Donate Items To Union Gospel Mission Following is UGM's list of Current Needs and Wishes. Many of these items are on-going needs. All donated items should be gently used or new, unless otherwise noted. Donations for both the Center of Hope and Calvert Place are received at the Calvert Place facility.
Contact Paul Galahity at 214-637-6117 x 108 or paulg@ugmdallas.org if you have questions or if you have items to donate.
Center of Hope:
Copy machine
Towels: hand, bath, washcloths
Car Seats
Cribs
Basketballs, ball inflators
Bottles, Bottle warmers
Formula, Infamilk, Pedialyte, assorted milks
Pacifiers
Training cups
Disposable diapers
Baby wipes, Powders, Lotions
Bibs
General hygiene products (new only) adult female and kids (boys and girls)
Feminine hygiene / protection products
Clothes (infant, boys and girls, teens, adult female)
Underwear, bras (new only)
Onesies
School clothes
T-shirts
Shoes (girls, boys, adult women) ˆ large sizes
Plus size clothes
Nightclothes, robes
Nylons for women
Summer clothes
Small alarm clocks
Shower seats
Booster seats, strollers
Christian reference and Christian living books, Christian/Family videos
Laundry soap, dryer sheets
Regular supply of fresh produce, eggs, milk, cheese
Educational tools: maps, globes, GED preparatory books, readers for teaching people to read, etc.
Day Trip Bus Passes
Phone Cards
Calvert Place:
Men’s jeans, khakis, sweats
Coats, gloves, cold weather clothes
Commercial lawn equipment
Socks
T-shirts
Underwear (new)
Large shoes (casual and dress shoes)
Bedding (twin size)
Pillow cases
Power Point Projector
Christian video tapes/DVD's (teaching, movies, etc.)
In a 2006 survey by the City of Dallas, there were approximately 9,200 homeless people in Dallas County. This compares to approximately 6,100 in 2005.
14% have been homeless 3 or more times, which meets the HUD definition of “chronic homelessness".
More than 1,000 of the homeless population are children or youth under the age of 18.
Seven and a half was the average age of a homeless person in Dallas as of 1999.
“Give Until It Hurts
No Longer Applies”
Imagine yourself sitting in front of your trusted financial advisor and hearing the words “... you are losing money everyday. In fact, thousands of dollars are falling through the cracks and lost.”
Very disturbing news, to say the least, especially in light of the fact that you perceive yourself as a good steward over your family, your work and your finances. More...
Based on the 2006 number of 9,200 homeless, Union Gospel Mission Dallas served approximately 4,800 individuals or 52% of the homeless population in Dallas.
In 2006, UGM Dallas served 182,000 meals, provided 72,000 nights shelter and gave 11,000 pounds of clothing to those in need.
34,680 hours of rehabilitation were offered at UGM Dallas in 2006.
8,224 hours of educational programming were offered in 2006 at UGM Dallas.
76 cents of each dollar donated to UGM Dallas is used in service to the homeless.
In a 2002 study by the Association of Gospel Rescue Missions, 39% of the homeless population in Dallas had never before been homeless.
We offer these unfortunate people a new chance at life. We not only offer the truth through the gospel but a clean place to live, learn, and become self sufficient.
