Neighbor to Neighbor
Joining hands to provide children and families we serve with the basic necessities that most of us take for granted.
Lutheran Family Services of Virginia and Minnick Education Center sincerely appreciate the Virginia Synodical Women's Organization past support. With your help, families who could not afford the basic necessities have been able to clean their homes. With your help, children return to school with the basic supplies necessary to begin learning. With your help, children enter Treatment Foster Care homes with duffel bags full of personal care supplies, and more importantly, self-esteem. Thank you for being GOOD NEIGHBORS!
Help enhance a teen’s self esteem.
Youth in Treatment Foster Care have been removed from their home due to neglect or abuse, and often have few or no personal possessions. Personal Care Kits allow them to go to their Treatment Foster Family with something to call their own. Foster Care youth already feel different. To help them feel more like their peers, they prefer “young” personal care products. You may want to seek recommendations from members of your congregation’s youth group as to what young people use and enjoy!
1 weekend size duffel bag containing:
| toothpaste |
toothbrush |
shampoo |
| conditioner |
deodorant |
lightly scented bath gel |
| hand or bath towel |
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To customize the personal care kits, the following loose products are requested:
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Shaving cream |
Razors |
Hair Gel |
Facial cleanser |
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| For Girls: |
Body Lotion |
Lip Gloss |
Ladies’ razors |
Facial cleanser |
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Hair accessories |
Nail Polish |
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Help an emotionally disturbed child heal.
Keeping a daily journal helps emotionally disturbed youth deal with their anger.
Locking diary or journal
Help a Parent Improve Their Home.
Provide a Home Cleaning Kit that allows parents to maintain a clean house for their children. Each kit should be packed in a kitchen-sized trash can or cleaning bucket and contain:
| Mop |
Bug killer |
Dishtowels/cloths |
Trash bags |
| Rubber gloves |
Cleaning products |
Dishwashing liquid |
Mouse traps |
| Scrub brush |
Toilet brush |
Broom |
Dustpan |
Help a foster child prepare for adoption.
Provide materials for a child to put together a Life Book, a record of their memories prior to joining their adoptive family.
| 1“ - 2” three-ring binder |
Refill pages for photo albums |
Plastic page protectors |
| Construction paper |
Stickers or cutouts |
Colored pencils |
| Copy paper |
Colored pens |
Picture frames |
| Disposable cameras |
Crayons |
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Help a student prepare for school.
Provide a School Kit that helps children come to school ready to learn. Each kit should be packed in a school-type backpack and contain the following:
| 1 loose leaf binder |
1 pack loose leaf paper |
3 pens |
| 1 pair of scissors |
1 highlighter marker |
1 12” ruler |
| 1 box crayons |
1 bottle of school glue |
1 pack construction paper |
| 4 double pocket report covers |
3 pencils and flat zippered pencil case |
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Students at Minnick Education Center do not carry backpacks to school; however, bulk supplies would be appreciated.
Minnick students also need protractors and calculators.
For additional information regarding Neighbor to Neighbor programs, please contact:
Julie Swanson
Lutheran Family Services of Virginia
2609 McVitty Road
Roanoke, Virginia 24018
(540) 774-7100
jswanson@lfsva.org
Justine Waits
Lutheran Family Services of Virginia
282 East Water Street, Room 203
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
(540) 437-1211
jwaits@lfsva.org
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