Donate Care & Recovery Items

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Extending comfort, dignity, and healing —
one shared item at a time.

Many people accumulate meaningful care and recovery items during their cancer or reconstruction journey — items that still have life, comfort, and purpose left in them. At the same time, others are starting their journey without access to those same supports.

Coastal Hope for Healing’s Care & Recovery Donations Program bridges that gap by redistributing gently used, safe recovery items to individuals navigating breast cancer treatment, reconstruction, and healing.

This program transforms personal generosity into practical, compassionate support — helping people feel cared for, prepared, and less alone.

What the Care & Recovery Donations Program Is

The Care & Recovery Item Donation Program collects gently used or new recovery-related items and makes them available to breast cancer patients and survivors who may benefit from them.

Rather than assembling standardized kits, this program allows individuals to request the specific items they need, ensuring that support is:

  • Practical

  • Personalized

  • Dignified

  • Low-waste

  • Community-driven

This initiative reflects our belief that healing resources should be shared, accessible, and sustainable.

Why Care & Recovery Donations Matter

Breast cancer recovery often requires tools, comfort items, and specialized supplies — many of which are expensive, hard to find, or only needed temporarily.

By redistributing care and recovery items, this program helps:

Reduce financial strain on patients and families

Prevent waste of meaningful, lightly used items

Increase access to comfort and recovery support

Build a culture of community care and mutual aid

Remind survivors their journey can help others

What once supported one person’s healing can now support another’s.

How the Program Works

For Donors

  1. Review our list of accepted items

  2. Submit a brief donation interest form

  3. Receive drop-off or shipping instructions

  4. Items are reviewed for safety and condition

  5. Approved items are added to our available inventory

For Recipients

  1. Browse available items through our online inventory page

  2. Submit a request form for specific items

  3. Requests are reviewed for eligibility and availability

  4. Items are distributed for pickup or delivery when possible

Our goal is to keep the process simple, respectful, and accessible on both sides.

What You Can Donate

Please only donate items that are clean, safe, gently used, and in good condition.

Common donation categories include:

What We Cannot Accept

To protect recipients’ safety and dignity, we cannot accept:

  • Used medical supplies that touch skin or wounds

  • Opened hygiene products or cosmetics

  • Prescription medications

  • Expired products

  • Heavily worn, stained, or damaged items

  • Items that cannot be safely cleaned or reused

If you’re unsure, we’re happy to review items before drop-off.

How to Donate Items

You’ll be asked to:

  • List items you’d like to donate

  • Upload photos if needed

  • Confirm condition and cleanliness

  • Arrange drop-off or shipping

Your generosity helps ensure that someone else’s recovery feels supported, resourced, and less overwhelming.

How to Request Items

Recipients can:

  • Browse available items

  • Select what meets their needs

  • Submit a confidential request

We strive to keep requests respectful, private, and judgment-free.

A Community-Powered Circle of Care

This program is built on generosity, trust, and the belief that healing is stronger when shared.

Whether you’re donating items that once supported your recovery or requesting items to support your own — you are part of a growing community that believes in hope, dignity, sustainability, and care.