How To Help - Crossroads RI: Donate to our Providence Homeless Shelter or Volunteer Your Time

Recent state budget cutbacks make our job more and more difficult.

VOLUNTEER - WE NEED YOU!
Your volunteer time will make a difference. We are always in need of people willing to donate their time. Click the links below to learn how you or your organization can help:
• Civic Groups • Schools
• Church Groups • In-Kind Donations

Setting up a gift annuity is a good way to give to a worthy cause in the manner you choose, as well as earn a tax deduction. But how do you begin? Pete Olsen, Esq., a member of our board of directors, wants to help. Read Pete's article to learn about gift planning, and check back often for more suggestions from Pete.
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SCHOOL SUPPLIES NEEDED!
You can help Crossroads Rhode Island make this a great school year for children who can’t afford basic school supplies like pens, pencils and notebooks.
We are collecting the following items for children and families in need:

Backpacks
School supplies (pens, pencils, notebooks)
Retail gift cards to discount stores (e.g., Target, Wal-Mart, CVS, Brooks, etc.)
Supermarket gift cards
Children’s personal care items (soap, shampoo, toothbrush/toothpaste, deodorant, etc.)
New underwear & socks for boys and girls
RIPTIKs/bus transportation passes

Donations can be brought or sent to Crossroads Rhode Island, 160 Broad Street, Providence, RI, 02903. For more information, please contact Sara Perry at 401-277-4325.

MAKE A DONATION
Crossroads knows how to end homelessness. It is a problem with a solution, and you can be part of that solution by donating now. But there are many ways your donation will help Crossroads.

We’d like to express our thanks to WPRI 12/Fox Providence for making our school supply need part of their on-air Community Calendar.