You may download the information on this page in the form of a checklist here.

Host a Product Drive

Thank you for considering participating in a drive to collect products. This is one part of our ongoing project to deliver free essential personal care and cleaning product supplies unattainable from other agencies.

Please follow these steps to help ensure your drive is a huge success.

  1. Contact an Essentials Outreach volunteer through our Contact Us page so that we can coordinate with you.

  2. Download our flyer template and update it with the details of your event.

  3. Set a goal for what and how many products you want to collect. Your group can decide to collect all ten items that we deliver or just one or two specific items. The list of items and the rate at which they are dispensed is available below. Contact our staff if you need help in determining a good goal.

  4. Schedule your product drive with an Essentials Outreach volunteer. Be aware that we schedule distributions for the THIRD SATURDAY of every month for the Gravette, Greenland, and Lincoln locations and the SECOND THURSDAY for the Decatur location. Therefore, please schedule your product drive to end the week before so we can use the products immediately. Our ability to store items is limited. 

  5. Contact an Essentials Outreach volunteer to arrange your drop-off.

If any of the members of your group are interested in additional volunteer opportunities, please let us know. We would love for them to join us at one of our distribution locations. Working an outreach event would allow them to meet and further aid our local NWA community.

Setting a Goal

Please consider the following when creating your product drive goals:

We serve 4 locations in Arkansas per month (Gravette, Greenland, Lincoln, and Decatur)

On average, we prepare 30 bags for each location (approx. 120 bags/month)

Each bag contains:

  • 1 Dishwashing soap

  • 1 Laundry detergent

  • 1 Razor

  • 1 Hand Soap

  • 1 Toothpaste

  • 4 Toothbrushes

  • 2 Bars of soap

  • 1 Shampoo

  • 1 Deodorant

  • (1) 4-pack of toilet paper

Your group should feel good doing whatever level of collection you can. Any amount you collect and donate helps us!