DESIRE TO PARTICIPATE
You can make a difference! Story after story testifies to the role a hot meal
and a friend can play in the life of an individual. Stories of Friends in the
Desert guests transitioning from homelessness and unemployment to gainful
employment, including management positions abound. Moving stories of transition
from life on the street to new occupations and more permanent housing is a
measure of the difference you can make by participating in your own way at
Friends in the Desert.
Even a little time or a few packages of disposable plates, given graciously,
will change lives.
Here is how some have contributed in the past:
• Donations of food…both prepared and canned
• Volunteering to prepare a meal or serve food
• Donation of new men’s, women’s or children’s socks
• Donations of paper goods (plates, cups, napkins, utensils)
• Donations of professional services
• Donations of personal toiletry items, i.e. lotion, soap, shampoo, toothpaste &
brush, mouthwash, comb, brush, disposable razors, femenine hygiene products,
hand disinfectant, band-aids, etc.
For more information on volunteering
or membership, click here.