House of Hope Wishlist
Welcome to our SoKind registry! Your support gives House of Hope moms the tools they need to succeed. We happily accept gently used items as well as new items.
This website compiles our wishlist items, but does not sell them. If you would like to 'claim' a gift, be sure to click on the 'Give this gift' button so the gift will be claimed in your name, and so that we won't receive any duplicates. Then, you can follow our instructions on how or where to give the gift.
Thank you for supporting our vision to end the cycle homelessness in the Cedar Valley.
Save your spare change or host a drive at your work, school or group! Residents can use points that they earn by participating in life-skills and more to purchase quarters to use at the coin laundry across the parking lot.
30 gallon trash bags
New or gently used and clean. Can be purchased anywhere
A dish rack with a cutlery caddie, and a drain board. The drain board has a convenient lip which will prevent water pooling up or spilling on the counter.
60W LED soft-white lightbulbs
They do not need to be this brand - the picture is just an example.
We would really appreciated if we could have some pillows to help our residents have a better night sleep!
Brands include Shea Moisture, Miss Jessie, Aunt Jackie, Cantu, Mielle Organics
A kit would contain one each of the following:
Thick body lotions (Olay, cocoa butter, eucerin, Cera ve)
bonnets for sleeping or satin pillowcases
Shampoo (Aunt Jackie, Miss Jessie, Shea Moisture, Mielle)
curl gel (Aunt Jackies, Miss Jessies, plain aloe gel)
gel for edges (ecoco styling gel, shea moisture, mielle)
wide tooth combs
hair picks
hair parting comb
leave in conditioners
boar brush/comb for styling edges
big scrunchies or hair ties
10 total kits needed. Thank you!
We use coffee creamer for our Tuesday and Thursday coffee chats! This is a time for Mom's to connect with other Moms and enjoy a cup of coffee.
We have attached a link for reference!
We are in need of size LARGE scrub sets!
Can be any color or pattern.
New or gently used DVD player for the living room at the Pillars house
We use these to stock apartments when new families move in!
We use these to stock apartments as new families move in!
Planner with a weekly view
Pretty Hobby Lobby foam floor tiles for little ones to crawl around and play
We would love to have replacement blades for all of our craft cutting needs!
We use disinfectant wipes to help clean apartments and to stock apartments for new families!
Can be purchased from anywhere. The easiest to use are those with a week view on each page, and a size that can fit in a purse.
We are in need of brand new hairbrushes! These are given to women and families as they join House of Hope.
We use these any form of paper organization for our Financial Empowerment courses. These do not need to be metal and can be plastic. They can be any shape or size that can help women get organized!
Here is an example of one we could use but does not have to be metal! https://www.staples.com/tru-red-side-load-stackable-metal-letter-tray-matte-black-2-pack-tr57563/product_24402470
We would love to have a hose cart to facilitate many people's job at House of Hope!
Passes are available for purchase at the MET transit Office, located at 1515 Black Hawk St, Waterloo. Office hours are 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday through Friday.
Dollar General is a block away. It is great option for moms without a car to get some groceries until they can break that transportation barrier! $10 cards would be a great help.
Help improve our outdoor environment by planting seed and maintaining the freshly grown grass.
Needed: supplies - shade grass seed -
volunteers to plant and water
Please reach out to volunteer@houseofhopeccd.org if you'd like to help.
Refinish hardwood floors in the office and dining room of our Pillars House.
Needs: Skilled volunteers with Experience- Supplies - Tools
Please reach out to volunteer@houseofhopeccd.org if you'd like to help.