Thank You
July 2025 – Our Care Kit Drive is now closed. Thank you for your generosity and support!
Impact of Your Donations:
The Days for Girls San Francisco Peninsula CA Team, opens a new window was able to assemble 119 menstrual kits.
Nine boxes of school supplies, plus toys, clothing, and two boxes of books from FOPAL, were delivered to Watsonville. High school students and Promatora volunteers will use these to assemble 200–300 school/activity kits for children in local migrant camps. Each kit will include pencils, pens, an eraser, crayons or colored pencils, and a fun item like a toy or sticker sheet. Many will also include coloring pages, notebooks, or activity books.
The gently used crayons we collected were assembled into 150 crayon kits with an additional 20-pound box of loose crayons available for kids to share. Plus, 47.5 pounds of broken crayon pieces are being donated to The Crayon Initiative, opens a new window for recycling.
A huge thank you to everyone who supported this work!
June 2025
This June, the Library will be hosting a Care Kit Drive to support the local Days for Girls chapter and Center for Farmworker Families. We will be collecting hygiene items, menstrual products, fabric, and coloring supplies that will be assembled into care kits for underserved individuals and farmworker families.
How to Help
Drop off any of the following items at Mitchell Park Library by June 30. Donation bins will be located inside the library lobby by the self-checkout machines.
NEW ITEMS ONLY:
- menstrual pads
- washcloths
- bars of soap (any size from travel to full size)
- hygiene items: bath gel, lotion, shampoo/conditioner, toothbrushes/toothpaste
- underwear & socks (all sizes, youth to adult)
FABRIC & THREAD:
- sewing thread – spools & cones
- 100% cotton quilting fabric and 100% cotton flannel (washed and/or partially cut is okay)
NEW & USED ITEMS:
- activity/coloring books
- pens & pencils
- crayons (broken and dull are okay)
Community in Action
Everyone should have access to basic care and opportunities to learn and grow. We’re proud to partner with Days for Girls, a global organization focused on menstrual health and education, and the Center for Farmworker Families, which advocates for the well-being of farmworkers. Thank you for joining us in this community effort to provide essential items and creative supplies that promote wellness and literacy!
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