Wish List

Most of our programs require supplies of some sort. From drop-in fun to project materials, we’re always happy for some help with materials. Interested in making a supplies donation? Scroll for our wish list. If you would rather shop locally, please do! Just drop us an email to arrange a drop-off!

Our wish list includes:

  • Non-perishable snack items like:

    • Wheat and rice (GF) crackers

    • Pretzels

    • Cheez-it/Goldfish crackers

    • Popcorn

    • Chex mix

    • Tortilla chips

    • Hot chocolate packets

    • Herbal teas

    Perishable items like:

    • Nut butters

    • Salsa

    • Meat & cheese

    • Baby carrots

    • Apples

    • Oranges

    • Hummus

    • Baking dishes

    • Baking silpats

    • Cookie trays, muffin tins

    • Cutting boards

    • Flexible Reusable Ice Packs

    • Gallon Ziploc bags

    • Good kitchen knives

    • Kitchen scoops

    • Mixing bowls

    • Pots & pans set

    • Tupperware, both large and small

    • Kings Queens & In Betweens by Tanya Boteju

    • Avatar The Last Airbender: The Lost Adventures by May Chan

    • Cool. Awkward. Black by Karen Strong

    • The Talk: Conversations about Race, Love and Truth by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson

    • Fifty-Four Things Wrong with Gwendolyn Rogers

    • The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline

    • Hunting by Stars by Cherie Dimaline

    • Blood Sisters by Vanessa Lillie

    • Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angie Boulley

    • We Will Not Be Silent: How the White Rose Student Resistance Movement Defied Adolf Hitler by Russell Freedman

    • The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks a Young Civil Rights Activist by Cynthia Levinson

    • One in Every Crowd, by Ivan E Coyote

    • Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World by Sy Montgomery and Temple Grandin

    • Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina by Michaela Deprince and Elaine Deprince

    • Rookie Yearbook One by Tavi Gevinson

    • Rookie Yearbook Two by Tavi Gevinson

    • Rookie Yearbook Three by Tavi Gevinson

    • Rookie Yearbook Four by Tavi Gevinson

    • Little Fish: A Memoir from a Different Kind of Year by Ramsey Beyer

    • The Girl from the Tar Paper School: Barbara Rose Johns and the Advent of the Civil Rights Movement by Teri Kanefield

    • Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China by Leslie T Chang

    • The Distance Between Us: Young Readers Edition by Reyna Grande

    • Becoming Maria: Love & Chaos in the South Bronx by Sonia Manzano

    • Manifesta: Young Women Feminism, and the Future 20th Anniversary Edition by Jennifer Baumgardner

    • Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel by Sara Farizan

    • Lizard Radio by Pat Schmatz

    • Dreadnought by April Daniels

    • Spy Stuff by Matthew J. Metzger

    • When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore

    • Brooklyn, Burning by Steve Brezenoff

    • Not Your Villain by C.B. Lee

    • The Unintentional Time Traveler by Everett Maroon

    • Mostly Void, Partially Stars: Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor

    • Jaya and Rasa by Sonia Patel

    • Far From the Tree: Young Reader’s Edition by Andrew Solomon and Laurie Calkhoven

    • Obsessed: A Memoir of My Life with OCD by Allison Britz

    • A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 by Claire Hartfield

    • Girl Rising: Changing the World One Girl at a Time by Tanya Lee Stone

    • Our Stories, Our Voices: 21 YA Authors Get Real About Injustice, Empowerment, and Growing Up Female in America by Amy Reed

    • Putting Peace First: 7 Commitments to Change the World by Eric David Dawson

    • Ultimate Survival Guide to Being a Girl by Christina de Witte

    • Steal This Country: A Handbook for Resistance, Persistence, and Fixing Almost Everything by Alexandra Styron

    • Americanized: Rebel Without a Green Card by Sara Saedi

    • I Have the Right To: A High School Survivor's Story of Sexual Assault, Justice, and Hope by Chessy Prout

    • How I Resist: Activism and Hope for a New Generation by Maureen Johnson

    • Markswoman by Rati Mehrotra

    • The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton

    • Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman

    • Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young

    • Furyborn by Claire Legrand

    • Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram

    • Anger is a Gift by Mark Oshiro

    • Tyler Johnson Was Here by Jay Coles

    • Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

    • Ship It by Britta Lundin

    • When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

    • The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas

    • Celestial Monsters by Aiden Thomas

    • Pokemon Pocket Comics: Blank n White

    • Hooky #2 and #3 by Míriam Bonastre Turxt

    • “Affirmators” inspirational cards

    • Calligraphy pens

    • Colored pencils

    • Colorful/patterned duct tape

    • Craft felt

    • Craft pom-poms

    • Diamond paintings (stickers & pictures)

    • Dishwasher-safe Mod Podge

    • Emboidery hoops

    • Fine-point black markers

    • Glass Mason jars

    • Glitter glue

    • Glue sticks

    • Hot glue guns and sticks for crafting

    • Jewelry-making supplies (wire pliers and cutters, clasps, string, beads, charms)

    • Light boards for sketching/tracing

    • Lined notebooks

    • Low-temp glue guns with hot glue sticks

    • Miniatures (trees, animals, houses, etc)

    • Needle felting needles

    • Ohuhu markers

    • Origami paper

    • Paint canvases (various sizes)

    • Pipe cleaners

    • Plastic gems, rhinestones

    • Puffy paint

    • Round craft magnets (various sizes)

    • Sewing supplies

    • Shrinky-dink paper

    • Silk flowers

    • Styrofoam shapes (balls, eggs, etc.)

    • Table top easels

    • Twinkle lights

    • Watercolor paper

    • White Cardstock

    • Air Dry Clay

    • Colorful gems

    • Felt sheets

    • Band-Aids with variety of skin tones

    • Flexible reusable ice packs

    • Full tool box – drill, staple gun, screw driver set,
      hardware, etc.

    • Microwavable heating packs

    • Reams of bright-white 8.5x11 photocopy paper

    • Scientific and standard calculator

    • Sectional couch or 2-seater/chaise lounge

    • Soap making supplies

    • Toolbox with Tools

    • USB drives

    • 60×40″ Magnetic Dry Erase Board

    • Closed-door storage cupboards

    • Couch

    • Cubby storage for backpacks

    • Folding Chairs

    • Folding Table

    • Linen pin board– 4 x 6’

    • Low coffee tables

    • Projector

    • Shelving

    • Storage bins (various sizes)

    • Wireless printer for homework room

    • Blackout curtains

    • Curtain rods

    • IKEA Solig sheer net canopy

    • Large cloth bean bags

    • Large picture frames

    • Sturdy ceiling hooks

Purchase Books for our Resource Library 

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