How to Help
Fulfill Urgent Requests
Purchase clothing and essentials from our Amazon Wish List and ship them directly to Circle of Hope. We update this list regularly to reflect current urgent needs at our partner shelters, clinics, and community programs. We will give your wish list donations to children and adults experiencing homelessness.
Donate Clothes and essentials
Donate clothes and other essentials from 10am - 12pm Monday-Thursday and the last Saturday of every month. Please bag your new and gently used donations separately and label each bag accordingly. Please use smaller-sized bags so all our volunteers can safely lift them. Please carefully review our donation guidelines prior to your drop-off appointment.
Host A Group Volunteer Event
Together with your classmates, colleagues, or members of your community group, assemble the contents of Circle of Hope’s Welcome Baby Bags, Dignity Bags, Get Set packages, Period Pouches, or Emergency Clothing Kits. When you have finished assembling your kits or packages, drop them off at Circle of Hope at 1329 Highland Ave. Needham, MA from 10-12 Mondays-Thursdays and the last Saturday of every month. View our Collection Drive Guide for more information about each kit. Learn more.
Run A Collection Drive
Run a collection drive to collect new donations like socks, underwear, toiletries, or the contents of our Welcome Baby Bags, Dignity Bags, Get Set packages, Period Pouches, or Emergency Clothing Kits. Collect these new items from your friends, family, colleagues, classmates, or members of your community group. For more information about organizing a drive, view our Collection Drive Guide. When your collection drive is complete, drop them off at COH from 10-12 Mondays-Thursdays or the last Saturday of every month at 1329 Highland Ave. Needham, MA.
Join Our Go-To Crew
Receive email alerts about our urgent donation needs by joining our Go-To Crew. When we receive an emergency request from our partner shelters, we email our Go-To Crew for help fulfilling the orders. Join the crew.
Donate to our Emergency Fund
Circle of Hope served 26,000 children and adults experiencing homelessness last year. We respond to emergency requests from our partner shelters and programs within 48 hours, providing specific items to families in crisis. Please donate today.
Spread The Word
Help us grow our circle! Sign up for our e-newsletter, forward our emails to a friend, and follow and engage with Circle of Hope on social media. Tell your friends why our mission is important to you and invite them to get involved. Download social media graphics and tag @CircleOfHopeNeedham on Facebook, Linkedin, and Instagram!
