American YouthWorks has many needs which we may not be able to fulfill through grant awards and/or traditional donations. If you believe you can help us acquire any of the following items, please contact us.
Green Jobs Training and Service Programs:
- Shop tools and power tools
- Metal working tools, welder, acetylene torch and tanks for blacksmithing
- Camping and cooking gear (including Meals Ready to Eat)
- Vehicles, including a work truck and 15-passenger vans.
- Low VOC Paint (For inside and/or outside use)
- Work gloves
- Safety glasses
- Hearing protection
- Stihl 026 chainsaws
Classroom Needs:
- Digital cameras
- Copy paper
- Flash drives
- Padfolios/portfolios
- Dry erase markers
- Yoga mats
- Elmo brand projectors
- Hand sanitizer
- IPod docking stations
- Nintendo Wii and Wii Fit (accessories for physical education classes)
Misc. Needs:
- Bicycles for the AYW Bike Corps
- Old, even junked bicycles (to be reconfigured to create devices for powering things like the bellows for our E-Corps masonry forge, and mortar mixing devices)
- Single or double axle trailers for Bike Club and site use
- Basketball goal and basketballs
- Volleyball net
- Small soccer goals
- Croquet, horseshoes and bocce ball sets
- Large fans
- Vegetable seeds for onsite garden
- Nice large tablecloth for Board Room conference table
- Laser printer(s)
- Paper shredder(s)
- Event planning items (i.e., tablecloths, plastic cups, plastic forks, knives, and spoons, paper plates, napkins, etc.)
Housing Program Needs/Basic Needs Closet: Benefits students that lack an adequate, regular or fixed nighttime residence.
- Plain white t-shirts (small to 3X)
- Socks
- Non-perishable food items (canned meats, canned fish, pop tarts, ramen noodles, canned soup, rice, beans)
- Bottled water
- Hygiene items (shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, bar soap, tooth paste, tooth brushes, laundry detergent)
- School supplies
- Backpacks
- Clothes
- Winter wear
- Household items
Parent Child Development Center Needs:
- 5-6 Portable cribs/Pack & Plays
- Crib sheets
- Diapers
- Baby wipes
- Disposable gloves
- Evacuation crib (crib on wheels)
- Floor lamps
- Formula
- High chairs
- Baby clothes for all seasons
- Changing tables
- Toddler and infant toys
- Infant bouncer seats
Misc. Services
- Graphic Design
- Web Design
- Printing Services
