Needs List

From braces to basketballs to baby dolls, the children who live at Baptist Children's Homes of North Carolina come with many special needs. You offer real hope to these hurting children every time you extend a helping hand or give a gift.

Each BCH facility has specific needs and vary throughout the year. If you can meet a need, contact us.

Family Service Areas and Special Ministries

Cottage Needs

• Bar-B-Q Sauce
• Blenders/Mixers/Electric griddles
• Can Vegetables
• Cascade
• Casserole dishes
• Cereal bowls (plastic)
• Cereals
• Cleaning supplies
• Cookie Sheets
• Cooking Oil
• Dish Cloths
• Dish Towels
• Dishes (service for 16)
• Flatware
• Food Thermometers
• Ice Coolers
• Jelly
• Juices
• Ketchup
• Kitchen utensils (serving spoons, turning forks, food choppers, spatuals, etc.)
• Large Trash bags
• Laundry Baskets
• Laundry detergent
• Mayonnaise
• Mustard
• Napkins
• Paper Towels
• Peanut Butter
• Pickles
• Pillow Covers
• Pillows
• Plastic dinnerware, plates
• Plastic drinking cups
• Plastic storage containers (quart & gallon sizes)
• Salad Dressing
• Small Waste baskets
• Stainless steel pots, pans (all sizes and shapes)
• Styrofaom drinking cups
• Sugar
• Tea Bags
• Tea glasses (plastic) 12 oz.
• Texas Pete
• Toliet Paper
• Twin Bedspreads
• Twin mattress covers
• Twin Sheets
• VInegar

Educational Needs

• Wall Clocks

Other Items to benefit children and staff

• Batteries (A,AA
• Birthday Cards
• Drinking Water
• Envelopes
• Food gift cards to Food Lion / Walmart
• Gift cards to restaurants - Golden Corral, McDonalds, Hardee's, Pizza Hut
• Greeting Cards
• Juices (100%)
• Light BUlbs
• Stamps
• Stationary
• Thank You Cards
• Under bed storage containers

Personal Care Items

• Blow dryers
• Carrying Case
• Curling iron
• Earrings
• Flat iron for hair
• Gift cards to movies
• Hair brushes
• Jerseys - colors
• Oversize shoe laces - different sizes
• Socks
• Stand up fans
• Suitcases
• Tee Shirts
• Tote bags

Recreational Needs

• Disposal camera and film
• Florescent Light Bulbs (48")
• Hand held games

Tools

Lenoir Area Family Services

Cottage Needs

• Baby Bottles
• Baby Towels & Washcloths
• Bed Pillows (standard size)
• Bed Sheets (twin size)
• Brooms, Mops
• Cloth Pillow Covers
• Cookie Sheets (small)
• Corelleware
• Diaper Bags
• Disposable Cameras
• Food Processor (medium size)
• Mattress covers (plastic - crib and twin size)
• Mattress pads (crib size, twin, queen)
• Night Lights
• Pacifiers
• Pizza Pans
• Playtex Nursers & Bags
• Sheets (crib size, twin size)
• Storage Containers

Day Care Area

• Baby Supplies (wash, shampoo, lotion, diaper cream)
• Baby Wipes (unscented)
• Bibs
• Bouncy Chairs (need 2)
• Burping Pads
• Camcorder
• Disposable Diapers/Pull-Ups (sizes 1-5)
• Educational Toys (ages 6-18 months)
• Front-opening Swings (need 2)
• Kitchen Set (toddler size)
• Line Mirrors (Unbreakable)
• Port-A-Crib Mattresses (need 3)
• Q-tips

