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Donations
Good to know
Donations are highly appreciated
- 35% of Germans donate to community organizations each year.
- 70% of these donations benefit institutions for humanitarian aid.
- The total of donations in 2023 were estimated around 12.8 billion euros.
- Every year, Germans donate around one million tons or 62,000 truckloads of clothes to charity.
- Goods such as used winter clothes, towels or toys are especially helpful for families in need.
Animal Shelter Kaiserslautern
Contact information
Tierschutzverein Kaiserslautern e.V.
Altes Forsthaus 11
67661 Kaiserslautern
Opening hours
Tue, Wed, Fri: 2 - 4.30 p.m.
Saturday: 10.30 a.m. - 3.30 p.m.
POC: Please come to the animal shelter in person, if possible, as there is only one English-speaking staff member
Phone: 0631 3503667
Remarks
Possible donations
Animal feed
Toys for animals
Little houses for rabbits and guinea pigs
Child Protection Association
Contact information
Deutscher Kinderschutzbund Orts- u. Kreisverband Kaiserslautern-Kusel e.V.
Moltkestraße 8
67655 Kaiserslautern
E-mail: info(at)kinderschutzbund-kaiserslautern.de
POC Tanja Thomas
Phone: 0631 24044
REMARKS
Needed donations
Computer/board games
Handicraft material
Sturdy foosball table
Table billiard game
Couch for two
German Red Cross
Contact information
DRK Kreisverband Kaiserslautern-Stadt e.V.
Barbarossastraße 27
67655 Kaiserslautern
Phone: 0631 800930
E-mail: info(at)kv-kls.drk.de
DRK Store
Rummelstr. 1
67655 Kaiserslautern
Phone: 0631 80093193
Remarks
Possible donations
Clothes and shoes (material should be in decent condition)
Strollers
Pots, pans, tableware,
Shower seats for disabled people
Homeless Shelter
Contact information
Caritas-Förderzentrum St. Christophorus
Logenstrasse 44
67655 Kaiserslautern
E-mail: st.christophorus.kaiserslautern(at)caritas-speyer.de
POC: Ursula Jörg (social worker, speaks English)
Phone: 0631 3163718
Remarks
Possible donations
Warm sleeping mats, thick clothing like coats, scarves, socks, etc. are regularly needed.
Seasonal clothing is also much appreciated in the respective season (t-shirts, shorts, etc.).
Residential Care for Children Landstuhl
Contact information
Kinderheim St. Nikolaus
Nikolaus-von-Weis-Straße 8
66849 Landstuhl
POC: Cornelia Fritz (speaks english)
Phone: 06371 932 130
Remarks
Possible donations
Gift cards (bowling, public pool, cinema, restaurants, etc.)
Arts and crafts supplies
Sporting equipment
Toiletries
Group specific items
Thrift shop „Die Schatzkiste“
Contact information
NAW – Neue Arbeit Westpfalz
Pariser Str. 28
67655 Kaiserslautern
Opening hours
Monday - Thursday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Friday - Saturday: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
POC: Mr. Henn (speaks English)
Phone: 0631 4147401
E-mail: uHenn(at)gemeinschaftswerk.de
Remarks
Possible donations
Draperies
Lamps
Toys
Assorted dishes
Household appliances
Shoes, clothes, etc.
→ Donations can either be dropped off at the shop or will be picked up at your place.
Work and Socio-Pedagogical Center Kaiserslautern
Contact information
Arbeits- und sozialpädagogisches Zentrum (ASZ)
Pfaffstr. 3
67655 Kaiserslautern
Phone: 0631 3163624
POC: Miriam Vollmer (speaks basic English)
Phone: 0631 3163624
E-mail: miriam.vollmer(at)asz-kl.de
Remarks
Possible donations
For outside use: garden furniture, toys (to be used outside, e.g. balls, badminton racks etc.), bicycles, scooters, in-line skates, helmets, sandboxes.
Kitchen: various kitchen appliances such as pots, pans, crockery, kitchenware etc.
Fabrics: towels and bedlinen