For the past five holiday seasons, the Towson University Police Department has worked with St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore to collect new or gently used blankets or sheets for the homeless. St. Vincent de Paul is a leading provider of community services to people suffering from the effects of hunger, homelessness and poverty in Baltimore.
St. Vincent de Paul will accept any size GENTLY USED blankets, and sheets for their Beans and Bread shelter. However, they especially need NEW TWIN SIZE blankets/sheets, towels, and washcloths for Sarah’s Hope, their 24-hour emergency shelter and provider of other support services for homeless women and children.
Let’s give back. Can you imagine what a blanket, or sheet, could do for people or families who are literally out in the cold? Or what new blankets/sheets, towels, and washcloths could do for the stabilization of homeless women and children at their 24-hour shelter?
You can donate items at TUPD’s Community Outreach Office, located on the second floor of the University Union, Room 200F. Look for boxes marked “TUPD BLANKET DRIVE”.
We will collect items every day from November 20- December 18, 2015. For more information, please contact Corporal Kia Williams at kdwilliams@towson.edu, or 410-704-5622.
The TUPD wishes safe and happy holidays to all!
