Safe Harbor Shelter Wish List
Click here to visit the Safe Harbor Crisis Center Web Site
We are in need of basic items to keep the shelter well-stocked, as well as to assist families as they transition into new homes. As a nonprofit organization, we are always appreciative of donations from the community, monetary or otherwise. Below is a current list of items that are needed at Safe Harbor. Items in great need are double-starred.
Because of space constraints, we are only accepting NEW items. Blankets should all be twin sized. Please visit this page often, as we update this wish list on a regular basis.
** Dish soap
* Cleaning supplies (Pinesol, Lysol, floor cleaner)
** Diapers (size 4 to 7) and WIPES
** Backpacks and school supplies
* Fleece blankets (for kids, bright colors and patterns)
** Two Bike Racks to hold children bikes
** Laundry detergent and dryer sheets
* Hand Sanitizer
** Pillows
* Postage Stamps
** Bath towels and hand towels
* Shampoo and conditioner
* Boy's clothing, size 4T - 16
** Women's clothing, size S - 3XL
* Women's short-sleeved shirts, sizes S-3XL
** Women's pajamas, size L - 3XL
* Tweezers and Razors
* Canned foods (soups, veggies, etc)
* Canned fruit (cocktail, pineappple, pears, peaches, etc)
** Mac-n-Cheese and Ramen Noodles
* Cash donations
** Used video games (Sega Genesis, N64, XBox, Gamecube)
Due to Health Department licensing requirements, we CANNOT provide expired food to our residents. Please donate expired food to the local food bank (299-8464). We have plenty of tooth paste, toothbrushes, blankets, and winter hats for now. :)
If you would like to donate baby blankets or infant clothing, we have limited space. You can call Canyon Heights as an alternative at 801-402-0550.
Thank you for your contribution to and support of Safe Harbor!
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How it all started...
Founded in 1997, the purpose of Evergreens Fundraiser was to help the much-needed women's domestic violence shelter in Davis County open with furnished bedrooms.
The combined effort of Women in Business, Medical Auxiliary, DCCAV and other volunteers created an auction of decorated Christmas trees. They had about 10 trees and the same number of wreaths and other decor, which were displayed in Five Points Mall in Bountiful, Utah. That first auction brought in over $6000, which helped open the shelter. The money supplied food and paid for utilities for the 35 women and children that immediately filled the shelter to capacity.
The need for the shelter was equaled by the desire of the community to help, and so each year Evergreens grew larger and found new locations to meet the expansion required by more donated trees, added craft booths and wonderful food.
The years 1998-2001 saw the event held at Davis County Fair Park, the county fairgrounds. These years, along with craft booths, a dinner was served. And the contributions raised grew from $10,000 to more than $20,000.
In 2002 and 2003 Evergreens was hosted by St. Olaf's Catholic Church in Bountiful, Utah. Craft booths, candy, and hot cinnamon rolls added to the tree auction helped raise more than $35,000.
At this time, the shelter was given a new name: Safe Harbor Crisis Center
Since 2004, Evergreens has been held at Davis Conference Center in Layton. With the total number of decorated trees exceeding the space available, craft booths were eliminated, but a dinner is still served.
The Evergreens Committee is comprised of volunteer men and women who feel strongly that every individual, every mother and child, has the right to be safe, to live free of violence. Together we can provide a safe place for families.
All donations are tax deductible. DCCAV, the governing board of Safe Harbor Shelter and Crisis Center is a non–profit 501©3 organization.
Safe Harbor office 801-444-3191
Safe Harbor 24 hour crisis line 801-444-9161
24 hour rape crisis line 801-421-1100
Domestic violence info line 801-897-LINK (5465)
Safe Harbor Crisis Center--
providing shelter from the storm
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