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 

 

New back-to-school supplies:

  • Pencils / mechanical pencils (with refills) / pens
  • Erasers
  • Gluesticks
  • Backpacks
  • Pencil cases
  • Lunchboxes
  • Reusable water bottles
  • Binders, duotangs, and notebooks



 

Gently used supplies for the centre:

  • Charcoal pencils 
  • Sketch books
  • White glue
  • Markers 
  • Colouring books
  • Art smocks / button up shirts for smocks
  • Paint
  • Canvases


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
  • Panel room dividers/partitions
  • TV wall mount 
  • Computer / desk chairs 
  • Large pots and pans 
  • Double sink 
  • Commercial dishwasher
  • Fume hood
  • Wall-mounted hooks and coat racks
  • Storage bins (e.g. Rubbermaid)


Food Donations

 

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!


*All food donations must be nut-free*

  • 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