JCYC Gift Drive

This year, we’re excited to have another chance to bless the young people at the Jackson County Youth Center with our Christmas gift drive. We’ll begin collecting items on November 28th and continue through December 12th. You can drop off your donations in a collection box by a main entrance! See below for the list of what we're collecting this year. 

Hygiene Items:

Chapstick in a tube (any flavor)

Travel size or regular bottles shampoo

Travel size or regular bottles of conditioner

Travel size or regular bottles of lotion

Travel size or regular bottles of body wash

Travel size or regular tube of toothpaste

Travel size or regular size deodorant 

Materials:

Markers

Colored Pencils

Drawing paper

Art Pads

Golf size pencils with no erasers

Pencil top erasers

Construction paper

Lined Paper (no wires)

Therapeutic Materials:

Journals (Composition Books)

Young Adult Coloring books

Therapy Coloring books

Word searches

Stress balls

Hacky Sacks

Acrylic Pants

Fabric paints

Art paint brushes

SD Cards – 8GB micro (for headphones)

Rechargeable Headphones 

Activities:

Board games

Card games

300 piece or less puzzles

Basketball

Football

lnteractive game

Miscellaneous: 

White bath towels 

White washcloths 

White male socks

White female socks

AAA batteries (for handheld games)

AA batteries 

Christmas candy (for stocking stuffers)

$5.00-$10.00 Gift cards – used for staff incentives and resident prizes for family activities.

Disinfectant Wipes

Pillows

White Pillow Cases

Kitchen Needs:

Scissors (kitchen shears) (3 Pair)

Aprons (not white) 

Round Cake Pans 

Industrial Kitchen Towels

6 inch Fry Pan

8 inch Fry Pan

12 inch Fry Pan

Small Spatulas (4)

Larger Items:

Digital Camera – Used for family events (1)

Corn Hole (1) 

Electronic Handheld Games (4)