Supply drive for unhoused, homeless

The Mother Teresa Parish Homeless Ministry starts the 2022-2023 year by partnering with the Carolina Preserve Newman Club and CP Cares on a joint collection drive for Oak City Cares and the Durham Rescue Mission to benefit our area’s unhoused and homeless. 
 
The collection will be on Saturday, October 22, from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Amberly Clubhouse parking lot, 1075 Residents Club Dr. (at the back, near the greenway). Volunteers will unload from your trunk, so you won’t need to get out of your car.

We’ll be collecting a specific list of items for Oak City Cares and new or gently used clothing and small household appliances in good working order for the Durham Rescue Mission.

Oak City Cares

Oak City updates the list of items to reflect the current needs of those they serve. As the cold winter months are approaching, the most needed supplies are:

• Beanie hats
• Gloves
• Long white socks
• Medium-sized clean blankets
• Hardwarmers
• Razors
• Travel-sized deodorant, lotion, toothpaste
• Individually wrapped toothbrushes
• Bottled water
• Laundry pods

Durham Rescue Mission

The Durham Rescue Mission needs these items of adult clothing. If you’re donating children’s clothes, please separate and label sizes:

• Coats
• Hats & scarfs      
• Gloves
• Boots/shoes
• Underwear & socks
• Long sleeve tops and pants