"Beauty for Brokenness" was created to serve our local SafeHouse Center in Ann Arbor. I am collecting either, funds, donations or Full sized, new and unused (and unexpired!), Bath and Body Works body washes, lotions, or shampoos. I am specifically looking for Bath and Body Works only due to the nature of the campaign.
Safe House provides a number of programs to victims, but this program will most directly benefit the Emergency Housing program. The Gifts and Grants Manager at Safe House, "While we are open to all survivors of domestic violence and their children, regardless of gender, almost all of our service participants are women and children. Through all of our programs and services (shelter, counseling, support groups, legal advocacy, crisis line, response teams), we provided services to more than 5,700 people in 2013, almost all of whom were women (the exception being children in shelter - we have a pretty even split between boys and girls)."
The campaign is to provide luxury bath products to men, women, and teens who are seeking emergency housing at Safe House. It's something that is a necessity, but also provides something that helps them feel valued in a time of difficulty. Bath and Body Works is marketed in scented products and as a luxury item and coveted by Safe House to provide to the victims of domestic violence that just want to feel loved and cared for.
The GoFundMe campaign (http://www.gofundme.com/orjd54) is open for monetary donations for those who don't want to donate the actual items, or you can contact Melissa Cantey skatardrummer@gmail.com for details on how to make money donations in person for these items to be purchased for you or if you are out of area and want to mail your body care donations to be brought in with the rest.
IMPORTANT:
At the end of the campaign, June 30th, a giant card will be created with all the signatures and messages of encouragement from people that donated. Please fill out one of the notes with a message and your name to be included in the card. If you are donating online through GoFundMe, please make sure you include your message with your donation.
Please note that because this is for third party item donations, none of this is tax deductible per the Gifts and Grants Manager. Applicable tax unfortunately is the responsibility of donors. A tax refund slip will not be available. If you would like to make a financial donation directly to Safe House, please see further details at www.safehousecenter.org
Please note that for the safety of the survivors and staff of the center, I have been asked not to publish any names, and likewise will probably be unable to provide pictures of the people being helped, but I will be happy to take pictures of the donations before it is delivered and the giant card when it's complete. Sorry for the inconveninece, but this was requested by Safe House staff in order to continue to keep those people safe.
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