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If you want to help local kids, here are what some child-oriented community organizations need:

Alabama Blues Project Blues Camp (teaches music and history to at-risk youth):
-electric guitars
-a drum kit
-an electric bass guitar
-small practice amps
-microphone stands
-microphones
Call 554-1795

The Girl Scouts Tombigbee Council (serves 11 West Alabama counties):
-children's life jackets
-child and adult-sized canoe paddles
-bunk beds
-brooms, mops
-DVD player
-rakes, shovels, buckets
Call 800-447-5755 ext. 15

Child Development Resources:
-cash donations to buy children's books for the Baby TALK program for families with children age 3 and under
Call 348-2235

The Stork's Nest (a pre-natal care program at Friendship Baptist Church):
-bookshelves
-a desk
-computer equipment
-a television with a VCR
Call 759-4783

Stitches from the Heart (donates handmade baby items to hospitals):
-needs volunteers to knit, crochet or quilt blankets, sweaters and hats for babies
Call Kathy at 866-472-6903

Family Solutions (a nonprofit organization that provides a safe and secure environment for supervised visitation between children and family members who have court-ordered visitations).
-batteries
-new and used toys in good condition
-fruit juices
-art supplies
-tissue
-baby wipes
-toilet paper and paper towels
-cash donations
Call 342-2566 for more info

United Cerebral Palsy of West Alabama needs:

-toothbrushes and mouthwash
-cake and brownie mixes
-flour, sugar, meal and peanut butter
-copy paper, holiday crafts items, art canvas
Call 345-3031 ext.11

Caps (Child Abuse Prevention Services) of Tuscaloosa, needs:

-non-perishable snacks for its children's groups
-bottled water or canned sodas and water
-paper products such as cups, plates, toilet paper, towels
-liquid hand soap
-disinfectant cleaning supplies
-8 1/2-by-11-inch and 8 1/2-by-14-inch card-stock paper
-a laminator
-D batteries
Call Sallie Watkins at 758-1159


Teen Moms, a division of Youth for Christ, needs:

-diapers
-new infant car seats
-baby wipes
-baby lotion
-newborn mittens
-socks size 0-9 mos
Call 752-3361

Tuscaloosa City Schools:

Students need string instruments for music classes. If you have a violin, viola, cello or bass in good condition and wish to donate, reach Dr. Anne C. Witt at 348-1460 or awitt@music.ua.edu

Tuscaloosa's One Place:
This family resource center needs puzzles, flash cards and coloring books. Call Stephanie Brewer at 462-1000.