Welcome Home Baskets

Thank You For Supporting Housing Security

Welcome Home Baskets support people moving from homelessness into new homes. When you’re starting with nothing, a basket full of essential items can make a new place feel like home and support long-term housing stability. Each basket contains about $150 worth of items. Thanks for your help in welcoming our neighbors home.

How You Can Help

Purchase Items

Purchase items from the inventory list and drop them off at the Goodwill Northern Michigan Donation Center located at 2279 South Airport Rd West in Traverse City.

Amazon Wish List

Visit our Amazon Wish List and purchase needed supplies and have them shipped directly to Goodwill Northern Michigan.

Organize an Items Drive

Schools, church groups, and other organizations have held drives for Welcome Home Basket needs, and you can, too! Thank you!

Inventory List

  • laundry basket

  • toothbrush and toothpaste

  • shampoo/conditioner

  • soap - hand

  • soap - body

  • soap - dish and dish brush

  • soap - laundry and dryer sheets

  • towels - kitchen

  • towels - hand

  • towels - bath

  • towels - wash cloth

  • shower curtain rings

  • shower curtain/liner

  • cleaner - bathroom

  • cleaner - multi-surface disinfectant

  • cleaner - window

  • first aid kit with bandaids

  • paper towel

  • toilet paper

  • kleenex

  • waste basket – bathroom w/liners

  • waste basket – kitchen w/liners

  • dish drainer/mat

  • can opener

  • broom with dustpan

  • mop with bucket

  • toilet brush

  • plunger

  • bathroom floor mat/rug

  • potholders

  • gel hand sanitizer

Welcome Home Baskets are a project of the Northwest Michigan Coalition to End Homelessness and its main partners: Goodwill Northern Michigan, Northwest Community Action Agency, and Northwest Michigan Supportive Housing.