How to Help

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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 infants, children, and adults experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity.

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Donate Clothes and essentials

Donate new and like-new clothing and new, unopened hygiene essentials from 10am - 12pm Monday-Thursday and Saturdays. Please use smaller-sized bags so all our volunteers can safely lift them. Please carefully review our donation guidelines prior to your drop-off.

Host A Group Volunteer Event

Together with your classmates, colleagues, or members of your community group, assemble Welcome Baby Bags, Dignity Bags, Get Set packages, Period Pouches, Postpartum Care Kits, 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 Saturdays. View our Collection Drive Guide for more information about each kit.

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Run A Collection Drive

Run a collection drive to collect new and like-new clothing, brand new socks, underwear, or hygiene supplies, or the contents of our Welcome Baby Bags, Dignity Bags, Get Set packages, Period Pouches, Postpartum Care Kits, or Emergency Clothing Kits. Collect these 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. Drop your donations off at COH from 10-12 Mondays-Thursdays or Saturdays at 1329 Highland Ave. Needham, MA.

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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.

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Donate to our Emergency Fund

Circle of Hope served 31,720 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.

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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!

Circle of Hope | 1329 Highland Ave. Suite 3, Needham, MA 02492

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