We appreciate your willingness to support the mission of Burt Children’s Center. Below you will find a listing of our current needs including financial, material and service related.

Should you be in a position to assist with any of these needs, please contact our Administrative Services Director at 415-922-7700 or you may submit monetary donations online via our partner site, Groundspring.org

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Dream Items

* 7 passenger mini-van
* Exterior painting of our site
* Industrial size refrigerator/freezer
* New washer/dryer
* New play structure for back yard
* New outdoor matting for back yard
* Flat screen TV and/or Big screen TV
* Landscape services for front planting beds and side garden
* Overhead projectors
* Air conditioner for dining room
* Elementary size school furniture
* Computer server to network existing computer lab
* Powerpoint projector
* 2 Laptop computers (for teaching staff)
* Intercom system

Children’s Memberships/Scholarships

* YMCA
* Acro-sports
* San Francisco Boys & Girls Club
* Summer camp
* Youth theater
* Dance, art, sewing classes
* Activity sponsorships: Great America, Marine World, Exploratorium, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Sporting Events, Plays, Museums
* Children’s magazine subscriptions

Children’s Toys or Activities

* Nintendo, Xbox, Playstation systems
* DVD Player
* Garden Equipment (rakes, kids’ gloves, shovels, seeds, plants, etc.)
* Children’s Bicycles and safety equipment
* Roller blades, skateboards, athletic equipment
* Volleyball net and stand
* Jump ropes
* Dolls, Dollhouses and accessories
* Gameboys
* Non-violent video games, rated E for Everyone
* Board Games (for ages 5-12)
* Art sets, markers, colored pencils, crayons
* Coloring books
* Picture books and chapter books (science, space, sports, animals, San Francisco, people of color)
* Stuffed animals
* Puzzles
* Movies, Rated G
* Crafts supplies
* Remote controlled cars
* Posters
* Diaries, journals

Children’s Clothing and Accessories

* Boys’ pants, sizes 10-16
* Girls’ clothing, sizes small- extra large
* Sport jerseys, sweat shirts, t-shirts, etc.
* One-piece girls’ swimsuits
* Boys’ swim trunks
* Slippers
* Robes
* Pajamas
* Socks
* Tennis shoes
* Backpacks

Music Related Items

* MP3 Players
* Walkman CD Players
* CDs (Nothing with Parental Advisory Labels, please!)
* Stereos

Furniture/Home & Office Supplies

* Office/School supplies (folders, binders, pens, pencils, staplers, tape holders, glue, crayons, calculators, dry erase markers, permanent markers, easel paper, copy paper, etc.)
* Printers and printer cartridges (HP preferred)
* Paper shredder
* Fax machine
* Digital camera
* Walkie Talkies
* New or like-new office furniture (desks, tables, etc.)
* Small desks or tables for children’s bedrooms
* Two teacher’s desks
* Classroom size white board
* Filing cabinets
* Podium
* Bookcases
* Chairs (prefer a set)
* Large area rugs for living rooms
* Throw rugs for children’s rooms
* Bean bag chairs
* Throw pillows
* Window curtains for bedrooms
* Dining tables
* New toaster, microwave, food processor, blender, steam table
* Fans and space heaters
* Plants (indoor, easy to care for)
* Flashlights
* New umbrellas
* Batteries (especially AA)
* Scented and unscented soaps, shampoos, lotion, and bath supplies
* Afrobabies.com linens or wall posters (twin bedding)

Extras

* Children’s Gift cards (bookstores, clothing stores, music stores, restaurants, etc.)
* Staff appreciation gift cards (coffee shops, spas, salons, grocery stores, gym memberships, etc.)
* Coffee
* Silkscreen or embroidery service to provide personalized clothing and other merchandise displaying the Burt Children’s Center logo
* Monetary donations