Collection sites
A bin in your neighborhood. A kit in someone's hands.
Looking for where to donate hygiene supplies in Orange County? Start with the live map.
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Collection sites, live on the map
Every drop-off location lives at ik.mapji.com, with current hours and directions.
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- One item is plenty, so is a carload
- Any bag works, no bin bag needed
- No appointment, no paperwork
- Sealed items only, nothing opened at home
Bring one toothbrush or a whole carload. Dropping off a group collection? Get in touch first so a volunteer can meet you. Contact us.
What goes in. What stays out.
Somebody will open this kit. It should feel like a gift, not a leftover.
Goes in the bin
New and sealed- Travel toothbrushes and toothpaste
- Bar soap, shampoo, deodorant
- Combs, brushes, washcloths
- Tissues, lip balm, hand sanitizer
- Feminine hygiene products
- New socks, new underwear still in the pack
- Sealed school supplies and backpacks
- Factory sealed diapers, wipes, bottles
Stays out
Not in a kit- Anything used, opened or tested at home
- Hotel samples someone already touched
- Expired food, drinks or anything past its date
- Homemade or perishable food
- Worn clothing and used shoes
- Medication of any kind
- Damaged or leaking bottles
- Anything that is not fit to give a friend
Brought the wrong thing? Take it home.
Three rules we do not bend
This is what makes a kit worth handing to somebody.
- 01 / The rule
New and unopened. No exceptions.
A kit goes to somebody who has gone without. It should not be where a half used bottle of shampoo ends up.
- 02 / The check
Every kit is checked twice.
One volunteer packs it. A second checks and seals it. That is why opened items cannot go in.
- 03 / The books
Given, never sold.
Kits are free to the partner and free to the person opening one. Online gifts run through The Hack Foundation, a 501(c)(3), which makes them tax deductible. Items from a bin come straight to our team.
One bag you already own
Eight small things from the store. That is a finished hygiene kit.
- Toothbrush
- Toothpaste
- Bar soap
- Shampoo
- Deodorant
- Comb
- Washcloth
- One more thing
Six to eight items
1
finished kit
Roughly the size of a gallon bag. That's the whole target for a hygiene kit.
Kit types we pack4
Cost to the person$0
Cost to the partner$0
Nothing near you? Put a bin where your people already walk.
Host a collection siteBefore you drop off
Where are local charity drop off locations in OC?
All of them are on the live map at ik.mapji.com, with hours and directions, so you can check before you drive over.
What can I put in a collection bin?
New, unopened hygiene items, sealed school supplies, long shelf life emergency basics and factory sealed infant care items. If it is opened or used, it cannot go in a kit.
What happens to what I drop off?
Volunteers check it, sort it by kit type and pack it with other donated items. A community partner then hands the finished kits to people they already serve, usually within the same month.
What if a bin is already full when I get there?
Tell us the site name and we will schedule a pick-up. Please do not leave bags on the ground, since they get wet and cannot be used.
Every full bin is a stack of kits waiting to happen.
Drop something off on your way by, or host a bin where you already are.
Questions? hello@impactkits.org or +1 714-509-0003