Essentials Baskets

Sometimes our families in need have difficulty affording basic necessities like laundry detergent, bath soap or deodorants. We now have storage and can provide baskets full of household essentials to our families in need year-round!

650+ baskets have been given to families in need

make it fun

A group activity for neighbors, teams and families.

Coordinate a group to provide and assemble a minimum of five baskets.

Donate funds

If it is more convenient for you to contribute directly via a monetary donation, you may use a credit card to donate below, or you can send checks to A Doorway to Hope at: P.O. Box 911, Cary, NC 27512.

Donate basket items

Drop off at St. Michael Church office 8:30am - 4:30pm Monday-Friday excluding holidays or contact us to drop off at an alternate time.

What’s inside:

  • 1 Large rectangular plastic laundry basket (ex. Sterilite 1.5 Bushel)

  • 1 bottle/canister of laundry detergent (minimum 50 oz. + or 25 ct. pods+)

  • 1 bottle dish soap (20 oz.+)

  • 2 sponges

  • 2 dish towels

  • 2 canisters of wipes of anti-bacterial cleaner or 1 bottle spray (Lysol/Clorox, 20 oz.+)

  • Toilet paper (4 rolls)

  • Tissues (2 boxes)

  • 1 shampoo and conditioner each (12 oz.+ each)

  • 1 body wash

  • 2 men’s deodorant

  • 2 women’s deodorant

  • 2 bar soaps (3 oz.+)

  • 1 bottle hand soap

  • 1 tube toothpaste (4 oz.+)

  • 1 box Band-Aids (20 ct.+)

  • 1 tube Neosporin/Antibiotic Ointment (.5 oz.+)

  • 1 bottle Children’s Tylenol/Pain Reliever

Optional items:

  • Baby Items (Diapers, Pull-Ups, Baby Wipes)

  • 1 bottle Adult Tylenol/Pain Reliever