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Your donation provides restorative healing and hope for young children and their families who have experienced trauma. Your gift helps them build a foundation for the mastery of life-sustaining skills through effective, trauma-informed therapy and community.

The Rainbow Project is a registered 501(c)3 organization.

Here’s what your donation can do:

$50 provides five families with gas to get to and from The Rainbow Project

$100 provides one hour of training for early childhood education staff by a Rainbow therapist

$250 provides two hours of therapy for a child or family

$500 provides weekly dinner for Rainbow's 10- week emotion coaching parent program

$1,000 provides six sessions of crisis stabilization for a child or family following a traumatic event

$5,000 provides an 8-week social-emotional group for ten children

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Thank you for your generosity!

The Rainbow Project is frequently in need of the items listed below.
Please call our front desk (608-255-7356) to confirm that the items below are still needed prior to dropping them off.

We DO NOT accept the following: open/used personal care items, bedding, clothing, open/used plastic utensils, open food items, old technology, dried out art supplies, used blankets, broken or worn toys/games.

 

Toys/Kid's Stuff

 

  • Doll house figurines/people (multicultural, plastic is best). See Lakeshore Learning’s store for example.

  • Multicultural dolls

  • Dress-up clothing & accessories (especially larger child sizes)- super hero costumes, professions (police, fire, doctor, vet, etc.)

  • Multicultural people puppets (e.g. doctor, police officer, etc., including "Folkmanis" brand)

  • Play doctor kits

  • Play food

  • Exercise balls

  • Children’s books

  • Kids’ table and chairs

  • Glitter glue- assorted colors

  • Glitter- assorted colors

  • Colored pencils (12-24 packs)

  • Balloons- assorted colors

  • Ribbon (assorted textures & colors)

  • Beads

  • Pipe cleaners- assorted colors

  • Play sand

  • Classic board games (ages 3 & up), specifically: Candy Land, Sorry!, Mancala, Monopoly Junior, Connect 4, Trouble, Jenga, Sushi Go!, Mouse Trap, Zingo!, Tetris 3-D, Monkey Around

  • Therapy-focused board games- play therapy, social/emotional skills, feelings, etc.

  • Journals

  • Snacks for kids- individually packaged fruit snacks, crackers, granola bars, pretzels, apple sauce, Jell-O cups, chips, animal crackers, juice boxes, bottled water, milk

 

Office Supplies

 

  • Photocopy/printer paper (white, 8.5 x 11 inches)

  • Cardstock paper (various colors, 8.5 x 11 inches, 90lbs or higher)

  • Large standard size easel paper pads

  • Spiral notebooks or paper tablets (college ruled)

  • Two pocket folders

  • 1 inch three ring binders

  • Self-sealing #10 envelopes

  • 10” x 13” padded envelopes

  • Post-it notes (3”x 3”, 4” x 6”)

  • Masking tape

  • Sharpies (various sizes & colors)

  • Dry erase markers

  • Flip chart markers

  • Stamps

  • Laminating pouches (letter size, 3 mil or 5 mil)

 

Technology Supplies/Needs

 

  • New iPad (any size) or other type of touchscreen tablet

  • New HDMI cords (3 feet, 6 feet)

  • Computer speakers (with USB connection type)

 

Other Supplies

 

  • Gift cards for our clients and support groups for the following:

    • haircuts

    • movies

    • restaurants and take-out

    • grocery stores

    • gas

  • Disposable cups

  • Plastic utensils

  • Paper plates

  • Paper towels

  • Napkins

  • Dishwasher detergent (liquid or pods)

  • Hand soap

  • Toilet tissue

  • Facial tissue

  • Trash bags (13 gallon & 30 gallon)

  • Disinfecting wipes