Most-Needed Items for May 2025

Here are the things we need most at Sunshine House and the Mobile Overdose Prevention

Site (MOPS) for May 2025. 

Our drought of personal hygiene items continues! We are still, frankly, a little desperate for them! Travel size is best but we accept regular size, too.

🧼PERSONAL CARE

Shampoo & conditioner

Bar soap & body wash

Razors & deodorant

Toothbrushes & toothpaste

Menstrual supplies

🎒GEAR (can be good condition/gently used, except socks & underwear which must be new)

Socks & underwear (especially women’s underwear)

Practical shoes (sneakers)

Practical spring/summer clothes

Duffle bags or backpacks

🥫ALSO

Bottled Water

Non-perishable food items for our Community Pantry

It’s easy to make a drop-off appointment: www.calendly.com/sunshinehouse/dropoff

If it’s more feasible to make a gift of money instead, you can do that any time on our website (and get a tax receipt!): www.sunshinehousewpg.org/donate

Want to coordinate a workplace donation drive or something along those lines? Drop a line to our Community Relations & Fundraising Manager, Michaela Chotka: michaela@sunshinehousewpg.org!

Most-Needed Items for March 2025

Here are the things we need most at Sunshine House and the Mobile Overdose Prevention Site (MOPS) for March 2025. 

We are REALLY hurting for hygiene supplies of all kinds! So consider us if you have extras of these items!

We are expanding our housing program and so we are now accepting a range of HOME GOODS, from pots and pans to CD players and board games. Check out the full list below!

🧼 PERSONAL CARE

Shampoo & conditioner

Bar soap

Razors & deodorant

Toothbrushes & toothpaste

Menstrual supplies

🍽️ HOME GOODS

Kitchenware (plates, cups, cutlery, pots, pans, etc.)

Small kitchen appliances (microwaves, kettles, toasters, etc.)

Functional electronics (game systems, radios, CD and DVD players)

DVDs and CDs

Books for pleasure reading (novels, etc.)

Magazines

Craft supplies

Puzzles, board games

🎒GEAR (can be gently used, except socks & underwear which must be new)

Socks, gitch & panties

Shoes

Bags, duffle bags or backpacks

🥫ALSO

Non-perishable food items for our Community Pantry

It’s easy to make a drop-off appointment: www.calendly.com/sunshinehouse/dropoff

If it’s more feasible to make a gift of money instead, you can do that any time on our website (and get a tax receipt!): www.sunshinehousewpg.org/donate

Queer Bingo – March 23

QUEER BINGO returns to the West End Cultural Centre! In support of Like That, Sunshine House's drop-in for 2SLGBTQIA+ folks!

Enjoy drag performances, good company and bingo! Just $20 gets you a stack of cards to play bingo all night.

Sunday, March 23, 2025

West End Cultural Centre, 586 Ellice Ave.

Doors 6:00, Show 6:30

Gender neutral and wheelchair accessible washrooms

All are welcome / Come as you are!