
Help if you can:
A request from one of the nonprofits we work with...
The IRIS team is working diligently to support refugee newcomers, but we're in dire need of basic furniture to turn apartments into welcoming homes. Dozens of families are in hotels at the moment, waiting to move into their new homes.
We need furniture to set up 40 apartments this fall!
Your old furniture can make a new home for refugees.
Please consider donating:
Dressers
Dining tables & chairs
End tables
Small sofas
Rugs
We're also collecting household items—dishes, pots, pans, lamps, utensils & toys and winter gear—coats, gloves, hats, & boots.
New Haven: We accept donations Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays, 9:30—12:30pm, at our warehouse,
75 Hamilton St., New Haven.
Or email Christion ([email protected]) for more info.
Hartford: We accept donations Wednesdays, 9am—11am, at our warehouse, 151 Walnut St., Hartford.
Or email Denny ([email protected]) for more info.
To arrange a furniture pick-up outside of New Haven, please send photos to [email protected], with subject line “Items for IRIS.”
We need diapers:
Sizes 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & toddler sizes 2T-3T-4T-5T & baby wipes.
Comprehensive List of Accepted Items
Household Items:
Pack and plays
Linens (new or clean/like-new)
Twin & Full Size Sheet Sets
Comforters & blankets (Twin & Full)
Towels & washcloths
Curtains
Strollers
Cloth shopping bags
Fans
Microwaves
Pillows (new)
Vacuum cleaners
Umbrellas
Bicycles
Dressers
End/coffee tables
Rugs
Kitchen Items:
Kitchen supplies & utensils
Pots, pans & baking sheets (non-teflon)
Silverware & trays
Full dish sets
Drinking Glasses
Cooking Utensils: can openers, ladles, etc.
Mixing bowls
Sharp knives
Cutting boards
Colanders
Dish drying racks
Kitchen tables and chairs
Cleaning Items (New):
Antibacterial spray cleaner
Dish soap
Sponges
13 Gallon trash bags
13 Gallon garbage cans
Plungers & toilet bowl brushes
Furniture:
Dressers
Dining tables & chairs
Sofas (no sleepers)
Arm Chairs
Side Tables
Coffee Tables
Toiletries (New):
Toilet Paper
Toothpaste & toothbrushes
Shampoo & conditioner
Deodorant
Hand & body soap
Shaving cream
Razors
Feminine hygiene products
Lotions
Combs/brushes
First aid kits
Items for IRIS’ After School Program:
Noise cancellation headphones
Guitars (Acoustic, Nylon/Classical, Electric or Bass)
Ukulele
Guitar Amp
Music items (specifically audio interfaces)
Working iPads (used or new, no cracked glass)
Guitar chord books
Notebooks and pens
Sewing Supplies:
Sewing machines (portable & in working condition)
Fabric: dress-making fabric
Thread, zippers, bobbins, elastic, machine needles, pins, needles
Jewelry making supplies: tools, wire, & beads