Educational Needs

• Construction Paper
• Desk-top Copier
• Scissors

Furniture

Household Supplies

• Aluminum Foil
• Baking Dishes
• Bar Soap (Dove)
• Bathtub Brushes
• Batteries (AA, 9-volt)
• Bleach
• Brooms, Mops
• Clorox Clean-Up
• Clorox Wipes
• Comforters (Queen size)
• Dish Brushes
• Dish Towels
• Dishwasher Detergent (liquid)
• Dishwashing Detergent (liquid)
• Disinfectant Sprays & Wipes
• Dryer Sheets
• Furniture Polish (wipes or spray)
• Kitchen Sponges (small with scrubber side)
• Kitchen/Bathroom Dispenser Cups (small)
• Laundry Detergent (fragrance & dye free)
• Light Bulbs (60, 75, 100 watt)
• Liquid Bleach
• Lysol Anti-bacterial Kitchen All-Purpose Cleaner
• Mattress Covers (zip - Queen, Twin, Crib size)
• Mattress Pads (Queen, Twin, Crib size)
• Napkins
• Night Lights
• Paper Cups & Plates
• Paper Towels
• Pillows (Standard size)
• PineSol
• Plastic Hangers
• Rubber Gloves (disposable)
• Scrubbing Bubbles Toilet Cleaner
• Sheets (cribsize)
• Storage Containers
• Tampons (plastic applicator, regular & super)
• Toilet Brushes (disposable wands)
• Toilet Paper
• Towels / Washcloths
• Trashbags (8, 13, 40 gallon)
• Windex
• Ziplock Bags (quart, gallon, sandwich)

Other Items to benefit children and staff

• Carport Cover
• Corner Storage Cabinet
• Craft Supplies (individual projects, ribbon, beads, buttons, pipe cleaners, etc.)
• Desktop Copier
• Exercise Equipment
• Hedge Trimmer (electric)
• Journals
• Large Craft Cabinet (with drawers and doors)
• Leaf Blower
• Outdoor Grill (gas)
• Photo Albums
• Scrapbooks
• Sharpies
• Teen Study Bibles
• Vacuum Cleaner (Industrial)
• Weed Eater (gas)
• Wheelbarrow
• White-Out Tape

Other suggestions

Personal care items

• Acne Cleansers and/or Medications
• Baby Diapers (disposable)
• Baby Hair Brush/Comb Sets
• Baby Lotion
• Baby Shampoo
• Baby Wash
• Baby Wipes
• Bodywash
• Chapstick
• Curling Irons
• Dental Floss
• Deodorant (solid)
• Diaper Cream
• Facial Cleansers
• Facial Tissue
• Hair Brushes (baby size)
• Hair Care Products (for oily hair)
• Hair dryers
• Hair Gel/Mousse
• Hair Scrunchies and/or Ponytail Holders
• Hair Spray (non-aerosol)
• Mouthwash (alcohol-free)
• Q-tips
• Razors (Venus)
• Shaving Cream
• Shower Sponges
• Skin-care Products (no Sea Breeze)
• Soap (Dove)
• Socks (babies & toddlers)
• Socks (footie and ankle socks for teenagers)
• Tampons (plastic applicators)
• Tissues
• Tooth Brushes (baby size)

Recreational Needs

• Volleyball & Net

School Supplies

• 3-ring Binders (2-inch, hardback)
• Colored Pencils
• Composition Books
• Dry-Erase Markers
• Glue and/or Glue Sticks
• Notebook Paper (college-ruled)
• Pencil Sharpeners (small)
• Rulers

Volunteer Projects

• Assisting in the day care area (monthly)
• Babysitting
• Clean Gutters (monthly)

Cottage Needs

• Blankets/Pillows
• Clock Radios
• Coffeemakers
• Detergent
• Dish towels and dish cloths
• Electric Can Openers
• Electric Griddles
• Electric hand mixers
• Glasses (14 oz. & 16 oz.)
• Iron
• Ironing Board
• Large storage containers
• Linens (twin sheet sets)
• Outdoor grills
• Picnic Tables
• Plastic pillow cases
• Pots and Pans (Cookware)
• Silverware
• Slow Cookers (Crock Pots)
• Small carpet cleaners
• Twin bedspreads
• Upright vacuums

Educational Needs

• Bookbags (backpacks)
• Computer Educational Materials/Games
• Notebooks
• Paper
• Pens/Pencils

