Donate coloring books and art supplies to keep asylum-seeking kids and families entertained as they await shelter placements! The Roosevelt Hotel on E. 45th St. in Midtown serves at the welcome center for the thousands of new arrivals who enter New York City each week, up to 400 per day. It often takes the City several hours to place families in emergency shelter throughout the City, which means they are waiting in the common area of the Roosevelt Hotel. We’re hoping to provide some coloring books, crayons, and other art materials to keep kids entertained and comfortable while they’re awaiting shelter placement. Little things like this can make a big difference for our neighbors!

If you’re able, please click the button below to see our wishlist that includes lots of different items that our neighbors might enjoy, and consider donating! Thank you for supporting our new neighbors experiencing homelessness in New York City.

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The wishlist shipping address, located in Brooklyn, is a central facility where Health + Hospitals, which runs the Arrival Center, can receive the items. They will then transport them to the Roosevelt Hotel and deliver to kids and families.