How You Can Help
Donation Guidelines
Thanks to the generosity of many individuals, groups and businesses, Volunteer Services currently has an abundance of toys. If your group or business is interested in donating to our Children's Cancer Hospital pediatric patients, $5.00 gift cards to Target, Wal-Mart, iTunes, etc. are appreciated.
Volunteer Services appreciates your assistance in donating only the items which we need.
- All donation deliveries must be prearranged with the Department of Volunteer Services.
- For additional information, please call 713-792-7180.
Due to the compromised health condition of our patients, Volunteer Services must maintain rigid guidelines to best serve the needs of our patients. If you have donated items in the past, please note that our guidelines have recently changed.
Items accepted in new condition:
- Adult caps - knitted, crocheted, handmade and baseball caps
- No commercial logos, please.
- Soft yarns and fabrics are appreciated.
- Handcrafted items - pillows, tote bags, quilts and throws
Items accepted in excellent condition:
- Current magazines - issues no older than three months
- Foreign language magazines
- Paperback books
- Preferably fiction and nonfiction.
- No Harlequins, please.
- Crosswords and Sudoku books
Items not accepted:
- Stuffed animals
- No Beanie Babies, please.
- Handmade or crocheted dolls
- Headbands, hair clips
- Candy cups
- Stoma covers
- Jigsaw puzzles, playing cards and travel size games
- Toiletries
- Wigs
- Fabric and craft items
- Clothing
- Videos and DVDs
- Hardback books
- No random items
- No items that have been in storage, please.
- No items that have been in a collection, please.
Our wish list:
- Magazine subscriptions – for women and men
- People
- US
- Sports Illustrated
- Good Housekeeping
- Southern Living
- Golf
- Foreign language magazines
- New scarves, turbans or bandanas