Donate goods
Hutt St Centre couldn’t do what we do without our generous supporters.
Thank you for your support of people experiencing homelessness. Material items we gratefully accept are listed below. To respect people’s dignity, provide good quality items, and with consideration to WHS practices, in particular increased COVID19-safe practices, we are only accepting new items.
Christmas Collections / Donated Goods Drives
Running a Christmas collection or drive is a great way to supply non-perishable items to support Hutt St Centre and people experiencing homelessness, especially at Christmas time. Often items that are the most needed are common household or personal items - in advance, thank you.
You can view and download our 2022 Christmas Wish List here. Please note some additional delivery information included on the Wish List, with respect to COVID-19 safe practices.
For information about delivery details, please see below.
We gratefully accept new
- Adult-sized backpacks
- Blankets (thick/woollen)
- Sleeping bags, swags
- Towels
- Non-perishable food (in-date only)
- Metro tickets
- Gift vouchers (preferably food only / no alcohol)
Toiletries and hygiene items
Skincare and makeup items
Clothing
Due to storage constraints, hygiene and safety reasons, there are a number of items we're unable to accept including:
- Bric-a-brac
- Electrical items
- Pre-cooked food
- Furniture (unless delivery has been pre-arranged)
Furniture donations
We gratefully accept donations of good quality furniture in working order, with no rips, stains or odours. The following furniture items are regularly requested to help people settling into their new homes:
- Small 2-seater lounges
- Armchairs
- Coffee tables/ small TV cabinets
- Double bed ensemble
- Queen bed ensemble (please enquire first to ensure we have storage capacity)
Important note: To ensure we have storage capacity available; we are only able to accept furniture donations that have been arranged in advance.
To enquire about donating furniture, please contact our Storeperson, Wayne, on 0406 297 965 (8:30am - 3:30pm, Monday - Friday) or email help@huttstcentre.org.au in advance of delivering the item to Hutt St Centre.
Bulk food items for the Dining Room
Hutt St Centre does accept bulk quantities of produce for our Dining Room, when these items meet our service delivery requirements. These donations typically come from manufacturers, suppliers, and/or distributors that can package and provide the items in bulk.
There are some food items that we regularly need, and gratefully accept as donations:
- Bottled water
- Jars or tins of instant coffee (bulk sizes preferable)
- Pre-packaged sugar
If you are a food manufacturer, supplier or distributor and have bulk items to donate, please call (08) 8418 2500 and ask to speak with our Kitchen Manager. Items cannot be accepted without arranging in advance.
Delivery details
Thank you kindly for supporting people experiencing homelessness. We appreciate your generous donation but unfortunately, we are unable to collect donated items.
Please download and complete our Material Items Donation form and return it with your kind donation to our Reception building at 258 Hutt Street, Adelaide SA.
Donation delivery times are between 8:30am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday.
For larger donations, please contact our Storeperson, Wayne, in advance on 0406 297 965 (8:30am - 3:30pm, Monday - Friday) to arrange a delivery time.
For further enquiries, please call (08) 8418 2500 or email help@huttstcentre.org.au
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If you would like to support people at risk of or experiencing homelessness, please consider making a financial donation so we can purchase the supplies we need, at the time we need them. Thanks again for your kindness.