Donate
Everything you donate to Garrett’s Place goes directly to serving foster children and the families who care for them by providing for basic needs, connection, and support. Your generosity enables us to help hundreds of foster children each year!
When you donate to foster children through Garrett’s Place, you demonstrate love in tangible ways. Your generosity provides what these children in foster care need the most.
Meeting the Needs
We often get requests from churches and other organizations that prefer a list of items that foster children need for school or that we need for Garrett’s Place. We have put together a list on Amazon to make it easier for you to provide for these specific needs.
Help Us Stock Our Store
We collect gently used and new items for ages 0-18 to stock our store. Here are some of the things we accept:
Suitcases and duffel bags
Clothes (pants, shirts, jackets)
Shoes
Socks (new only)
Books
School supplies (notebooks, pens, pencils, rulers)
Art supplies (markers, paints, coloring books, crayons)
Hygiene supplies (toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant)
Haircare items for all hair types and textures
Toys (must have all parts and pieces)
Board games
Stuffed animals
Blankets
Fashion items/accessories (purses, headbands, jewelry)
Diapers and baby wipes
Baby equipment
Our donation center is open Tuesday to Thursday, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
Garrett’s Place
112 20th Street North
Bessemer, AL 35020
Email us at garrettsplacebessemer@gmail.com or call (205) 424-3696 for questions about donatable items!
Get Involved
If you have a heart for these children in foster care and want more ways to get involved, we always need volunteers! We are always looking for volunteers to help foster children when they come to Garrett’s Place for the first time to shop.
We also have several events in the community that are always better with extra hands!
See our Volunteers page for more information.