Needs List

Many people throughout North Carolina donate new or gently used items to the programs at Barium Springs Home for Children.  Your donations mean so much to the children and families we serve!  Please call or email us if you have items to donate and we'll schedule an appointment for you to stop by one or our locations and meet with our Donation's Coordinators.  Download a printable version of one of our Needs Lists to share with others:

Needs List for main campus in Barium Springs, NC

Needs List for Rainbow Center in Wilkesboro, NC

Needs List for Our Children

Items for Babies and Toddlers

• Infant, toddler and preschool books
• Bibs
• New infant receiving blankets
• New underwear, training pants and socks
• Dreft laundry detergent 
• Baby Wipes  
• Fruit or vegetable baby food (no meat)
• Disposable Diapers (all sizes) 

School Supplies

• 3-Ring binders (all sizes)
• 2-Pocket folders
• 3-ring tab dividers 
• Book bags
• Colored pencils
• TI 83 calculators & standard calculators
• Glue Sticks & poster board 
• Mechanical pencils & black ink pens
• Washable markers
• Highlighters (yellow, pink & green)
• Dry Erase Markers and erasers
• Compasses, protractors & rulers
• Composition & spiral notebooks
• Child safe scissors
• Electric pencil sharpeners
• Post-it-notes, flash drives & index cards
• World maps & globes

Toys and Rewards                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

• Basketball Nets
• Sports balls (basketballs, footballs, soccer balls)
• Outdoor games
• Gardening items (seeds, pots, soil)
• Rated G Movies
• Sudoku books or games
• Legos and Kinex building toys
• Children's puzzles
• Hackey sacs
• Action figures
• Slinky - all sizes
• Playing cards & board games
• $5.00 fast food gift cards (McDonalds, Arby's, Chick-fil-A, Wendy's or Taco Bell)
• Bicycles & helmets
• Fishing Poles

 Household Items

• Twin size sheet sets, blankets & mattress covers
• Towels (bath, hand towels, wash cloths)
• Digital alarm clocks
• Small trash cans
• Paper towels, tissues, toilet paper, napkins
• 13 gallon trash cans & liners
• Iron and Ironing board
• Laundry baskets, detergent, fabric sheets
• Toilet brushes
• Small appliances (Blenders, toasters, coffee makers, hand mixers)
• Cleaning supplies (brooms, dust pans, mops, buckets)
• All purpose cleaners (409, Glass Plus, Pledge)
• Plastic storage containers (all sizes)
• Zipper storage bags, sandwhich & 1 gallon size
• 13 gal. trash cans & liners
• Radios
• Portable fans .
• Lamps
• First aid supplies

 Kitchen Items

• Pitchers, plastic with lids
• Good quality pots and pans (whole set, if possible)
• Small Appliances (toaster, blender, hand mixers)
• Muffin pans & cookie sheets
• Strainer / colander
• Glass baking dishes
• Kitchen Towels and potholders
• Crock pot (Large)
• Coffee makers
• Electric Fry pans and griddles

Personal Hygiene Items

• Toothpaste & Toothbrushes (Adult - Soft)
• Mouthwash
• Dental Floss (Waxed only please)
• Deodorant (both boys and girls)
• Hair spray for girls
• Hair gel for boys
• tissues, band-aids, wet wipes
• Hand soap, hand sanitizer
• Combs, hair brushes
• Shampoo, Conditioner
• Antibacterial wipes
• curling irons or flat irons

   Clothing Items

• T-shirts (adult sizes S-XL) 
• New underwear (all sizes & both genders)
• Sport ankle socks (both genders) 
• Belts of various sizes
• Jeans (men sizes 28-36 & women sizes 8-18)
• Gym shorts, boys and girls (S, M, L & XL)

  Miscellaneous Items

• Breakfast bars & snack items
• Juice boxes 
• Craft supplies
• Coolers
• Flashlights 
• Picture frames
• Step stool
• Electric razors
• Digital cameras
• Photo albums
• CD/cassette players
• Mp3 players
• Ipods
• Beach towels
• Batteries (all sizes)
• Bean bag chairs

 Therapy Items

• Stress balls & play dough
• Craft kits & jewelry making kits
• Scrapbooking materials
• Tape (single sided & double sided)
• Art supplies (beads, glitter, colored tissue paper)
• Colored construction paper & card stock
• Sudoku books or games
• Educational activity books
• Journals

If you have collected items for Barium Springs Main Campus, please contact us at 1-800-320-4157 to arrange for drop-off or pick-up.

if you have collected items for Barium Springs Rainbow Center Division, please contact us at (336) 667-3333 to arrange for drop off or pick-up.