Help ensure every neighbor experiencing homelessness is met with dignity, care, and essential support.
Support the Care Kit Drive!
What Is the Care Kit Drive?
The Care Kit Drive is an easy and impactful way for your company, organization, church, club, or family to support your community. Hosting a donation box helps engage your employees or members, and if you’re a public site, it invites your community to participate too!
This drive collects essential items that will be shared during the annual Point in Time Count to support individuals experiencing homelessness in Muskegon, Oceana, and Newaygo counties.
Your responsibilities are simple: host a box, spread the word, and get your team excited to join in. We’ll handle the rest!
The drive runs January 5–22, 2026.
All items stay local and support outreach efforts in Muskegon, Oceana, and Newaygo Counties.
Hosting a donation box engages your employees, customers, congregation, or club in a fast, impactful way.
Drive Timeline:
January 5 - Drive Begins
January 22 - Drive Ends
January 23 - Volunteers Pack Care Kits
January 28 - Care Kits distributed through the PIT Count
About the Point in Time Count
The PIT Count is a nationwide census happening January 28, 2026.
It helps communities understand homelessness, strengthen outreach strategies, and secure federal HUD funding.
Outreach teams connect with individuals sleeping in vehicles, tents, abandoned buildings, and outdoor spaces.
Care Kits help build trust, meet immediate needs, and provide dignity in the moment.
What Goes Into a Care Kit?
Essential Hygiene & Health
Socks
Wipes
Toothbrush/Paste
Feminine Products
First Aid
Hand Sanitizer / Bar of Soap
Food & Drink
Water
Sports Drinks
Granola Bars
Jerkey
Tuna/Chicken Kits
Dry Snacks
Winter Warmth & Comfort
Hats
Gloves
Hand Warmers
Emergency Blankets
Flash Lights
Quarters for Laundry or Bus Fare
Where Do Donations Go?
Muskegon County
Newaygo & Oceana Counties
Every donation stays in the community where it's collected.