Backpacks for the homeless – Public Safety & OKIB Youth Leadership Council

Way’ Members,

The Public Safety team and OKIB Youth Leadership Council are collecting items to add to backpacks. Please donate/support if you can!

A list of items that could be donated:

-Non-perishable food items such as canned goods, granola bars and trail mix

-Bottles of water or reusable water bottles with a filter

-Warm clothing such as hats, gloves, and socks.

-Hygiene items such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap and deodorant

-First-aid supplies such as band-aids, gauze, and antiseptic wipes

-Blankets or sleeping bags

-Rain ponchos or umbrellas

-Flashlights or headlamps with extra batteries

-Personal care items such as menstrual pads and tampons

-Gift cards to local grocery stores or restaurants

-Transit passes or tokens

-Naloxone kits

Donations are being accepted until Monday, December 16th. Please Drop-off at the OKIB Public Safety office at 118 Head of the Lake Rd.

Questions? contact:

Michael Ochoa: [email protected]

Odessa Clough: [email protected]

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