Georgia
Center for Children
Our Wish List
The
Georgia Center for Children welcomes donations of in-kind good and
services. Below is a list of items needed by the Center to help
provide the best possible service to the children we serve.
For
more information on donating any of the items listed below, please
contact:
Lisa Dabney, Development Director
(678) 904-2880
Teddy
Bears

Each
year the Center gives away over 1,000 teddy bears to help comfort
children after they have a forensic interview. The forensic interview
process is often very frightening and distressing for children and
the teddy bear offers them as sense of security after they have
done the brave thing of telling what has happened to them. We accept
donations of medium size teddy preferably without logos and decorations.
You can participate by donating teddy bears yourself or by hosting
a teddy bear drive through your place of employment, church, or
neighborhood association to help us provide these items.
Play
Therapy and Art Supplies
One
of the best ways for a child to begin down the road to recovery
and healing is through creative self-expression and the Center is
always in need of play therapy toys and art supplies.
Things that we need include:
Glue
sticks and glue (Elmer’s or other non-toxic glues)
Construction
paper, sketch pads, drawing paper
Crayons,
markers (washable ink), colored pencils
Scissors
and hand-held pencil sharpeners (designed for use by young children)
Glitter,
watercolors, finger paints
Play-doh
or Crayola Modeling Magic
Colorful
folders
Journal
Notebooks and/or diaries/journals that have a lock and key
Hand
Puppets (in animal and/or human shapes)
Toy
doll figures (like princesses, action heroes/warriors, small people)
Decoupage
supplies
Therapeutic
Workbooks and Reading Materials
We
also keep a wish list of specialized therapy workbooks and resources
that would be a wonderful addition to our therapy library. If you
would like to donate any of the items to the right, please contact
the Development Office for more information on where these items
can be purchased on the Center’s behalf:
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Think
Good-Feel Good (book - $45.00)
Emotions
flashcards (cards - $26.50)
Listening
Counts (great game to play w/kids and their parents - $49.95)
Child
Trauma Handbook (book - $39.95)
Essentials
of Play Therapy with Abused Children (book - $98.00)
Handbook
for the Treatment of Abused and Neglected Children (book - $44.95)
What
to do when You’re Scared and Worried (book - $9.95)
Memory
Garden (a card set to help kids work through grief - $24.95)
Teen’s
Guide to Personal Safety and Preventing Sexual Abuse (book - $4.95)
Emergency
Relief Closet
The
Center is partnering with the Fulton County Children’s Advocacy
Center to help provide items such as clothing and toiletries to
children who must be removed from their homes to ensure their protection.
In some cases, a child may be removed from their home in a crisis
situation and placed in a shelter or foster care, which means they
need emergency clothing and personal care items to take with them.
You can participate by donating any of these items yourself or by
hosting a donation drive through your place of employment, church,
or neighborhood association to help us provide these items.
Things
we need for the clothes closet:
New
Socks and underwear (all children/teenager sizes)
New
or Slightly used clothing (children sizes 0-16)
New
diapers, diaper wipes, baby blankets, bottles, pacifiers
New
book bags or small overnight bags
New
personal toiletries (Shampoo, conditioner, soap and/or shower gel,
shower caps, toothbrushes & toothpaste, combs & brushes,
hair holders, barrettes, deodorants (for teenagers)
Please
note: Things we cannot accept due to space limitations
include: furniture, shoes, car seats, swings, highchairs. We also
at this time do not have a need for books, magazines, games, toys
or other activity items.
Other
Items on Our Wish List include:
Blank,
recordable sealed DVDs and VHS tapes
New
laptop and desktop computers
Funds
to send MDT to training in Huntsville
New
Georgia Center for Children brochures
Writing
and printing of an annual report
Auction
donations for Cheer for Children
Advertising
space in print and broadcast media
Catered
lunches for Multidisciplinary Team case review
Snacks,
soda, and juice boxes for clients
Frequent
flyer miles for staff to use for training
Opportunities
to present prevention training workshops
Large
lateral filing cabinets
Carpet
cleaning services
Introductory
video for clients
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