Welcome Home Baskets
Thank You For Supporting Housing Security
Welcome Home Baskets support people moving from homelessness into new homes. When you’re starting with nothing, a basket full of essential items can make a new place feel like home and support long-term housing stability. Each basket contains about $150 worth of items. Thanks for your help in welcoming our neighbors home.
How You Can Help
Purchase Items
Purchase items from the inventory list and drop them off at the Goodwill Northern Michigan Donation Center located at 2279 South Airport Rd West in Traverse City.
Amazon Wish List
Visit our Amazon Wish List and purchase needed supplies and have them shipped directly to Goodwill Northern Michigan.
Organize an Items Drive
Schools, church groups, and other organizations have held drives for Welcome Home Basket needs, and you can, too! Thank you!
Inventory List
laundry basket
toothbrush and toothpaste
shampoo/conditioner
soap - hand (2)
soap - body
soap - dish and dish brush
soap - laundry and dryer sheets
towels - kitchen
towels - hand
towels - bath
towels - wash cloth
shower curtain rings
shower curtain/liner
cleaner - bathroom
cleaner - multi-surface disinfectant
cleaner - window
first aid kit with bandaids
paper towel (4-6)
toilet paper (4-6)
paper napkins
kleenex
waste basket – bathroom w/liners
waste basket – kitchen w/trash bags
dish drainer/mat
can opener
broom with dustpan
mop with bucket
toilet brush
plunger
bathroom floor mat/rug
smoke detector batteries - 9 volt
LED 2-pack light bulbs
potholders
hand sanitizer
Welcome Home Baskets are a project of the Northwest Michigan Coalition to End Homelessness and its main partners: Goodwill Northern Michigan, Northwest Community Action Agency, and Northwest Michigan Supportive Housing.
