Contributions
Financial contributions can be made using the online Donate button or by mailing your donation to:
Underground Railroad, Inc
5647 State Street, Ste. A
Saginaw, MI 48603
(989) 399-0007
To learn about making a donation of stock click here.
Here’s how your donation could make a difference:
- $75 answers our crisis helpline for 24 hours, allowing survivors access to the support they need no matter the time of day
- $100 offers a safe night in emergency shelter and nourishment for a family of four who is fleeing abuse
- $150 provides the vaccines, preventative treatments, food and supplies needed to house a pet with its family for 30 days
- $185 inspires one girl to be joyful, healthy and confident through our 10-week Girls on the Run program
- $200 teaches healthy relationship curriculum to 100 area students
- $250 feeds all our shelter resident families for one week
- $300 cleans 200 loads of laundry (2 weeks of laundry services) for shelter resident families
- $350 cares for two children for one week in our free, on-site daycare
- $440 provides one month of utility expenses for our 9 offsite Transitional and Permanent Supportive Housing units
In Kind contributions are accepted at Underground Railroad Resale located at:
Underground Railroad Resale
5647 State Street, Ste. B
Saginaw, MI 48603
Items needed in Emergency Shelter are transported by staff from Underground Railroad Resale.
Items can also be purchased off of our Amazon Wishlist that can be found HERE.
The Emergency Shelter wish list includes:
- Adult and Children Over-the-Counter Medications (Non-Drowsy and Preferably Individually Packaged)
- Unopened baby formula
- Unopened diapers, wipes, and Pull Ups
- Unopened baby wash, shampoo and lotion
- Unopened adult diapers
- Sleepwear and lounge clothes all sizes children to adult plus size
- Slippers – all sizes
- Training Bras
- Unopened/individually wrapped tampons, pads and liners
- Pillows and pillow cases
- Twin Size sheets & Blankets
- Wash cloths
- Bath Towels
- Unopened shampoo, conditioner and body wash (travel & full size)
- Unopened ethnic hair care products
- Unopened deodorant
- New boy’s and girls underwear and socks-(size 2T-8)
- New Men and Women’s underwear and socks
- IPhone and Android Phone Chargers
- Brushes and combs
- Hair ties and clips
- Lip Balm/Chapstick
- First Aid Supplies
- Cleaning supplies
- Paper products
- Plates and Bowls
- Ziploc Bags
- Sippy Cups
- Baby Bottles
- Forks/Spoons
- Plastic cups
- Box Fans
- Alarm Clocks
- Art Supplies
- Soft Body Baby Dolls
- Matchbox and Hot Wheels Cars
- Cat and dog food
- Cat and dog beds
- Collars and leashes-All sizes
- Dog and cat toys
- ID Tags for dogs & cats
- Grooming tools
- Trifectant tablets for cleaning cages, crates and kennels
- Litter and litter scoopers
- Metal Food and Water Bowls
We are unable to accept the following items:
- Open/used hygiene items
- Open/used food items
- Open diapers, baby wipes
- Open/non-individually packaged pads/tampons