Maintenance Needs

• Groups to volunteer their services to assist in painting needs at cottages

Personal care items

• Curling Irons
• Disposable razors
• Hair brushes/combs
• Hair dryers
• hairspray
• Shampoo/soap
• shaving cream
• Toothbrushes/toothpaste

Recreational Needs

• Ball Bats
• Basketballs and backboards
• Financial sponsorship for cottage trips (Carowinds, Zoo, Dollywood, etc.)
• Gift cards to movies
• Handheld games
• Soccer balls
• Softballs and gloves (right and left handed)
• Volleyballs and nets

Specific Contributions

• Clothe a child for $30 per month/$360.00 per year
• Commercially canned food goods
• Contributions of new/clean used clothing
• Grocery store gift cards (Bi-Lo, Food Lion, Ingles)
• Produce from gardens
• Provide a cookout or picnic with a cottage or children in care
• Provide a monthly birthday or special occasion party with cottage
• Provide child with $30.00 birthday gift/ $50 Christmas gift - (Money for these gifts may be donated with a check specifing the money to be used in this way
• Sponsor a child to church camps
• Visiting home for a child (provide monthly, weekend and holiday off-campus for a child). Contact Broyhill Home for more info.

Tools

• Automotive Tools
• Household Tools
• Lawn Clippers
• Rakes
• Shovels
• Weedeaters

Cottage Needs

• Baking Pans (cakes, cookies, pies, muffin pans, etc.)
• Bleach/Clorox
• Blenders/Mixers
• Casserole Dishes
• Cleaning Supplies
• Dish Towels
• Dishcloths
• Dishes (service for 16)
• Dishwashing Liquid
• Dryer Sheets
• Electric Can Openers
• Electric griddles (large)
• Electric Hand Mixers
• Flatware
• Ice Coolers
• Ice Cream Freezers
• Ironing Boards
• Irons
• Kitchen utensils (serving spoons, turning forks, food choppers, spatulas, etc.)
• Laundry Baskets
• Laundry Detergent
• Pillow Covers
• Pillows
• Plastic Hangers
• Plastic storage bowls with lids
• Pots and Pans
• Roasting Pans (large)
• Rubber gloves for cleaning
• Shower curtains and liners
• Stainless Steel Pots, Pans (all sizes and shapes)
• Storage Containers
• Storage Containers (Food)
• Tea Glasses (plastic 12oz)
• Towels/Washcloths
• Trash bags (8,13,40 gallon)
• Twin Mattress Covers
• Twin Sheets
• Under Bed Storage Containers
• Ziploc Bags (quart, gallon, sandwich)

Educational Needs

• 3-ring binder (1 inch, 2 inch, 3 inch)
• Art Supplies
• Book Bags/Back Packs (clear or mesh)
• Calculators (Texas Instrument TI-83 plus)
• Graph Paper
• Index Dividers
• Ruled Index Cards
• Three and Five Subject composition books

Furniture

• Lawn Chairs
• Patio Furniture
• Picnic Tables
• Rocking Chairs
• TV/VCR

Other Items to benefit children and staff

• Batteries (AA, AAA, 9 volt)
• Birthday Cards
• Journals
• Paper Shredder
• Photo Album
• Scrapbooks
• Sharpies
• Stationery
• Wall Clocks

Personal care items

• Blow Dryers
• Body Wash
• Chap stick
• Curling Irons
• Dental Floss
• Deodorant (solid)
• Flat Irons (for Hair)
• Hair Brushes
• Hair Dryers
• Hair Gel/Mousse
• Hair Scrunches/Ponytail Holders
• Hair Spray (Non Aerosol)
• Lotion
• Shampoo/Conditioner
• Soap (Dove)
• Socks (footies and ankle sock for teens)

Recreational Needs

• Badminton Set
• Baseball, Softball, Bat and Gloves (right and Left hand), and complete set of bases
• CD's
• DVD’s
• Event Tickets (i.e. movies)
• Gift Cards for Movies
• Hand Held Games (for Cottage trips)
• Ping Pong Balls
• Video Games (PG rating)

