WISH LIST


To make a donation or for more information please contact  the Centre at (905) 929-0572 or info@routesyouthcentre.ca. If you are interested in making a food donation, grocery store gift cards are the best way to support our food programs. This allows us to ensure that incoming food items are free of tree nut allergens and follow our food handling safety protocols.


Donate Program Materials  

We are in need of the following new or gently used second-hand items:

Games & Activities

 

  • Board games & cards (e.g. Catan, Ticket To Ride, and Coup - Rebellion)
  • New packs of playing cards (52 card deck)
  • PlayStation 4 controllers
  • Nintendo Switch games 
  • Foam baseball set

 


 

  • Nintendo Wii accessories (Nunchuks)
  • XBox 1S system, controllers & games
  • Elephant skin dodge balls 
  • Tennis balls 
  • Lawn games
  • Sports balls (soccer, football)


Arts & Craft Supplies 

 

Gently used supplies for the centre:

  • Colouring books
  • Art smocks / button up shirts for smocks
  • Canvases
  • Markers



 


  • Charcoal pencils 
  • Sketch books
  • White glue


Hygiene and Personal Products 

 

  • New toothbrushes and toothpaste 
  • New deodorant 
  • New child-friendly sunscreen
  • New swimsuits in youth sizes


 

 

  • New soaps, body wash, shampoo, and conditioners
  • New brushes and combs
  • New socks and underwear
  • New or gently used running shoes
    (sizes youth to adult)


Equipment & Furnishings

 

  • Containers for storing food (e.g. Tupperware)
  • New reusable water bottles
  • Storage bins (e.g. Rubbermaids)


Before donating any of the following items, please reach out to us at the Centre first so we may ensure we have space for your donation. Thank you!

  • Panel room dividers/partitions
  • TV wall mount 
  • Computer / desk chairs 
  • Large pots and pans 
  • Double sink 
  • Commercial dishwasher
  • Fume hood

Food Donations


Pre-packaged and nut-free items only please. If you are interested in contributing fresh or frozen items, please reach out to us at the Centre first so we may ensure we have space for your donation. Thank you!



  • Grocery Gift Cards (Metro, Fortino's, Walmart, Sobeys, Food Basics, No Frills)
  • Cereals (nut-free)
  • Pasta
  • Rice
  • Condiments - ketchup, sweet and sour, plum, barbeque, canned pasta sauce
  • Flour, sugar
  • Apple sauce, other dried fruit snacks
  • Granola bars
  • Chips, pretzels
  • Popcorn kernels or microwaveable bags
  • Crackers
  • Goldfish
  • Bear Paws
  • School Safe mini loaves
  • Any bars, cookies, or muffins - prepackaged and nut-free