Donations to the Crisis Center & Women's Shelter can be made by check payable to "Crisis Center & Women's Shelter" and sent to Crisis Center, P.O. Box 446, Ottumwa, IA 52501.

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Note: PayPal deducts a fee of 1.9% to 2.9% of the donation plus $.30/transaction for this service. 100% of the donation (minus PayPal fee) goes to the Crisis Center.

Here are some other ways that you can help the Crisis Center:

1.     (for women) You can become a volunteer. The Crisis Center requires that all volunteers working on site complete a training program. For more information about volunteer training contact Emily Nicholson at the Crisis Center at 641-683-3122.

2.    Help with yard work (no training required).

3.    Donate items. The Crisis Center has a 'Wish List' which includes: gift cards, alarm clocks, paper products, cleaning supplies, laundry detergent, meat bundles, non-perishable food items, bus tokens, pillows, sheets, towels, small kitchen appliances, pots and pans, household tools, phone cards, non-violent kids movies, yarn, books, journals, puzzles and games for children in English and Spanish, over the counter medications for kids and adults.

4.    Help cook meals or donate food for meals. Every Monday SEVA volunteers prepare a meal for the women and children in the shelter. One volunteer picks the meal up around 3pm each Monday and takes it to the shelter. There are usually between 15 to 27 people to cook for. If you would like to cook all or part of a meal once a month or occasionally, OR if you'd like to donate ingredients, contact Coralie Brook at 472-7148. Even making just the dessert or just a salad is a great help.

If you want to donate ingredients we can always use things like: butter, eggs, cheese, canned tomatoes and tomato sauce, salad dressings, canned tuna, macaroni, onions, celery, chocolate chips, nuts, raisins, sugar.

A home-made meal means a lot to the women and children in the shelter. It lets them know that there are people who care about them.