Important: In-kind Donations

Net of Compassion accepts in-kind donations of non-clothing items for our Food Pantry and Hotel Grace which is open 24-hours a day, October 3, 2021–May 14, 2022.

Wish Lists

 Net of Compassion has periodic and seasonal needs for items for our guests at Hotel Grace and for supplies and food items for our outreach programs. Our needs can change from time to time, and if you are ever in doubt, feel free to contact us directly.
Please call (508) 322-1363 if you have more specific questions and/or to coordinate drop-off, pick-up, or delivery of large or cumbersome items. If you’re running a drive within your organization and need to coordinate pick-up, please contact us.

Our Most Urgent Needs

At this time we do not have any urgent needs. Please check back soon as our needs often change.

Food & Food Service Items

The items on this list can be purchased at a store, collected through a clothing drive, or purchased through Amazon Smile. More information about our Amazon program is below.
  • Bottled water
  • Canned goods
  • Trail mix
  • Granola bars
  • Individually-size snacks
  • Gum and mints
  • Coffee and Tea
  • Powder juice
  • Coffee ground
  • Sugar and creamers 
  • Plates, forks, spoons
  • Napkins and paper towels
More information about purchasing items through Amazon Smile and from our Amazon Smile Charity Wish List program can be found below.

Other Items

The items on this list can be purchased at a store, collected through a clothing drive, or purchased through Amazon Smile. You can also donate your clean, gently-used items.

Health and Wellness or Personal Items
  • Masks - adult and children
  • Hand sanitizer, masks, plastic gloves, wipes
  • First aid kits, bandaids
  • Chapstick
  • Deodorant
  • Diapers
  • Pads & tampons
  • Lotion

Paper Goods
  • Toilet paper
  • Tissues

Supplies
  • School supplies
  • PPE and Workplace Safety

Shower Trailer and Personal Items

We were blessed to receive a portable shower trailer. A long time friend and supporter of Net of Compassion, Sophie Kozaczka of Keller Williams on Shrewsbury Street, Worcester donated the trailer. Sophie lost her son Joshua to substance use disorder on Nov. 12, 2019. She wants the shower trailer to serve as a tribute to his life and a tangible reminder that people still love and care for the homeless and those suffering from substance use disorder. She hopes that this loving environment may spur some towards recovery.

The ability to have a hot shower and to attend to personal hygiene makes a significant different in the lives of those who utilize the shower trailer. The wish list items below are personal items that  here are both bulk items (soaps for soap dispensers) and individually sized items (deodorants, toothpaste, etc.). You can buy these items from our Amazon Wish List of Personal Items.
More information about purchasing items through Amazon Smile and from our Amazon Smile Charity Wish List program can be found below.

Shopping on Amazon

Amazon has provided some really powerful ways to support Net of Compassion. Using either one of these tools is helpful, but combining them is VERY impactful.

Amazon Smile
Choose Net of Compassion as your charitable organization and when you shop for eligible purchases through AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price to help support our programs.



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Amazon Charity Wish List
Net of Compassion's Amazon Smile Charity Wish List is a great way for our organization to identify specific needs and provide a simple method for our supporters to purchase and send these items directly to us. It may be personal items for our guests (toothpaste, deodorant) or it could be supplies we need to run our outreach programs.
Shipping Address
When you buy any items from Amazon, be sure to select the correct shipping address (it can be easy to miss).
Here is the address to ship to:
Net of Compassion
674 Main Street, C1
Worcester, MA 01610
In-person Drop Off
If you prefer, you can ship items to your preferred address, then bring the items in person. From Nov. 1, 2020–May 15, 2021, you can bring your donation to Hotel Grace at 44 Vernon Street (Msgr. Tinsley Center) in Worcester.

Please note, at this time (March 2021) we are not taking in-kind donations of clothing or used goods. You’ve been so generous already and we’ve run out of storage. Thank you!
Please feel free to contact us through Facebook messenger if you have questions. You can also call us at (508) 322-1363.

If you prefer to make a monetary donation, you can make your donation online via a secure donation form.

©2020 Net of Compassion. Net of Compassion is  a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, tax ID 83-0876779. 
All donations are tax deductible.