Donate Items for Albany Damien Center Members

​We are so grateful for the continued support of our in-kind donors! You provide much needed items to our members: food, personal care items, pet food/supplies, and clothing. Please check out the list of items we currently need. Please call 518-449-7119, ext 112, if you have a question if something can be donated. Items can be dropped off at our front desk at 728 Madison Ave, Albany, NY 12208.  The front desk is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Food: 
  • Jars of peanut butter
  • Canned vegetables or beans
  • Frozen vegetables or fruits 
  • Bags of rice or other grains like quinoa and couscous
  • Boxes of spaghetti, ziti or elbow macaroni
  • Large cans of tomato sauce or chopped/crushed tomatoes 
  • Lean ground beef or turkey 
  • Canned soup
  • Canned ravioli (and other canned “meals”)
  • Ramen noodles
  • Canned tuna
  • Individual oatmeal packets
  • Granola/protein bars/Nutri-grain bars/breakfast bars
  • Bottled water
  • Mac and cheese (individual or boxes)
  • Single-serve crackers and cheese 
  • Single-serve crackers and peanut butter 
  • Individual frozen meals
  • Microwaveable rice
  • Microwaveable meals
  • Fruit snacks
  • Peanut butter
  • Jelly
  • Bread
  • Crackers
  • No-salt spices (cinnamon, ginger, chili powder, thyme, rosemary, or oregano)
Personal care items:
  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Toothbrushes
  • Toothpaste
  • Floss
  • Shaving cream    
  • Deodorant                
  • Body wash  
  • Soap
  • Body/hand lotion
  • Hand sanitizer
  • Wet wipes
  • Facial tissues
  • Feminine hygiene products
  • Laundry detergent
  • Bandages
  • Socks
  • Sewing kit
  • First Aid kit
Pet food and supplies: 
  • Kitty litter (Clumping/Scoopable preferred, as it is safer and healthier for our members)
  • Dry and canned cat food
  • Dry and canned dog food (except grain-free*)
  • Pet treats 
To schedule a drop-off of pet food and supplies for PAWS, please call Jeanie at 518-449-7119.
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PAWS Cannot Accept (for safety, use, and storage reasons):
  • Grain-free dog food*
  • Opened pet food
  • Pet food that has been expired for more than six months
  • Expired pet medication (or medication for animals besides Cats and Dogs)
  • Cloth pet carriers for cats or dogs
  • Human blankets or towels
  • Unwashed pet beds

*​Until the link between grain-free diets and cardiac disease in dogs is understood, we cannot give out grain-free dog food.