How You Can Help

Boston Share Network is a non-profit organization with 501(c)3 status. Therefore all of your donations are tax deductible. There are multiple ways to help:

Financial donations
Tangible donations

Financial Donations
Your financial contributions will be utilized to fill the most urgent needs of the shelters. Boston Share Network is a federally registered 501(c)(3) non-profit. We have two options for making
donations
:

1. Write a check to Boston Share Network, complete the donation form here, and mail it to:

Boston Share Network
c/o St. Matthew's United Methodist Church
435 Central Street
Acton, MA 01720-2334

A receipt for donations received via check will be issued shortly after the donation is received. If you do not receive a receipt, please contact us.

2. Via PayPal, using the DONATE button at the top right hand side of all of our webpages. P
lease print and retain the PayPal receipt of your donation for your tax records. If you want a written acknowledgement of your donation or wish to make your donation in honor or memory of someone, please print the donation form here, and mail it to the address in item 2 below.

Tangible Donations
The shelters in our network serve adults only; therefore we accept only adult-sized clothing. Neither we nor the shelters have storage space to hold items donated out-of-season, so we ask that your donations be season-appropriate when they are given. Click here to print the list of items that appears below.

Year-Round Needs

	New	Gently Used	Description	Sizes
Women	x		Underwear, bras, socks	Various
	x	x	Casual tops	S M L
	x		Feminine products
Men	x		Underwear, undershirts, socks (especially white athletic socks)	M L XL
	x	x	Casual shirts	M L XL
All	x		Sample-size toiletries excluding mouthwash
	x	x	Backpacks, books, current magazines, knitting needles/crochet hooks, yarn

Spring/Summer Needs: Please donate in Spring/Summer only

	New	Gently Used	Description	Sizes
Women	x	x	Casual tops	S M L XL
Men	x	x	Casual shirts	M L XL
All	x	x	Baseball caps

Fall/Winter Needs: Please donate in Fall/Winter only

	New	Gently Used	Description	Sizes
Women	x	x	Long-sleeved casual shirts	S M L XL
	x	x	Full-length slacks, jeans	S M L XL
	x	x	Fall and winter jackets	S M L XL
	x	x	Gloves, hats, scarves	All sizes
	x	x	Warm boots	All sizes
Men	x	x	Long-sleeved casual shirts	M L XL
	x	x	Full-length slacks, jeans	M L XL
	x	x	Fall and winter jackets	M L XL
	x	x	Gloves, hats, scarves	All sizes
	x	x	Warm boots	All sizes