Meta House Wish ListThank you for your generosity!

Baby Items

  • Baby laundry detergent
  • Baby wash and lotion
  • Baby swings
  • Backpacks, front carriers, slings
  • Bassinets
  • Bibs – small & large
  • Bottles & nipples
  • Diapers & wipes (sizes 1,3,4,5 high priority)
  • Formula (Good Start brand preferred)
  • High chairs
  • New breast pumps
  • New car seats and booster seats (high priority)
  • New clothing(high priority)
  • Pull-Ups/Nighttime diapers for ages 3-7
  • Strollers (high priority)
  • Sippy cups

Children’s Items

  • Bikes and scooters(high priority)
  • Children’s books, music, DVDs
  • Outside games & toys(high priority)
  • Gift certificates to restaurants/fast food
  • New clothing, socks, underwear, etc.
  • School supplies
  • Tickets to museums, events, parks, festivals, movies, children’s events
  • Toy boxes/bins
  • Musical instruments/games/books
  • Kids jewelry making kits

Craft & Hobby Supplies

  • Acrylic paint, other craft paint
  • Beads
  • Board games (Adults and children)
  • Chalk pastels
  • Colored paper and drawing pads
  • Magazine subscriptions
  • Markers, colored pencils
  • Scissors
  • Sports equipment
  • Watercolor paints & paper
  • Wood/plaster items to paint
  • Yarn, crochet hooks & knitting needles
  • Yoga mats, belts, and eye pillows

Household Items

  • Adult Bikes
  • Batteries
  • Chairs (dining room, lawn, etc.)
  • Chest style dressers (high priority)
  • Cleaning & laundry products
  • Clothing Irons
  • Coffee Makers & coffee
  • Dehumidifier (new or barely-used)
  • DVD players
  • Fans (box or stand-up)
  • Lamps (esp. reading/bedside)
  • Lightweight vacuum cleaners
  • Pots & pans
  • Serving bowls w/ covers
  • Shelving/storage units/totes (high priority)
  • Wall calendars

Office/Program Supplies

  • Books on recovery, addiction, AA, CA, NA
  • Folders with pockets
  • MCTS bus tickers (single or 10 pack)
  • Planners, journals, etc.
  • Pens
  • Resume paper
  • Spiral notebooks

Personal Care Items

  • Bath & body kits
  • Deodorant
  • Hair products for African American women (moisturizer, relaxers, shampoo, conditioner, etc.) (high priority)
  • New maternity clothing(high priority)
  • Nicotine patches (21 mg) (high priority)
  • Shampoo,conditioner, body wash, lotion, soap
  • Socks underwear
  • Toothpaste and toothbrushes

Donations Meta House CANNOT use:

  • Blinds/curtains
  • Knick knacks/decorations/pictures/candles
  • Mouthwash or items containing alcohol
  • Stuffed animals
  • Used clothing, mattresses or bedding
  • Used car seats

To donate, please call Nicole,414-977-5823, or email

Small donations can be dropped off at 2625 N. Weil St. anytime Monday-Friday 8:30-4:30.

If donating large and/or heavy items, please call at least 24 hours in advance to schedule drop-off.