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Our 17th Season of Warmth runs October 1st through January 10th!
If you would like to shop at stores or online for the kind of pairs that we purchase with your financial donations and grants, you will find that Target and Sierra Outfitters offer great options.
Another option is to choose pairs that you’ll find on Amazon.
Our 17-year total is now greater than 375,000 new pairs!
That’s more than one-quarter million pairs of hands that you have warmed!!
Donating Mittens? Here's What to Know
Not sure what makes a good donation? Watch our short video, A Hands-On Guide for Choosing Mittens. Quality matters more than quantity — here's what to look for:
Good donations:
- Warm and insulated
- Durable — built to last
- Snug fit, seals out cold
- Wool, fleece, or lined knit/sewn
Avoid:
- Thin, stretchy "one size fits all" gloves
- Slow-drying when wet
- Worn or stretched-out pairs
Doesn't need to be expensive — just warm and durable.
You can mail them to our MAILING address (this is not our office location):
Mittens for Detroit
Attn: W. Shepherd
2886 12 Mile Road, Box 721427, Berkley, MI 48072-0717
Please explore this map to find out where you can drop off your new, warm, durable mittens and gloves.
The map is updated throughout the season, so be sure to check often. Zoom in on the map, click on a red heart, and check the address in the column to the left of the map. We welcome donations and new store-bought and handmade pairs of mittens and gloves throughout the year.
We welcome donations and new store-bought and handmade pairs of mittens and gloves throughout the year.
Distribution Partners
Your generous mitten and glove donations go to benefit the following Distribution Partners in Detroit, Hamtramck, Highland Park, Dearborn, and Pontiac. This is a partial list of our Partners, which include nearly 100 agencies, organizations, nonprofits, and schools:
- Alternatives for Girls
- Capuchin Soup Kitchen
- The Children’s Center of Wayne County
- The Clean Love Project
- COTS
- Covenant Community Care
- Covenant House of Michigan
- Crossroads of Michigan
- Dearborn Public Schools
- Detroit Public Schools
- Hamtramck Public Schools
- Heart 2 Hart Detroit, Inc.
- The Konnection
- The Leona Group
- Matrix Head Start
- Michigan Veteran’s Foundation
- Michigan Veteran’s Foundation
- National Council for Jewish Women Michigan’s Back2School Store
- No Veteran Left Behind
- Pontiac Public Schools
- Pope Francis Center
- Heart 2 Hart Detroit, Inc.
- The Konnection
- The Leona Group
- Matrix Head Start
- Michigan Veteran’s Foundation
- National Council for Jewish Women Michigan’s Back2School Store
- Project Healthy Community
- Redford Brightmoor Initiative
- Ruth Ellis Center
- St. Christine Christian Services
- St. Patrick Senior Center
- Starfish Family Services
- Michigan Veteran’s Foundation
- National Council for Jewish Women Michigan’s Back2School Store
- Wayne Pediatrics