In-kind Gifts

All year long, Raleigh Rescue Mission counts on your donations of food, gently used and new clothing, furniture, household items, and more to supply the needs of the homeless, hungry and poor. 

Urgent Needs

For more information about our urgent needs, contact Leslie Currin at (919) 828-9014, ext. 115 or lesliec@raleighrescue.org.

• Spiral notebooks (one subject)
• Calculators (algebra capable)
• Teen Bibles
• Women’s underwear (sizes 7-10)
• Boy’s underwear (sizes 2T & 3T)
• Children’s board games (ages 3 & up)
• Box fans
• Canned beans, greens, fruit
• Baked beans
• Pickles
• Iced tea bags, lemonade mix
• Sugar
• Rice
• Regular grits
• Instant mashed potatoes
• Flip flops (men & women)
• Men’s underwear (sizes S-L)
• Men’s T-shirts (sizes XL-3XL)
• Men’s socks (dress & sport)
• African American hair gel, conditioners & moisturizers
• Bottled water
• Laundry dryer sheets
• Twin sheet sets
• Twin vinyl zippered mattress covers
• Baby wipes

Year-round Needs

Listed below are some of our year-round needs. In addition, the Mission accepts clean, gently used clothing. For more information about our year-round needs, contact Leslie Currin at (919) 828-9014, ext. 115 or lesliec@raleighrescue.org.

• Toilet paper
• Men & women’s underwear
• Men & women’s socks
• AA and AAA batteries
• Ethnic hair products (men & women)
• Hair brushes & combs
• Travel size toothpaste, deodorant, and lotion
• Coffee, tea
• Sugar, creamer
• Cheese
• Cooking oil
• Canned vegetables, beans and fruit
• Pork, beef, turkey, chicken, ham
• Over-the-counter nonalcoholic drugs: headache medications, cough and cold remedies
• NIV Study Bibles
• Gift cards to Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, OfficeMax and other discount stores

Online Gift Registry

Shop at our online Wal-Mart gift registry and your donation will be delivered directly to the Mission! We’ve posted our current needs and are continually updating the gift registry. Now you can help us meet the needs of the poor and homeless in our community from the convenience of your home.

Got a Gift for Organization?

When you coordinate a drive for RRM, we’ll use your donation to feed and care for the homeless and hungry. Download our drives flier listing ideas for helping Raleigh Rescue Mission through your church, school, work or service group. Here are some more fun and simple ideas for all ages!

• Hold a “scavenger hunt” for items on our food and year-round needs lists.

• Hold a drive at your workplace, church, school or meeting hall.  (We can supply a speaker if requested!)

• Invite coworkers or classmates to bring groceries, healthcare or other items and take a tour of Raleigh Rescue Mission.

• Take a special offering at church for the Mission.

• Take your kids shopping for items on our list then bring them for a tour.

• Purchase gift cards at Sam’s Club so we can shop for items in bulk.

Tips for Giving Donations

We appreciate the generosity of our donors who provide so many of the necessities we use or distribute to the needy each day.  Here are some tips for donating:

• Please ask yourself before giving an item: “Would I wear/use this myself or give it to a friend?"

• We cannot lawfully use home-canned food or opened containers of food, medications or healthcare items.

• We cannot use gifts that are torn, stained, broken or otherwise in need of repair.

• We are unable to pick up donations. Please contact The Salvation Army, Vietnam Vets or Helping Hand Mission — they will gladly pick up your donation.

• Please check our website and newsletters for our most current
in-kind needs, or call us for specific information. 

• Below is a list of items we are unable to accept:

• Carpet
• Computer monitors
• Console televisions
• Dishwashers
• Pianos, organs
• Furniture with rips, stains or broken pieces
• Large appliances, built-in appliances
• Office furniture
• Oil
• Paints

Bring donations to our drop off site (see photo) located on the left side of our building, Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.