YWCA St. Paul

Your Junk Drawer Can Change Lives

 

There’s a hidden do-gooder in your household and you probably would never have guessed it. Every month in the United States, over 10 million cell phones are retired to junk drawers. More than just clutter, used cell phones present an exciting opportunity to support programs and services for women, children and families.

 

This October, dust off your phones and join YWCA St. Paul’s Community Cell Phone Drive. Donated phones, batteries and chargers will be recycled or repurposed to benefit women and children who have experienced domestic violence.

 

For your safety and privacy, all phones are tested to ensure service has been cancelled. Any phones found to have active accounts are immediately cancelled and the memory of all phones is automatically erased during reprogramming.

 

Our goal is to collect 3,700 phones. One phone for each individual served in our Transitional Housing Program (THP) since it’s inception in 1986. THP provides a bridge for homeless women and children working to emerge from homelessness. Last year, 100% of the women in THP had experienced domestic abuse/family violence at some time in their lives.

 

When you donate a phone you do something positive for the environment and make a real difference in the lives of women, children and families. Your junk drawer can truly make a difference! Phone Drive FAQ's

 

Phone Collection Sites

St. Paul: YWCA St. Paul Health and Fitness Center 375 Selby Avenue St. Paul, MN 55102 Anchor Bank 332 Minnesota Street St. Paul, MN 55101 Anchor Bank 1570 Concordia Avenue St. Paul, MN 55104 College of St. Catherine Information Desk in Coeur de Catherine Building 370 Couer de Catherine St. Paul, MN 55105

Junior League of St. Paul 633 Snelling Avenue North Saint Paul, Minnesota 55104 Apple Valley: Anchor Bank 14665 Galaxie Avenue Apple Valley, MN 55124 Arden Hills: Anchor Bank 1240 West County Road E Arden Hills, MN 55112 Eagan: Anchor Bank 1360 Duckwood Drive Eagan, MN 55123

North St. Paul: Anchor Bank 2700 East Seventh Avenue North St. Paul, MN 55109 St. Paul Park: Anchor Bank 1030 Hastings Avenue St. Paul Park, MN 55071 West St. Paul: Anchor Bank 66 Thompson Avenue West St. Paul, MN 55118 Woodbury: Anchor Bank 1920 Donegal Drive Woodbury, MN 55125

More information

For more information on the Community Cell Phone Drive, please contact Darcie Moore at (651) 222-3741.

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