For the past seven holiday seasons, the Towson University Police Department has worked with St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore to collect new or gently used blankets and sheets for the homeless at Beans and Bread. 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, sheets, towels, coats, hats and gloves for their Beans and Bread shelter. However, they especially need NEW TWIN XL blankets/sheets, towels, washcloths, and toiletries for Sarah’s Hope, their 24-hour emergency shelter and provider of other support services for homeless women and children.
Let’s give back TOWSON! 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, washcloths, and toiletries could do for the stabilization of homeless women and children at their 24-hour shelter?
We will be collecting items every day from November 20 through December 19, 2017. You can donate items at TUPD’s Community Outreach Offices, located on the second floor of the University Union, Room 200F, and the West Village Commons Room 201.
*If the TUPD Community Outreach offices are closed, please leave your donations at the Information Desks located in the Union and West Village Commons*
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!
