Kids’ Closet Needs List

COBYS has one big closet for all our kids. Each foster child coming into care receives a backpack filled with clothes, personal care items, a Bible and more.

NOTE: Beginning June 1, 2025, The Kids’ Closet will stock and receive new donations only for the essential items listed below (No used items, please).
For any other donation considerations, please Email Janice Burkhart at jburkhart@cobys.org.

Clothing, Socks, Underwear, Pajamas – Preemie – Size 14/16

Toiletries:
Drawstring bags available for toiletries
Shampoo/conditioner
Toothbrush, Toothpaste
Deodorant
Body Wash  
Multi-Cultural hair products  w/comb and/or brush

Baby  Toiletries:  
Lotion
Body Wash
Shampoo

Baby Items:
Diapers
Wipes
Pull-ups
Dr. Brown’s Bottles
Baby Blanket/Swaddle
Pacifier

Backpacks

Blankets – Toddler – Teen

Stuffed animals

Bibles:
The Beginner’s Bible: Timeless Children’s Stories
Baby’s First Bible Stories Padded Board Book

COBYS is grateful to families, churches and church groups who organize a drive to help “stock the closet” with supplies for our foster care and adoption children.

Short on time, but want to help and ship items directly to COBYS?

Our Amazon Wish List has some items most needed right now: https://a.co/hXsOAXh

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IMPORTANT KIDS’ CLOSET NOTE: 

We are blessed by donations from across the community.
If you are planning to make a donation of a specific item or two to the Kids’ Closet, please contact Janice Burkhart at jburkhart@cobys.org.

If you are planning to hold a supply drive, please contact please contact Anne Stokes at anne@cobys.org prior to holding the supply drive so that we can provide everyone with the best information about COBYS and our needs.

Thank you for your interest in supporting the kids we serve.

NOTE: If you have other clothes and items not on this list, please consider donating them to Unlocked Closet (who provides free items to families who foster and adopt) at 24 Orange Street, Ephrata.