We appreciate the overwhelming, outpouring of support following Hurricane Harvey. Communities across the country have come together to garnish support for members of the Houston community with health problems and physical disability. We are experiencing the generosity and warm-heartedness of strangers across the country, and we couldn’t be more thankful.
The Houston community has experienced an influx of need for medical equipment after the hurricane. During the storm, individuals were often unable to bring their mobility devices and other equipment with them as they emergently evacuated their homes. Additionally, the flood waters caused extensive damage, resulting in loss of medical equipment. Hurricane shelters are reporting shortages of a variety of equipment. RSVP is working to fill the need by collecting and distributing DME.
RSVP is 100% staffed by volunteers. We are actively looking for local volunteers to assist with a variety of duties, including staffing our equipment drive, accepting deliveries of equipment from mail services, organizing our stock for distribution, transporting equipment to recipients and shelters, and language interpreting.
We are hosting equipment drives at West Gray Multi-Service Center (address: 1475 W Gray Street, Houston TX 77019). We are seeking donations of medical equipment. Please, scroll to the bottom of this post to review lists of needed items for donation.
Here is a list of donations that we are looking for:
Manual wheelchairs
Transport chairs
Medical / Adaptive Strollers
Wheelchair cushions
Walkers
Rollator style walkers
Money for batteries
Canes
Bags for wheelchairs or walker to carry things
Incontinence briefs for adults and children
Incontinence Wipes
Gloves
Bed liners
Sliding boards
Hand sanitizer
Zip lock baggies of all sizes
Long handled reachers
Wedges for head elevation in bed
Long handle sponges
3:1 beside commodes
Shower chair
Shower bench
NRG stadium has requested the following supplies:
Kleenex
Switch tape
Neck brace
Knee brace
ACE bandages
Cohesive bandages
Vaseline
One touch glucometer (2)
Compression stockings
Lysol wipes
Pul cutters
Medical tape
Oral syringes (5ml, 10ml)
Scissors
Index cards
Suction bulbs
Instant cold packs
Artificial tears
Small and medium hand sanitizer
Blood pressure cuffs: all sizes
12 lead EKG
Bariatric beside commode
Regulators for oxygen tank
Biohazard bags and boxes
Isolation gowns
Scabies treatment
Lice treatment
Linen management
Large whiteboard
Clipboards
Gloves
Portable vital signs machine (1)
Otoscope
