Emergency Shelter
SPARCC provides emergency shelter for survivors of domestic violence and their dependents 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Located in a confidential location, our shelter is intentionally designed to be a home-like environment where survivors have the time and support necessary to create a plan and explore opportunities that will ensure their safety and success. Kitchens, bathrooms, living rooms, dining areas and a backyard are communal areas shared by those living at the shelter and work to create a community of support where resources can be shared and healthy relationships can be built.
SPARCC relies on the generosity of donors and volunteers to provide a safe, comfortable living space.
If you are interested in supporting SPARCC’s shelter, please view the Shelter Wish List below:
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Shelter Wish List
When survivors of violence seek for safety and security at SPARCC, they often do so without financial resources. In addition to shelter, we provide food and other basic necessities to these families in their time of crisis. There are certain items we need on an ongoing basis. Your in-kind donations, especially of the following items, will help us continue to meet the needs of the families we serve here at SPARCC.
- Paper products (including 1 ply toilet paper, paper towels, paper cups, paper plates and plastic ware)
- Cleaning products
- New twin-size bed sheets
- Crib sheets
- Pillows and pillow cases
- Bath towels
- Laundry and dish detergent
- Mops, brooms, dust pans
- Blankets
- Sippy cups for babies
- Food (especially canned goods)
- Rice (white and yellow)
- Peanut butter and jelly
- Sugar
- Cereal
- Coffee and tea
- Socks and underwear (adults of all sizes)
- T-shirts and cotton pants (adults of all sizes–distributed by advocates at the hospital to survivors of sexual assault)
- Robes and pajamas (adults of all sizes)
- Disposable diapers & wipes
- Sanitary pads & tampons
- Hair care products
- Hand & body lotion
- Deodorant
- Hairbrushes & combs
- Shampoo & conditioner (full sizes)
- Toothbrushes & toothpaste
- Soap
- Mouthwash (full-sizes and travel sizes)
- Gas cards
- Bus passes
- Pre-paid phone cards
- Gift cards (Grocery, Target or Wal-Mart are the most needed)
- Used/unwanted cellphones
