In-Kind Donations

Please select your area of interest below for information on how to donate quality, reusable goods and services in that category. To get directly in touch with the Mayor’s Fund for in-kind donation opportunities, please use our contact page.

Secret Snowflake

Each year, the Mayor's Office leaders Secret Snowflake, a citywide gift-giving initiative that brings comfort and joy to youth who receive City social services - including children in foster care, shelters, temporary housing, or being raised by kinship caregivers. With the help of generous donors and volunteers, we fulfill holiday wish lists from youth across New York City. Please join us in supporting NYC Service's essential program by making a donation today.

For other ways to get involved, including giving in-kind, please visit the NYC Service Secret Snowflake form.

Support Pets in Shelter

The Department of Homeless Services (DHS) is launching the Pets in Shelter initiative, which expands pet-friendly services across shelters in all five boroughs. This winter, DHS is expanding Drop In Center (DIC) access during Code Blue weather emergencies to allow people to come inside with their pets. There will be one pet-friendly DIC in each borough, offering warmth, safety, and dignity to unsheltered individuals and their pets. DHS is also launching its first-ever Pet-Inclusive Pilot at one of its Stabilization Sites, which serve unsheltered individuals. For the first time, people living on the street will be able to come indoors with their pets, not just service or emotional support animals, but their companions.

High demand items include (but are not limited to): Crates, pet beds, leashes, harnesses, collars, wet and dry food, food and water bowls, treats, waste bags, and toys. To make a donation or to learn more, please reach out through the Mayor's Fund contact page.

Food and Baby, Children's & Maternity Items

The City's Family Justice Centers serve victims of domestic violence and their families and provide the help they need to begin to rebuild their lives. Baby products, maternity clothes and toiletries are always in demand.

The Family Justice Centers also accept non-perishable food items for their clients. Appropriate food items - such as canned goods, macaroni & cheese, peanut butter, or crackers - are often in high demand at the Centers.

For more information on how to make a donation, please call 718-250-5113 for the Brooklyn Center; 718-575-4545 for the Queens Center; 718-508-1222 for the Bronx Center; or 212-602-2800 for the Manhattan Center.

You can also contact the Mayor’s Fund via our contact page for more information on donations and needs.

Special Events Support

The Mayor’s Fund supports a host of special events for our agencies and partners throughout the year. In-kind donations of space, catering, audio/visual equipment, and contributions of small items that can be shared with attendees help agencies create meaningful events for New Yorkers across the five boroughs.

You can contact the Mayor’s Fund via our contact page for more information on current needs.

Office Equipment and Arts Supplies

Materials for the Arts distributes donated new and reusable furniture and equipment to public schools and organizations throughout the five boroughs. Most wanted items include: chairs, especially office chairs; computers (no more than four years old) and related items including scanners, printers, and fax machines; projectors, screens and video equipment. Other in demand household items include irons, dishes, silverware, vases, lamps, wallpaper and decorating supplies, and miscellaneous items such as ladders and telephones.

Additionally, arts supplies are in high demand as well. Items like paper, posterboard, and frames are especially needed.

For pick-up and drop-off information, please call 718-729-2065 or email donations@mfta.nyc.gov. Extra volunteer hands are always needed to help staff the warehouse!

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