Ways to Give
Woodley House has been tackling unmet need in Washington, DC, for more than 60 years. We remain dedicated to ensuring that DC’s residents with mental health disorders receive the housing, care, and services they need. Your support is crucial to ensuring adults with mental health disorders have the resources they need to thrive on their way to recovery.
Donate
Your donation will provide housing, food, life skills training, and other services that transform the lives of adults with mental health disorders in our community.
Donate Today
Please consider supporting us with a financial donation today. Find more information on ways to give.
Donate Household Items
We welcome donations of household items and furniture. Our online “wish list” is updated frequently with items that we need. Please note that Amazon does not share names with us – let us know that you’ve donated!
Join Us for Events
Woodley House hosts community events throughout the year. Join us for our biggest event–our Annual Movie Benefit–on Dec. 10.
Donate Your Vehicle
Donating a vehicle is as simple as just a phone call or the click of a mouse away! To donate your vehicle, click the link below for a fast, easy donation process with free towing and maximum tax deduction.
Volunteer
Woodley House offers fun and fulfilling volunteer opportunities throughout the year. Volunteers play a major role in realizing Woodley House’s mission to help residents with mental health disorders live full and healthy lives with dignity. In an effort to respect our volunteers’ interests, we take great care in matching individuals with our needs. We offer opportunities and programs for all ages and cater to a variety of commitment levels. Sign up as an individual or register your group by emailing development @ woodleyhouse.org.
Annual Volunteer Events
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Food and Supplies Drive
Our annual Food and Supplies Drive will take place in February 2023. In the meantime, contact us to organize your own or donate through our Amazon Wish List.
Fall Planting Day
We ask that volunteers bring their own gloves and gardening tools.
Please register to volunteer by Oct. 5 by contacting Sue Breitkopf at sbreitkopf@woodleyhouse.org or 202-830-3524 with questions.
Volunteers should be 14 or older. In case of inclement weather, Woodley House Planting Day will be re-scheduled to a later date, to be determined.
Spring Fun Run/Walk/Roll
More information coming soon!
Other Opportunities
Contact development @ woodleyhouse.org to learn more about the following:
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- Make-a-dinner program
- Food runner program
- DIY Society
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Become a Volunteer
Woodley House offers fun and fulfilling volunteer opportunities throughout the year.
Shop for Woodley House
Support our residents and their recovery by purchasing food, personal care items and household staples through our Amazon Wish List.
Donate a Car
In 3 easy steps you can support Woodley House via a car donation:
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- Fill out a form.
- Schedule a pick-up of your vehicle.
- Receive your IRS tax-deductible receipt and save on taxes!
Food Pantry
Donate food and supplies to our weekly Food Pantry or start your own food drive.

Drop Off
Woodley House cannot accept any opened food products or items with expired dates.
Suggested items:
- Boxed mac and cheese
- Dry pasta/rice
- Crackers
- Dry cereal
- Canned salmon/tuna/spam
- Canned soups and beans
- Vegetable oil
- Pasta sauce
- Cake mix and frosting
- Powdered milk
- Jarred mayonnaise
- Toothpaste/toothbrushes
- Soap
- Lotion
- Deodorant
- Travel-size toiletries
- Shampoo
- Sanitary products
- Lysol spray/Clorox wipes
- Bleach/rubbing alcohol
- Laundry/dish soap
- Hand sanitizer
- Toilet paper/paper towels
Amazon Wish List
We update our Amazon Wish List regularly with our most needed items.

Food Drives
Organizing a food drive can be a simple, fun, and effective way to help Woodley House combat food insecurity in our community. Consider organizing a food drive in your neighborhood or school, place of worship, or workplace. Every item collected does make a difference!

Started in 2011, the Woodley House Food Pantry is open to all DC residents. Our Food Pantry serves 65 households with 400 food orders per year. Open every Tuesday afternoon, we offer food staples, personal care items and bagged groceries to our apartment residents, as well as our DC neighbors-in-need, who make up 65% of Food Pantry customers.
Contact development @ woodleyhouse.org to help.
For more on how to access our weekly Food Pantry open to all DC residents, click here.