Supply Drive to Benefit Women’s Centers

Monarch 61 is an after care facility that specializes in assisting women work through the trauma of abuse, whether it be sexual or physical in nature. They are a non-profit in Van Buren. A big part of their programing surrounds art therapy. They are also in need of basic office supplies. Below you will find a comprehensive supply list to give you some ideas. 

📎 Basic Office Supplies                                

• Pens (black, blue, red)
• Pencils
• Highlighters
• Permanent markers
• Dry erase markers
• Printer/copier paper
• Notepads
• Sticky notes
• File and hanging file folders
• Paperclips
• Binder clips
• Scissors
• Stapler and staples
• Tape
• Trash bags
• Tissue

 🖌 Painting Supplies

• Acrylic paints
• Oil paints
• Watercolor paints (tubes or pans)
• Gouache
• Tempera paint
• Fabric paint
• Spray paint (where allowed)
• Paintbrushes (round, flat, filbert, fan, liner)
• Palette knives
• Paint palettes (plastic, glass, or wood)
• Water containers
• Easels (tabletop or standing)
• Gesso (white, black, clear)
• Varnish/sealant
• Mediums (acrylic medium, linseed oil, turpentine, flow aid)

🎨 Drawing Supplies

• Graphite pencils (HB, 2B, 4B, 6B, 8B)
• Mechanical pencils
• Charcoal pencils
• Vine charcoal
• Compressed charcoal
• Colored pencils
• Watercolor pencils
• Ink pens (micron, fineliners)
• Brush pens
• Gel pens
• Chalk pastels
• Oil pastels
• Erasers (kneaded, vinyl, gum)
• Pencil sharpeners
• Blending stumps/tortillons

📐 Printmaking Supplies

• Linoleum blocks
• Carving tools
• Brayers
• Block printing ink
• Barens
• Screen printing frames
• Squeegees
• Screen printing ink

🧰 Surfaces & Papers

• Sketchbooks (various weights)
• Drawing paper
• Bristol board
• Watercolor paper (cold press, hot press)
• Canvas panels
• Stretched canvas
• Canvas paper
• Mixed media paper
• Wood panels
• Illustration board
• Cardstock

🧵 Fabric & Fiber Art

• Yarn
• Embroidery floss
• Needles (sewing, embroidery)
• Fabric scissors
• Hoops (embroidery)
• Fabric markers
• Fabric glue
• Felt
• Thread

✂️ Craft & Mixed Media

• Scissors
• X-Acto/precision knives
• Cutting mats
• Glue sticks
• Craft glue
• Hot glue gun & sticks
• Mod Podge
• Tape (masking, painter’s, washi, double-sided)
• Rulers
• Stencils
• Stickers/embellishments
• Beads, sequins, buttons
• Felt sheets
• Pipe cleaners
• Foam sheets
• Craft paper (tissue, crepe, construction)

🧼 Sculpting & 3D Art

• Air-dry clay
• Polymer clay
• Modeling clay
• Clay tools
• Plaster strips
• Wire armature
• Aluminum foil
• Paper mache paste
• Sculpting sponges
• Glazes (for kiln-fired ceramics)

🗂 Studio Essentials

• Aprons
• Drop cloths
• Paper towels
• Cleaning rags
• Solvents (odorless mineral spirits)
• Storage bins
• Brush cleaner/soap
• Disposable gloves

The Fort Smith Crisis Intervention Center is a non profit immediate care facility that helps women and children escape abusive situations and provides them with the resources they need to get back on their feet and away from their abusers. They are seeking volunteers and hygiene items. Below you will find a comprehensive supply list to give you some ideas.

🧴 Personal Care / Toiletries

• Soap (bar or liquid)
• Body wash
• Shampoo & conditioner
• Toothbrushes
• Toothpaste
• Dental floss
• Mouthwash
• Deodorant

🧼 Hair Care

• Hair brushes & combs
• Hair ties / scrunchies
• Small travel-size hair products (gel, cream, leave-in conditioner)

🩸 Feminine Hygiene

• Tampons
• Sanitary Pads
• Panty liners
• Menstrual cups (if possible)

🧽 Skin & Hand Care

• Moisturizer / lotion
• Lip balm
• Sunscreen
• Hand sanitizer
• Wet wipes / baby wipes

🧻 Bathroom Essentials

• Toilet paper (travel or small packs)
• Travel-size tissues
• Disposable razors
• Shaving cream / gel
• Nail clippers

🧦 Clothing & Foot Care

• Socks (clean, new)
• Underwear (new)
• Shoes / slippers
• Foot powder / blister pads

🪥 Optional / Comfort Items

• Small towels / washcloths
• Travel-size laundry detergent
• Combos of “hygiene kits” in zip bags
• Reusable water bottles