School Supplies

Special Contributions

• DVD Player
• Grocery Store Gift Cards (Food Lion, Bo’s Foods, Piggly Wiggly)
• Outdoors Grill
• Produce from Garden
• Provide monthly Birthday or special occasion party with cottage
• Restaurant Gift Cards (Ryan’s, McDonalds, Pizza Hut)
• Underwrite a child’s High School Graduation (by helping with the expense of cap and gown, invitations, yearbook class ring, etc).
• Underwrite a Christmas ($50.00) or Birthday gift ($30.00)

Tools

• Household Tools
• Lawn Clippers
• Leaf Blower
• Rakes
• Shovels
• Weed eater and Line

Cottage Needs

• 8-12 Ounce Plastic Glasses
• Bedspreads and comforters
• Dish towels and dish cloths
• Electric Frying pans (large)
• Flatware
• Food Processors
• Ice cream freezers
• Irons
• Large griddles
• Mattress covers (twin )
• Mixers (counter model and handheld)
• Mixing bowls, measuring spoon, and measuring cups
• Pillows
• Placemats - 12 per cottage - matching
• Plastic pillow covers
• Plastic storage bowl with lids
• Potholders and oven mitts
• Queen size sheet sets for staff quarters
• Rubber gloves for cleaning
• Serving trays
• Shower curtains and liners
• Twin sheet sets
• Video games - PG rating

Educational Needs

• 3 ring binders (1-inch, 2-inch and 3-inch)
• Art supplies (oil paint, water colors, pottery paints, paint brushes, sketch pads)
• Black, Blue and Red ink pens
• Calculators (Texas Instrument TI-83 plus)
• Colored pencils
• Graph Paper
• Highlighters
• Index dividers
• Large size back packs
• Markers
• Ruled Index cards ( large and small)
• Three and Five subject composition books

Furniture

• Lamps for living room and bed side tables
• Lawn chairs
• Patio furniture
• TV/ VCR

Other Items to benefit children and staff

• Books of Stamps
• Envelopes
• Stationary

Other suggestions

• 4 storage buildings (11' x 11')
• 8 (72") folding tables with white plastic tops

Personal care items

• Disposable razors
• Feminine sanitary supplies (pads and tampons)
• Hair brushes and combs
• Hair gel and Mousse
• Nail clippers, emery boards
• Panty Hose and Knee Hi's (all sizes)

Recreational Needs

• Basketballs and backboards
• Gas grills
• Horse shoes (heavy plastic or rubber)
• Large picnic coolers
• Ping Pong balls
• Volley balls and nets

School Supplies

• 1 to 2 inch 3 Ring Binders
• Filler Paper - (college ruled)
• Subject Dividers

Specific Contributions

• Clothe a child for a year ($440.00)
• Give a birthday, Easter, Valentine, Fourth of July Party
• Help a college student with cost of books for a semester
• Organize an appreciation activity for Child Care Workers some time during the school year.
• Provide a cookout or picnic for a cottage
• Provide a day pass to the zoo or Carowinds for a cottage
• Sponsor a child to RA, GA, or summer camp
• Take a cottage out to eat
• Take a cottage to a sporting event or a cultural event
• Take a cottage to play putt-putt, bowl, or skating
• Underwrite Christmas ($50.00) or a birthday ($30.00) for a child

Specific Opportunities for Involvement

• Underwrite a child's high school graduation, by helping with the expense of cap and gown, invitations, year book, class ring, etc.
• Underwrite the cost of a year book for high school student
• Underwrite the cost of glasses for a child

Tools

• Leaf blowers (electric ) for cottage use
• Leaf rakes
• Pruning shears
• Shovels
• Weed eaters

