How to help families through in-kind donations

Sending a gift of in-kind goods is a great way to support families in San Diego.

Please contact [email protected] if you have questions about any of the lists below. Feel free to share the wish list links with others who might like to help provide these items!

Send welcome gifts and essential items to a family in need:

You can send an item to an IRC client through contactless delivery by clicking on the wish list links below: 

• We are welcoming an asylum seeking-family of 6 from Honduras! The family have moved into a new apartment and are in need of essential household items. This family's wishlist can be found here.

Please note that the names are shortened to protect the client's confidentiality.

Send Items to IRC Programs:

Many IRC programs include providing families with in-kind goods to help meet their needs. You can help provide those items using the wish lists below. 

Click a link below to view a wish list. Currently, items will be shipped to an IRC staff member for distribution as the IRC office remains closed and unable to accept deliveries with all staff working remotely. 

• New Arrival Health & Safety Kit: Health and Safety supplies will be placed in apartments set up for newly arrived refugees. 
• IRC's Women's Resilience Center's Sewing Group is in need of supplies to run their cohorts. You can purchase items and send them to participants directly using this link. If you have a sewing machine in good working condition, please email [email protected], to coordinate drop off.
• Send a Target gift card to a new arrival family: Help us, welcome newcomer families, in 2021 with a gift card. Gift cards give our clients the agency and autonomy to purchase the items they need most on their own. You can send an e-gift card to [email protected] or mail us at gift card at 5348 University Ave #205C San Diego, CA 92105. Gift cards from Walmart, Food4Less and Visa are also highly requested. 

Vehicle Donations

Donated vehicles help refugees travel to work, regain control over their lives, and achieve self-sufficiency.  A new vehicle is certain to be the "lift" a refugee needs to move from surviving to thriving in San Diego, and a potential tax deduction for you.

Ready to donate your car to the IRC? Want to learn more? Contact [email protected].

The IRC is only able to accept vehicles that are in good working condition and can pass a smog test.