When you or I donate to worthy causes, we usually say, "use it where you need it most." However, sometimes we wonder where our funds actually go, don't we? If you're like me, you might be asking: did I help someone eat today? Did I help someone with clothes? Perhaps I helped someone learn to read...
What if you could determine how your funds are spent?
Welcome to the ROTB Store, a place for you to help on your own terms. All donations are restricted for the intended purpose. For example, if you buy a 10-pack of meals, those funds will be restricted for our Breach Cafe only. If you buy 1 kit of cleaning supplies, those funds will be restricted to cleaning supplies only, and so on.
It's an opportunity to choose where your money goes, without having to spend gas and time delivering items yourself (though we do enjoy seeing our Repairers in person). In addition, it helps provide a more accurate record of in-kind donations.
We will be expanding our store in the future, and we hope to include "merch," such as t-shirts and coffee cups so that you can flaunt ROTB swag.
In the meantime, happy shopping! And, if you have any ideas or questions, feel free to contact Brandi Kehl at: [email protected].
Building Materials for Rebuilding Lives
Not sure which item to purchase? How about supporting our general operating budget? This would be an unrestricted donation, which will go to whichever program needs it most.
Choose your building material and help rebuild lives.
Thank you for being a Repairer!
Meal Supplies
Our kitchen is too small for us to keep our own silverware and dishes, so we depend on disposables for breakfast and lunch. Each $25 donation will be restricted to meal supplies, such as cups, bowls, to-go containers, plastic utensils, etc.
Thank you for being a repairer!
Cleaning Supplies
Your donation of $25 will allow us to purchase heavily needed items like bleach, detergent, paper towels, Pine Sol, Windex, mops, wipes, and any other cleaning supplies we require to keep our facility clean and our Members safe.
Thank you for being a Repairer!
1 Day EAC and Computer Lab
Our Employment Assistance Center helps our Members find jobs, complete resumes, practice interview questions, job prep, and more and is facilitated by 3 professionals with solid hiring backgrounds. In conjunction with the EAC, our computer lab provides internet access and Microsoft Office and is open daily. Each donation keeps both of these running for 1 day.
Thank you for being a Repairer!
WE Energies for 1 Day SUMMER
Electricity helps run all our programs, but did you know air conditioning is just as important during sweltering, humid summer days as heating is in the winter? Many of our Members are susceptible to the heat, and so air conditioning saves their lives. Donate 1 day's worth of WE Energies today.
Thank you for being a Repairer!
Peace Garden Supplies
Working with the soil, nurturing seeds, and watching plants and veggies grow is an incredible experience, and the results are delicious! Donate today for garden supplies such as hoses, hoes, rakes, seeds/seedlings, and supplies to repair our plant beds.
Thank you for being a Repairer!
Lifeline Services/Phone Services for 1 day
Keeping our phones up and running is key to providing our Lifeline Service, which offers telephone, voicemail, incoming mail, and an address for voting.
From our Members to you, thank you for being a Repairer!
We Energies for 1 Day WINTER
Help keep the homeless/at-risk warm this winter with the gift of heat/electricity! This is especially important in keeping our emergency warming rooms open and funded during those frigid evenings.
Thank you for being a Repairer!
Art Therapy Supplies
Art Therapy is one tool we use to enhance mental health. For example, it can help to discover the deep-seated issues that cause us to make unhealthy decisions. It allows us to express ourselves in a constructive way, versus a destructive way. It's meditative and calming. Consider donating $20 to our art therapy program. With it, we can purchase paint brushes, paint, beads, paper, markers, and many other items for this worthwhile program.
Thank you for being a Repairer.
Milwaukee County Bus Pass
Our Clinic and Employment Assistance Program offers one-day bus passes so Members can make medical appointments or interviews, and our Employment Assistance Program also offers one-week passes so those who are recently hired can make it to work until they receive their first paycheck. Without a means to get to work, they cannot otherwise keep their jobs. Please consider donating a day pass or a week pass for our Members.
Thank you for being a Repairer!