Ways to Give
Woodley House has been tackling unmet need in Washington, DC, for more than 65 years. We remain dedicated to ensuring that District of Columbia 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.
Make A Gift Today
Please consider supporting Woodley House with a financial donation today. Follow the link below to make a quick and easy donation.
Donate Household Items
We welcome donations of household items from our wish list. Please note that Amazon does not share names with us – let us know that you’ve donated!
Consider Planned Giving
Leaving a bequest to Woodley House in your will or estate plan can help secure your legacy and ensure our work continues.
Donate Your Vehicle
Donating your vehicle is fast and easy! Our partner NCS even offers free pickup. To learn more, click the link below.
Volunteer
Volunteers help Woodley House realize our 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 and capacity. Our greatest need is for volunteers to host food and toiletry drives to support our food pantry. To inquire about other group volunteer opportunities, including special events, email development@woodleyhouse.org.
Planned Giving
Woodley House depends on generous giving today and into the future, to continue providing critical housing and services.
We hope you’ll consider options for planned giving, including:
- Leave a bequest to Woodley House in your will.
- Make Woodley House the beneficiary of a retirement plan.
- Donate appreciated stock or mutual funds to Woodley House.
- Support Woodley House through a donor advised fund.
Talk to your financial advisor or estate attorney about opportunities.
For more information, contact Dan Schiff, Woodley House’s director of development & marketing, at development@woodleyhouse.org or 202-830-3529.
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 makes a real difference.
Started in 2011, the Woodley House Food Pantry is open to all District of Columbia residents. Today, our pantry serves more than 100 households, with more than 500 orders per year. Open every Tuesday afternoon, we offer food staples, personal care items and bagged groceries to our program clients and neighbors-in-need.
Contact development@woodleyhouse.org to help.
For more on how to access our weekly Food Pantry open to all District of Columbia residents, click here.