Clothing Items

• Athletic Shoes (sizes 4-13)
• Belts for Jeans (size 27"-40")
• Boots - Sturdy hiking boots sizes 4-13
• Gloves - Work gloves and winter gloves (boys and mens)
• Hooded Sweatshirts (boys and mens)
• Insulated Winter Coats (zip up, not pull over, boys and mens sizes)
• Jeans - boys and mens sizes
• Long Sleeve T-shirts (boys and mens sizes)
• Shorts with belt loops (boys - mens sizes)
• Shorts, cargo type, boys and mens sizes XS-XL
• Socks (Crew)
• Sweatshirts (boys - mens sizes)
• Swimming suits (boys and mens sizes S, M, L, XL)
• Underwear (boys sizes 12-20, mens sizes 28-40)

Cottage Needs

• Ace Bandages (2"-3")
• Anti-Fungal Spray
• Antibiotic ointment
• Hydrocortisone Cream
• Insect Repellent
• Isopropyl Alcohol
• Large Heavy Duty Garbage Bags
• Paper Towels
• Pillows (not feather)
• Plastic Storage Containers (Large)
• Shampoo
• Vitamin C
• Warehouse/Maid Brooms
• Wool blankets for campers' beds (approx. 90" x 66")

Miscellaneous Needs

• Gift Cards: Wal-Mart, Lowes, Food Lion, Piggly Wiggly

Other suggestions

• 24 Dry Boxes for Canoe Trips ($150 each)
• Bus Trip Trailer ($3,000)
• New Office Furniture: 2 Couches, 2 Chairs (Wilderness Lodge/Poplar/Aspen Log)
• New Well - Director's House

Our Dream List

• Chainsaw (approx. 16 in. blade)
• Pick-up Truck (6 cyl, medium duty, 4 WD, automatic, <40,000mi)
• Weed-eater (gas powered)

Personal care items

• Dental Floss
• Deodorant
• Shampoo (large use item)
• Soap dish (plastic box)

School Supplies

• 3-Ring Binders
• Clipboards
• Colored Markers
• Construction paper
• Envelopes
• Graph Paper
• New Encyclopedias, Dictionary, Reference Books, Golden Guides
• Pencils (preferable mechanic)
• Pens - black ink
• Poster Board
• Sketch/Art Pads
• Writing pads for letter writing

Tools

• 3/4" Auger drill bits 18" long
• Bow Saw Blades 30"
• Brace and Bits: 3/4"
• Leaf Rakes
• Paint brushes
• Roller brushes
• Shovels
• Splitting Mauls
• Stanley wood chisels - 2" with steel knob in the end
• Straw Broom (heavy duty)

Trading Post Needs

• Carving tools
• Day packs or book bags
• Fishing hooks (various sizes, worm hooks)
• Fishing line (10 lb, 12 lb)
• Fishing lures (Bass lures - top water, shallow and medium running)
• Fishing poles
• Fishing reels
• Multi-tools (Gerber or Leatherman)
• Pocket Knives
• Pocket knives (Case/Buck/Old Timer/3 Blade Pocket Knives)
• Postage stamps

Household Supplies

• Bottled water
• Cleaning products
• Coolers
• Dish Washing Detergent
• Fabric softeners
• Laundry detergent
• Paper products - napkins, towels, cups, plates
• Plastic forks, spoons, knives
• Toilet Paper

Other suggestions

Personal care items

• Body Wash
• Combs and hair brushes
• Deodorant
• Hair conditioner
• Lotion
• Razors - electric and straight
• Shampoo
• Shaving cream

Recreational Needs

• Art supplies (craft paper, glue, markers)
• Badminton set
• Basketball goal
• Basketballs
• Bingo game
• Board games
• CD's
• DVD's
• Event tickets (i.e. movies)
• Gift cards for stores and restaurants
• Puzzles
• Volleyball set

Specific Contributions

• DVD Player
• Grill - outdoor
• Sponsor for Happiness Retreat

Classroom Needs

• Baby Dolls/Accessories
• Board books and picture books
• Construction Paper/ Posterboard
• Gently Used or New Toys
• Jumbo crayons
• Playdough
• Toddler/Preschool Educational DVD's
• Washable "majic" markers

Playground Needs

• Balls
• Riding Toys
• Sand box toys