{"id":10,"date":"2015-11-10T20:58:25","date_gmt":"2015-11-10T20:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/test.friendlyhouseonline.com\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2025-02-14T20:51:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T20:51:47","slug":"donations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/friendlyhouseonline.com\/?page_id=10","title":{"rendered":"Donations and Volunteering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"justify\">There are many ways that you can donate to support Friendly House and the kids we serve!<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>FINANCIAL DONATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">When financially donating directly to the Friendly House, every penny goes towards the center and providing for the children and adults in our programs. Please click on the button below to make an online donation through PayPal.\u00a0 If you would like to donate to a specific program at Friendly House like the Afterschool Program, Preschool, Happy Hollow or Hidden Hollow, please make sure to mark that in the &#8220;Special Instructions&#8221;.\u00a0 YOU CANNOT PAY FEES FOR ANY FRIENDLY HOUSE PROGRAMS THROUGH PAYPAL.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&amp;hosted_button_id=X3KC46XPU3AKQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/x-click-but21.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Friendly House is also a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitedwayofrichlandcounty.org\/\"><strong>United Way of Richland County<\/strong><\/a> Agency and approximately 25% of our annual funding comes from United Way Allocations. During the annual United Way campaign, you can allocate your donation to the Friendly House. This can be done through a personal donation or through payroll deduction from your workplace.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>SUPPORTING EVENTS &#8211; click on each for additional information.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1Sf_5eBJbE4fDLPYnT9nLqaq6-McX_xQO\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024 Friendly House Steak Fry and Casino Night<\/a> &#8211; yearly in October.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/friendlyhouseonline.com\/?page_id=593\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TPK Group&#8217;s Weekend Of Giving<\/a> &#8211; yearly in June or August.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.richlandcountyfoundation.org\/community-impact\/richland-gives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Richland Gives<\/a> &#8211; yearly in November.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>MATERIAL DONATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">If you are interested in donating items for the Friendly House programs like school supplies, books, board games, toys, winter coats, hats and gloves, etc. please call Friendly House at (419) 522-0521.\u00a0 Non-clothing supplies are preferred to be new, OR in very good condition, immediately transferable to a child in need, <strong>with out the need of cleaning or repair<\/strong>.\u00a0 We do not accept furniture, bikes, mattresses, or other bulky items.\u00a0 Food donations must be discussed in advance with management and should have an expiration of at least 6 months in the future.\u00a0 We are appreciative and rely on donations from the community to help strengthen our programs.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">As of September 2019, we are no longer accepting any type of clothing donations from the public, but accept new clothing donations from organizations. Please check with <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=where+to+donate+clothes+in+mansfield+ohio&amp;rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS888US888&amp;oq=where+to+donate+clothes+in+mansfield+ohio&amp;aqs=chrome..69i57.7049j0j15&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">local Mansfield charities if you have clothing you need to donate<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0We do have a supply of gently used to new coats for the public, while supplies remain.\u00a0 We are no longer promoting a free coat program.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TIME DONATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While you may not be able to give to Friendly House financially, there are a number of ways that you can donate your time and experiences. \u00a0Volunteering at the Friendly House can be a positive experience for all involved. \u00a0We will never turn down a helping hand. \u00a0Contact Friendly House to see where you will be the best fit.\u00a0 All unpaid volunteers must complete a <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/V1U29UHk7tzwMcNS9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Volunteer Application<\/strong><\/a> and go through a screening process prior to working in any of our facilities or with the children we serve.\u00a0 You may click <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/V1U29UHk7tzwMcNS9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a> to complete your application, OR you may print a copy and turn in your application to our office.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/17b87ezwtp_Wj7keSIqF6SdYiYeUmcgATrkfCzaLl3S0\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a> is the link for the printable version.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>SHOP TO DONATE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/friendlyhouse2024.itemorder.com\/shop\/home\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/friendlyhouse2024.itemorder.com\/shop\/home\/\"><strong><em>LOGO STORE<\/em> &#8211; NOW OPEN!<\/strong>  <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>KROGER<\/em> &#8211; Do you shop at Kroger? Here is another way to support Friendly House &#8211; Kroger&#8217;s Community Rewards.&nbsp; It&#8217;s easy to sign up and every transaction gives Friendly House a reward. Find out more information here and start making your trips to Kroger mean more!&nbsp;<em>Remember you will need to select FRIENDLY HOUSE as your community reward recipient.<\/em>  Link: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kroger.com\/i\/community\/community-rewards\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https:\/\/www.kroger.com\/i\/community\/community-rewards<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many ways that you can donate to support Friendly House and the kids we serve! FINANCIAL DONATIONS When financially donating directly to the Friendly House, every penny goes towards the center and providing for the children and adults in our programs. 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