Donations
Ventura County Animal Services- This organization needs donations of supplies and toys which can be picked out by your children. While not directly involved with animals, younger children will be happy picking out what to give to the animal shelter. The supplies they need can be found on the link below.
web: http://www.vcas.us/wishlist
phone: (805) 388-4341
Animal Shelters- While this does not involve direct contact with animals, your kids can come up with creative ways to raise money to donate to your local animal shelter. Kids of all ages can donate the money they make from something like a lemonade stand or a bake sale.
School Supplies- Develop Africa needs school supplies and other necessities for schools in Africa. A list of what is needed and how to ship it (which can be done from their website) can be found in the link below.
web: https://www.developafrica.org/donate-or-collect-school-and-office-supplies
phone: (423)282-0006
Local School Supplies- Many office supply stores have donation bins for school and office supplies. You and your child can make a donation to these bins, especially when getting school supplies for the new school year.
Manna- This organization is a food bank and accepts donations of money and food. For children, donations of food may be better because it is a more gratifying hands on experience. The hours and location of donations can be found on the link below.
web: http://mannaconejo.org/contact-us/
phone: (805) 497-4959
Goodwill- This organization accepts donations of clothes, toys, and other things. Donating to good will is a good way for your child to get rid of old clothes and declutter their room while also helping other children get new clothes that they can afford. Donation centers can be found on the link below.
web: http://www.goodwill.org/
Library- The thousand Oaks library accepts material donations, and a list of what they accept can be found on the link below. Children can donate books they have out grown so that another child may read them, or the library can be improved. The locations for these donations can also be found on the link below.
web: http://asktolnow.tolibrary.org/a.php?qid=107088
Sports Equipment Donation- Sports Gift is looking for donations of gently used or new equipment for children who live in poverty but want to play sports. A list of the items they accept and where to send them can be found on the website below. Your child can learn the act of giving while also recycling their out grown sports gear.
web: http://www.sportsgift.org/donate_all-sports.html
Ventura County Animal Services- This organization needs donations of supplies and toys which can be picked out by your children. While not directly involved with animals, younger children will be happy picking out what to give to the animal shelter. The supplies they need can be found on the link below.
web: http://www.vcas.us/wishlist
phone: (805) 388-4341
Animal Shelters- While this does not involve direct contact with animals, your kids can come up with creative ways to raise money to donate to your local animal shelter. Kids of all ages can donate the money they make from something like a lemonade stand or a bake sale.
School Supplies- Develop Africa needs school supplies and other necessities for schools in Africa. A list of what is needed and how to ship it (which can be done from their website) can be found in the link below.
web: https://www.developafrica.org/donate-or-collect-school-and-office-supplies
phone: (423)282-0006
Local School Supplies- Many office supply stores have donation bins for school and office supplies. You and your child can make a donation to these bins, especially when getting school supplies for the new school year.
Manna- This organization is a food bank and accepts donations of money and food. For children, donations of food may be better because it is a more gratifying hands on experience. The hours and location of donations can be found on the link below.
web: http://mannaconejo.org/contact-us/
phone: (805) 497-4959
Goodwill- This organization accepts donations of clothes, toys, and other things. Donating to good will is a good way for your child to get rid of old clothes and declutter their room while also helping other children get new clothes that they can afford. Donation centers can be found on the link below.
web: http://www.goodwill.org/
Library- The thousand Oaks library accepts material donations, and a list of what they accept can be found on the link below. Children can donate books they have out grown so that another child may read them, or the library can be improved. The locations for these donations can also be found on the link below.
web: http://asktolnow.tolibrary.org/a.php?qid=107088
Sports Equipment Donation- Sports Gift is looking for donations of gently used or new equipment for children who live in poverty but want to play sports. A list of the items they accept and where to send them can be found on the website below. Your child can learn the act of giving while also recycling their out grown sports gear.
web: http://www.sportsgift.org/donate_all-sports.html