Donation Items Needed
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All Household furniture
Homefront San Diego is in need of all household furniture for our military families in need. Please be sure that your donation is in useable condition "fit for a hero." Often what we find is that our military families come from other states (or countries) where housing is furnished and they simply arrive with just their clothing and personal items. Our volunteer drivers will pick up and deliver your donation to a family in need. Your tax receipt will be given upon pick-up of your donation. If we do not currently have a need for a particular item, there could be a delay in picking up your donation as Homefront San Diego does not have a warehouse to store your donation until it's needed. If you are in a situation where you would like your donation to go to a military family in need, and we cannot place it in a timely manner of your liking, please feel free to deliver your donation directly to one of our two partners: San Diego Military Outreach Ministries or Camp Pendleton Military Outreach Ministry. -
Baby Furniture
Homefront San Diego is always in need of baby furniture! As any listener of Rogers will know, the military is always in a "baby-boom." Please be sure that your donation meets current safety standards for baby items and is in useable condition. Needed items include: cribs, changing tables, dressers, swings, highchairs, and strollers. Car seats are also needed, but we are only able to accept new car seats for safety reasons. -
Vehicles
DONATE A SERVICEABLE CAR to Homefront San Diego, and receive a tax deduction. Because the Navy League is a 501 (c) 3 and we do not sell or auction the vehicles, your donation is tax deductable at the full blue book value.
Homefront San Diego coordinates the donation of automobiles to deserving military families. These cars come from citizens who generously wish to recognize members of the United States military services, and their families for the tremendous sacrifices they’ve made by defending our country.
Generally we are looking for cars, vans and SUV’s with less than 150,000 miles on them with a vintage of 15 years or less. They should have either 4 or 6 cylinder engines (because of the high gas consumption on V-8 engines), and be in fairly good condition.
Homefront arranges for these cars to receive a complete safety, mechanical and electrical inspection and with the help of the Navy League have any necessary repairs performed. A member of a pre-qualified military family (with a rank of E5 or less) is then given all necessary paperwork and sent to the DMV where title to the vehicle is transferred into their name!
If you would like to donate a vehicle to Homefront San Diego, please call the Homefront San Diego Hotline at 866-424-9467. If you are a military family in need of a vehicle please call the Homefront San Diego Hotline at 866-424-9467 -
Computers
Homefront San Diego is in need of your not-so-new computers. As many people know, email is the preferred method of communication between a family and their deployed soldier. We are only able to accept PC's at this time and we do require that you also have the Operating System License when donating your computer. Computers are to be delivered directly to Rancho Computer Networks where their hard drives will be wiped clean and inspected before being given to a family. We cannot accept printers at this time. If you desire a tax receipt, you will need to contact Homefront San Diego after dropping off your donation as Rancho Computer Networks does not stock our tax letters. -
Grocery Store and Gas Station Gift Cards
Homefront San Diego is always in need of food and gas gift cards. We gladly accept cards from in any amount from all grocery stores and gas stations. An unfortunate truth is that emergency food requests flood our hotline and email daily, especially now with the high cost of gas. We offer our military families in need either Commissary Gift Certificates or Grocery Store cards to meet their immediate needs. In case you're asking yourself why we don't simply offer the Commissary Certificates to make the dollar stretch further, please imagine a mom who runs out of diapers or formula after the Commissary has closed. Not to mention with housing located all over the county, it could be quite a commute to get there. Gas Cards are also always in demand as there seems to be no end in sight to our high gas prices. Cards are to be mailed to Homefront San Diego, Attention: Phyllis Barber, 2115 Park Blvd , San Diego , Ca 92101. -
Discount/Department Store Gift Cards
Homefront San Diego is in need of Store cards that could be used to purchase shoes, clothing, school supplies and car seats as these needs arise. Cards are appreciated in any amount to any store selling these needed items. Cards are to be mailed to Homefront San Diego, Attention: Phyllis Barber, 2115 Park Blvd , San Diego , Ca 92101. -
Checks
Homefront San Diego is always in need of funds to make magic happen for these military families in need. Every penny of your donation goes to a military families needs. Homefront San Diego is run 100% by volunteers who receive no compensation. Your donation, in any amount, will go towards a number of services provided to our military families in need such as putting food on their table or simply repairing their vehicle so that it's safe to drive. All checks are to be made payable to "The Navy League of San Diego" with "Homefront San Diego" written on the memo line, and mailed to Homefront San Diego, Attention: Phyllis Barber, 2115 Park Blvd , San Diego , Ca 92101.
