Green Door prepares women and men with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and other mental illnesses to work and live in the Washington, D.C. community. For information, visit us at
www.greendoor.org.
We accept fully functioning, gently used, and new items. Please contact Megan Butler at Megan.Butler@greendoor.org
or 202-408-1977 x2 before donating.
We are in desperate need of a Commercial Refrigerator and Freezer for the Clubhouse Training Kitchen because the current refrigerator and freezer have been breaking down daily.
Volunteer Opportunities
We are looking for Guest Chefs/Servers and Speakers for our monthly Education and Employment dinners. Please contact Ashawnda Fleming at 202-408-1977 x1 or
Ashawnda.fleming@greendoor.org for more information.
Have you always wanted to see what’s behind the Green Door?
Come take a one-hour tour of our Clubhouse, which is changing the way people with mental illness recover, live, and work in the community. You are welcome to bring a friend (s). Please RSVP with Ashawnda Fleming at 202-408-1977
March 12@ 11:30am
March 25@ 8:30am
Smartrip cards and Metro cards for members without income to get to their doctors, jobs, or school. Please send all metro card donations to the attention of the Development Office @ the address listed below.
Toiletries, especially toothpaste, for our men’s and women’s emergency closets.
The Green Door Clubhouse is in desperate need of two vacuums because they break from constant use. This makes it difficult for the members to keep their units and the Clubhouse clean.
Laurie would really appreciate a DVD player as well as DVD’s (Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Gene Kelly, and action/suspense genres). Going to the movies was one of Laurie’s favorite weekend pastimes but since she is homebound after a recent fall she would love to be able to watch movies to help her pass the days until she can return to the Clubhouse.
We would like to give welcome gift bags to those who successfully complete orientation at Green Door. We are looking for any small toiletry items/grooming kits (soaps, shampoos, shavers, chap stick, etc) or knick knack items (pocket calendars, diaries, key chains, t-shirts, pencils, tote bags, etc). These welcome items would serve as “Thank You” items, and would also assist members with obtaining items that are often out of their budgets.
Michael and Linda are starting classes this month along with other members of the Green Door Supported Education Program. They need adult-sized book bags, new pens and pencils (black or blue ink, No. 2 pencils), and paperback dictionaries to get back to school.
Michael and Emily are planning for a basic math class at the Clubhouse. They are hoping to use the work of the café unit for real life lesson plans. We really need a cash register that is relatively new or only a few years old. Using the cash register and counting back correct change would be a fantastic way to practice addition and subtraction.
Young Persons Group would really appreciate a Nintendo Wii system to play during our social events. Young Persons group provides a peer social support group for our members ages 18-30, who face particular challenges while dealing with their often new mental health diagnoses. They enjoy planning social events and outings together on weekends and evenings, and would love to be able to play video games together during some of these times.
Crystal has been out on the street in the freezing cold and has a moped she uses to get around. She used to have motorcycle pants that kept her warm, but they got stolen, so she could really use another pair (size large) to get through the winter.
Green Door housing needs five vacuums for the five housing units. The vacuums consistently break from the constant use. This will help them maintain a clean and healthy home.
There is a high need for Safeway/Giant cards. Some members have no income and live in a shelter or on the streets. Some live with relatives, but don’t get meals because they can’t purchase it or they are awaiting approvals of their benefits.
The Green Door Clubhouse is having a crocheting class, to enhance life skills for members. This would be a great way for members to relieve stress and gain a sense of accomplishment. Items needed are various colors of yarn, 2.55 mm needles, 4.25 mm needles, and Head start crocheting book.
One of the Green Door Clubhouse member’s is starting a 30’s and over group. They are in need of table games, such as monopoly, scrabble, chess, and checkers so they can play games and socialize when they meet weekly.
Elsie needs a set of sheets (queen size) because she currently has one set of sheets. She would also like a small desk, so she can put her telephone and important papers somewhere other than a cardboard box, which she is using now. This will help her stay organized.
Oliver recently moved into an apartment and needs a vacuum cleaner to keep her new place clean.
The young members would like to start a news broadcast at the clubhouse. They need a video camera and someone to teach them how to set it up and edit the video. This will bring some variety to the clubhouse, which in turn will help bring in more young members to the program.
George recently moved into a room in a friend’s apartment. All he has is a twin mattress and he really needs a bed (queen-size). A dresser and chairs is also needed.
Ruth is a long time member at the clubhouse. A hobby that she enjoys is baking cupcakes and cakes for the Green Door Clubhouse. She needs a muffin pan and a cake pan (9 inch) in order to bake.
At the clubhouse, we recognize there is a shortage of activities in the afternoon, which plays a significant role in members leaving early. The Clubhouse would like a ping pong table to help increase the member activity in the afternoon.
The Transitional Employment Coordinator at the Green Door Clubhouse would like to host a dinner. He needs 10 table cloths (cloth material and all one color) to dress the tables. This dinner is intended to bring in more Transitional Employment positions to the Clubhouse, which in turn gives members more opportunities to get back to work.
Yogi is disabled and only has the use of his right hand. He is in need of a vacuum to assist him with maintaining his apartment.
Michelle is moving and is in need of a bed (queen size), sheets, towels, pillows, dinning room set, a chest of drawer, pots and pans, glasses, silverware, lamps, shower curtain, bookcase, and desk.
John has recently moved into an apartment and is in need of a comforter (full or queen sized) and 2 sets of curtains (any size) to match the grey and black color scheme of his apartment.
