When: 5 p.m. Thursday, March 19 to 7 a.m. Friday, March 20.
Where: Glen Mar United Methodist Church, 4701 New Cut Road, Ellicott City.
How to donate: Donations can be made by sending a check to Grassroots, 6700 Freetown Road, Columbia; or online at grassrootscrisis.com/campaigns/hcpdsleepout. Grassroots is a 501c3 organization; donations are tax deductible.
Donation items
Microwaveable and ready-to-eat meals like hearty soups, beef stew, macaroni and cheese, chili, Chef Boyardee pasta, etc.
Snack foods for kids in shelter – pudding cups, individuals bags of chips, apple sauce, cupcakes, granola bars, fruit snacks
Kid-friendly breakfast cereals
Coffee, creamer, sugar
Can't accept:
Used clothing, coats, shoes
Used toys
Stuffed animals
Used books
Furniture and appliances