Donate items
We are most grateful to donors who provide us with specific items needed. We have limited storage space and resources, and must manage the items we receive. Please contact us by email at objects@chezdoris.org to inquire about our existing needs, though our most needed items are described below.
We accept in-kind donations from 9:00am to 3:00pm, Monday through Friday.
Chez Doris receives many wonderful donations from the community and businesses, however, we are severely lacking certain items. Please consider donating as many of the following items as you wish:
Clothing (Must be clean and in good condition, or new)
- Small and medium (only) underwear
- Size B bras
- Leggings and joggers
- Hooded sweatshirts
- Larger sized winter boots
Hygiene items (Must be new and unopened)
- Deodorant
- Kleenex
- Pregnancy tests
- Hair brushes
- Travel size bottles of shampoo and conditioner
You may deliver your donations from Monday to Friday, 9am and 3pm to 1430 Rue Chomedey, Montreal, H3H 2A7.
Alternately, you may order items online to be shipped directly to us. Any brands are welcome. Please place hygiene and clothing items in separate containers and label them, if possible. Thanks you for your generosity!
Clients regularly have access to our clothing room to select clothing that they may need. We encourage clothing companies who have large quantities of new clothing to contact us by email at objets@chezdoris.org. We do not accept children’s clothing nor men’s clothing. Our needs for clothing are seasonal (we do not have the storage space to store past seasons) as well as casual wear rather than business attire.
Our clothing needs are the following:
All year long:
- Hooded sweatshirts, tops and t-shirts
- Bras
- Underwear
- Socks and stockings
- Pyjamas
- Pants, jeans, leggings, and sweatpants
- Comfortable shoes
Summer season:
- Shorts
- T-shirts
- Tank tops
- Summer blouses
- Flat sandals and flip-flops
- One piece bathing suits
- Raincoat and umbrellas
Winter season:
- Hooded sweatshirts, tops and t-shirts
- Coats
- Windbreakers and snowpants
- Hats, scarves, gloves and mitts
- Boots
We also accept old and damaged wool sweaters to make mittens. Must be 100% wool. Coloured, patterned, and textured pullovers are greatly appreciated.
Toiletries must be new. Welcome donations are:
- Combs, hair brushes, hair elastics
- Shampoos and other hair products
- Hair dyes
- Sanitary pads, tampons
- Deodorant, body spray
- Toothbrushes, toothpaste, dental floss
- Cosmetics, such as make-up and nail polishes
- Kleenex
- Band-Aids, first aid kits, latex gloves
- Unopened and non-expired ointments and pain-relievers such as aspirin
- Unopened and non-expired multi-vitamins
- Sun screen
- Adult diapers
- Coffee shops and fast food restaurants
- Movie passes
- Pharmaceutical and grocery stores
- Home renovation stores
We also gladly accept donations of bus tickets.
Our wish list includes items that the day shelter itself can use, including:
- Bath towels
- New, plastic utensils and plates
- Bus tickets
- Laundry detergent
- Garbage bags – large and small
- Light bulbs
- Copy paper
- Pens
- Tape
- File folders: legal and letter size
- Post-it-notes
- Postage stamps
- Envelopes
- White Out
- Kitchen supplies: All types – including Ziplock bags, aluminum foil, saran wrap
Please note that we no longer accept food donations. Our food basket program has been replaced by a monthly distribution of grocery gift cards. With food costs rising at an alarming rate, this program is vital for our clients, and their children, experiencing food security.
Thus far, the grocery gift cards have had a remarkably positive impact on both the mental and physical health of participating clients. It not only ensures that they have a dignified and autonomous shopping experience but also allows them to access wholesome food choices, in keeping with their preferences.
If you would like to contribute to our Grocery Gift Card Program, please contact our Donations Coordinator at (514) 937-2341 ext. 228 or by email at objets@chezdoris.org