A once-homeless Tampa Bay family has a home for the holidays.
Now they need your help furnishing it.
No, they're not asking for anything extravagant, but the family — a single mother of four boys — has few material things.
"The good news is that they are coming out of homelessness and creating a home. With this good news comes an opportunity to help. The family is starting over and needs most anything and everything to help furnish and make a home," Gulfport Neighbors' President Margarete Tober wrote in an email Monday evening.
The mom and her sons — ages 3-12 — need basic supplies for the bedroom, bathroom, living room and kitchen. This includes things like dishes, pots and pans, towels, sheets and cleaning supplies.
On Friday, Dec. 7, Gulfport Community Officer Zach Mills and Gulfport Elementary School Resource Officer Mike Sigsbee will be at Gulfport City Hall (2401 53rd St. S., Gulfport) to accept donations from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Here's the list of needs, as provided by the Gulfport Elementary School social worker. It looks like they have a dog, too — one of the wish list items includes dog food.
Here's what they need
couch/loveseat
coffee table
lamps
area rug/runner
TV, if possible (living room, mom, kids)
TV table
welcome mat (2)
dog food
canned goods
any food
dishes
pots and pans
coffeemaker
silverware
dish towels
drain stopper
area rug for sink
mop and mop bucket
broom & dustpan
dish detergent
floor cleaner
shower curtain and curtain rod
bathroom rugs
toothbrushes and toothpaste
shampoo & conditioner
body wash
baby wash
bunkbeds (two sets)
dressers (two, and the bigger the better)
clothes hangers
area rugs (three)
full size bed
dresser for mom
books for the kids
