Urgent Needs
Urgent Needs
Act Now to Provide Shelter: 120+ people need a safe place to sleep tonight. You can help with a donation drop or amazon wish list.
Make A Donation
A meal, a hot shower, a safe bed — all of these things can make a difference between hope and hopelessness to a person who needs help.
Planned Giving
Leave a legacy of hope. Support Talbot House with a planned gift through your will, retirement, or life insurance. Your legacy supports us.
Urgent Needs are a constant
Homelessness and providing emergency shelter don’t stop at Talbot House. Much like Florida weather, whether it is blazing hot or cold and rainy, our needs are constant. Please help us prepare to serve over 120 individuals each and everyday.
As a comprehensive care center, Talbot House has a variety of service opportunities and needs all year long! Check out our available volunteer opportunities.
Specialized Opportunities:
Data Entry Specialist, Adult Education Tutor, Nightly Guest Check-In, & More!
Are you interested in more specialized volunteering? Please email [email protected].
THIS LIST IS UPDATED REGULARLY WITH OUR MOST URGENT NEEDS
- Soap – solid or liquid
- laundry detergent
- Men’s jeans (sizes 30-36), pants and shoes
- Toothbrushes (not toothpaste)
- Shower gel or body wash
- Shampoo
- Bottled water or other drinks
- Individually packaged snacks (granola bars, crackers, etc.)
- Towels
- Twin-sized bedding
- Gallon-sized plastic bags (Ziploc or similar)
- Travel-sized deodorant and sunscreen
- Rain ponchos
VISIT OUR AMAZON WISH LIST
OUR DONATION RAMP IS OPEN MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & SATURDAY FROM 8-3 PM ON KENTUCKY AVE. LAKELAND, FL, 33801.
Donations can be mailed or dropped off at 814 N Kentucky Ave. Lakeland, FL 33801.
Please look for the driveway with a white “donation” sign on Kentucky Ave. and turn in; someone will help you unload your vehicle.
Donation receipts are available upon request. Thank you!
As Polk County’s largest homeless shelter, Talbot House relies on a variety of donated goods to keep our guests fed, clean, and inspired. Below is a list of items we accept year-round:
- Nonperishable food
- Bottled drinks
- Salt and seasonings
- Clothing (all types and sizes, including professional attire)
- Twin-sized bedding
- Gently-used towels
- Cleaning supplies
- Hygiene items
Due to an overadundance of supplies and lack of storage, The Good Samaritan Free Clinic can only accept medication donations at this time. Medical donation are accepted Monday – Friday from 8 am to 4 pm directly to the clinic.
| Items we can currently accept: | Items we cannot accept: |
| Blood Pressure Machines | Walkers & Wheelchairs |
| Diabetic Supplies | Adult Briefs/Depends & Feminine Hygiene Products |
| Nebulizer Machines | Needles & Insulin Syringes |
| Dialysis Supplies | |
| CPAP Machines & Supplies | |
| Walking Boots, Crutches, Canes, Knee Walkers | |
| Shower Chairs & Bedside Commodes | |
| Colostomy Supplies |
We recommend asking our friends at LVIM or VISTE if they have a use for such donations.
Due to storage limitations, we are unable to accept:
- Furniture
- Electronics
- Open food products and leftovers
- Expired food