Donate and Volunteer
Make a donation. Change a life.
Your Support Matters
When you choose to support Huckleberry House with your time and resources, we can provide guidance and assistance to the people in our community who need it most. Donations and volunteers help make a difference between a life of violence, abuse, and poverty, and a life that is productive, meaningful, and fulfilling.
Our work impacts young people who are dealing with difficult and devastating situations who sincerely want to improve their lives—but have no one to show them how. With your help, we can be that lifeline and source of trusted support that so many young people in our community dearly need.
Huckleberry House counts on the generosity of countless individuals and organizations that want to give young people a chance to start making positive choices that lead to a better life. Here’s a look at how your donation can help.
- A donation of $50 buys 12 daily bus passes so teens can get to school and work.
- A donation of $100 provides a family counseling session at our Center.
- A donation of $200 purchases a day’s worth of nutritious meals for all the teens in our shelter.
- A donation of $500 finances a full week of parenting skills mentorship for our teen parents.
- A donation of $1,000 helps a homeless youth get set up in an apartment of his or her own.
The Holidays at Huckleberry House.
There are so many ways you can help make the holidays merry for the young people we serve at Huckleberry House.
Holiday Gift Drive
With over 140 lists to choose from, select and shop for one or more young person in Huckleberry House’s Housing and Counseling programs. More information and sign up instructions here:
1. Click this link to go to our invitation page on SignUp: https://signup.com/go/wGfwkta
2. Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on SignUp)
3. Sign up! Choose your spots – SignUp will send you an automated confirmation and reminders. Easy!
The deadline to register is December 10th, with gifts to be dropped off on the evening of Thursday, December 12 or morning of Saturday, December 14th at Huckleberry House’s Couseling Center.
Holiday Gift Bags
Help us provide wonderful holiday gift bags to youth engaged with our Teen Crisis Shelter and Outreach Programs. You can find the entire wish list here and have items shipped directly to Huckleberry House.
- YOUTH OUTREACH PROGRAM
Items needed include: food and gas gift cards, fanny packs, wallets, battery chargers, hygiene items, and hand + feet warmers. Help us reach our goal of filling 100 Outreach gift bags!
- CRISIS SHELTER – THESE BAGS HAVE BEEN FULFILLED! THANK YOU
Items needed include: headphones, fuzzy socks, portable chargers, skincare facemasks, cold weather gear, notebooks + writing utensils, lipsticks, hand + feet warmers. Help us reach our goal of filling 20 Crisis Shelter gift bags!
Holiday Cookie Drive
Your freshly baked cookies will be appreciated at our annual Cookie Walk and Holiday Parties at Kenmore Square and Marsh Brook Place. Bake 1 or more dozen cookies, and drop them off to Huckleberry House on December 9th. More details and registration here.
Light Up the House
Light Up the House kicks-off all of the celebrations at Huckleberry House – the night we light up Hamlet Street. Join us at 6:30pm on Sunday, December 8th for cookies, cocoa, and a collective “ahhhh” as we light up our Teen Crisis Shelter for the holidays. The event is free, but registration is requested here.
Sleep Out!
Sleep Out is Huckleberry House’s annual awareness building and fundraising event. Join us to shine a bright light on the cause of youth homelessness in our community. Sleep Out 2025 will take place on May 30, 2025.
Donate Goods & Supplies
Donations are accepted at the Huck House Administrative Offices on Monday – Friday between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. If these times are not convenient, please call us at (614) 298-4139 to make other arrangements. We ask that donors not drop off at the Crisis Shelter as the staff is busy caring for youth. Please note: we do not accept used clothing or bedding.
Click the link below for items we need or check out our Amazon Wish List, and have your donations delivered directly to Huckleberry House. However you donate, we thank you.
If you have an idea for a special volunteer event, please contact the Advancement office at (614) 298-4139 or cargiro@huck-house.org.
Volunteer Opportunities at Huck House
Do you share our passion for helping young people and families in our community? Whether it is serving a meal in the shelter, playing games with our teens, or cleaning-up and fixing things around the house, every hour of volunteer service helps Huck House serve the vulnerable youth of Central Ohio better. There is something everyone can do to make a difference and help change lives.
If you have an idea for a special volunteer event or are interested in learning more about volunteer opportunities, please contact the development office at at cargiro@huck-house.org.
Service Day projects include work such as painting, deep cleaning, sorting donations, landscaping, wrapping holiday presents, and hosting holiday parties.
Some popular Activity Nights include baking, arts and crafts, tie dying, group games, board games and yoga too.
Lunches at the shelter are a great way for groups up to six to prepare and serve food to the teens staying with us.
Groups up to six often prepare a fun dinner like taco night or make your own pizza.
Other Ways to Support
We could not operate to our fullest potential without financial assistance from our generous and compassionate community.
Kroger Community Rewards
When you make Huck House your community reward partner, Huck House receives a donation from Kroger every time you shop using your Plus card.
