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By providing items on our needs list, you are ultimately helping the over 950 children we serve each year at the Gingerbread House Child Advocacy Center. Thank you!
Persons interested in helping the Gingerbread House can also make financial donations.
The Gingerbread House is a community-based 501 (c)(3) organization.
Donations to the Gingerbread House are tax-deductible as allowed by law.
Year-Round Needs
Toys/Snacks
The Gingerbread House provides a stuffed animal, toy, or book to each child following the initial forensic interview. The Gingerbread House also provides water, individually packaged fruit juices, and pre-packaged snacks for victims/witnesses and their families. These items help to lift the spirits of those who have experienced the trauma of abuse or being a witness to a violent crime.
Snacks:
- Juice Boxes and Bottled Water
- Individually-Wrapped Snacks
- Chips/Crackers
- Gummy Snacks/Fruit Snacks
- Cookies/Snack Cakes
- Granola Bars
Toys:
- Barbie/baby dolls
- Action Figures
- Coloring Books and Crayons
- Toy Cars (remote control and matchbox)
- Fidget Toys
Family Advocacy
The Family Advocacy Program has two big opportunities for volunteer involvement. Our Back to School Program takes place during the summer months before school starts back and in November, we begin our Sponsor a Family for Christmas Program.
- School Supplies (Pens, Pencils, Notebook Paper, Notebooks, Binders, Dividers, Markers, Crayons, Glue)
- Backpacks and Lunchboxes
- Wrapping Paper, Gift Boxes, Gift Bags, Tissue Paper, Tags, and Other Supplies for Wrapping (i.e. scissors, tape, bows)
- Reuasble Shopping Bags (i.e. TJ Maxx bags)
- Toiletries (both travel size and full size)
- Diapers (of all sizes) and Wipes
Counseling Rooms
- Journals for Teens
- Sketch Books
- Fidget Toys
- Small Items for Counseling Graduations
Child Life Room
- Fidget Toys
- Crayons
- Markers
- Play Doh
Office Needs
Supplies:
- Copy Paper
- File Folders
- File Labels
- Blue Roller Ink Pens
- Postage Stamps
- Post-it Notes
- Kleenex Tissues
- Clip Boards
- Glade Plug-Ins
Cleaning Supplies:
- Lysol Spray
- Clorox/Lysol Disenfecting Wipes
- Hand Sanitizer
- Hand Soap
- Dish Soap
Forensic Interview Rooms
Due to our case load, we use approximately 148 DVD-R's per month (2 DVD-R's per child).
- Standard Grade DVD-R's (new, unwrapped)
- DVD Sleeves
- Washable Markers (medium-thick point)
- Blue Pens
- Play Dough
- Crayons
It is the policy of the Gingerbread House Children's Advocacy Center to provide employment, recruitment and training of volunteers, and services to clients without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic as established by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Any grievance may be reported to Gingerbread House CAC at info@gingerbreadhousecac.org or 318-674-2900, to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement at lcle.la.gov, or to the Office of Civil Rights at https://www.ojp.gov/program/civil-rights. Contact the Louisiana Legislative Auditor Hotline if you suspect theft, fraud, waste, or abuse of public funds by anyone at 1-844-50-FRAUD (1-844-503-7283) or https://www.lla.la.gov/report-fraud to complete an online report.
