Help us help our community.

Together, we can get to an even better place.

My Sister’s Place is more than a physical place. With your donation, you fund an agency dedicated to supporting and empowering survivors as they take steps toward a safer future for themselves, their children, and even their pets. In the grander scheme, you help push back against domestic violence in our community and help us lift up our entire region.

Your donation helps us to support our clients and their most pressing needs across holistic services that include court advocacy, therapy, housing support, pet safety, veterinary services, and more.

Current List of Needs

Looking to make a non-cash donation? Click the button below to view our wishlist of support items, such as toiletries.

Your gift makes a powerful difference.

Whether it’s through a tax-deductible monetary or an in-kind donation, or a one-time or recurring gift, supporting My Sister’s Place means supporting families throughout the communities of Southeastern Ohio, today and for generations to come.

Your tax-deductible monetary gift can provide:

  • $10 Ear buds or arts and craft supplies

  • $50 Welcome basket (shower basket with basic hygiene, personal items, and towels) or family outing

  • $100 New clothing or employee recognition

  • $200 Family pool pass or Community Center membership

To make a single or recurring monetary gift:

Give online via PayPal (Include your address when you submit)

Give via mail (Send a check with “Giving Fund” in the memo section to: PO Box 1158, Athens OH 45701)

Your in-kind gift can provide:

  • Hygiene products so our clients can feel like themselves

  • Small furnishings to help them establish a comfortable home

  • Cleaning supplies for daily housekeeping at the shelter

  • Gas cards to help a survivor to get to a counseling appointment or work

  • Entertainment gift cards so families can make positive memories

  • Holiday gifts for our clients and their families to celebrate the season

  • Pet supplies to care for four-legged family members, who provide emotional support

How do you make an in-kind gift?

Give Online: Choose from our Amazon wish lists. Your gift can also be made recurring via subscribe-and-save:  

Contact Us: We accept drop-offs twice monthly at our storage unit, or we can arrange a private pickup. For more information, call the Hotline at 1-800-443-3402.

Other ways to give.

Do you own or represent a business or organization that would like to partner with or sponsor My Sister’s Place? Do you have office space or a vacation home that could be used for a meeting, team retreat, or family outing? Are you interested in leading an arts or wellness class or workshop, or making My Sister’s Place part of your long-term estate plan? Let’s talk about creative ways to make an impact.

For more information, call our Administrative Line at 740-593-7125.

Areas of Giving

Our clients come to us with a wide array of needs. Here are specific ways you can help meet them.

  • Unrestricted gifts: Gifts without a specific designation or purpose, so My Sister’s Place leadership and staff can best address current needs

  • Clients/family support: Dental care, haircuts, family entertainment

  • Housing transitions: Transitional house support, small furnishings

  • Transportation: Car repair, gas cards for driving to work and appointments

  • My Sister’s Paws: Kennel services, medical attention, spay/neuter services