Material Donations

At this time, the Betty Kwan Chinn Day Center is in need of:
  1. Blankets and other linens 
  2. ​Toiletries
  3. Sleeping bags
  4. Socks (can be used, MUST be clean)​
  5. Art Supplies
  6. Writing utensils
  7. Youth game books
​Please contact us at [email protected].
At this time, we CANNOT accept clothing donations. If you would like to donate your clean clothes to the homeless, please contact organizations such as the Salvation Army, St. Vincent de Paul, the Mission, or local shelters.

Monetary Donations

If you are unable to donate material goods, monetary donations are gratefully accepted by check or via PayPal.  Please make checks payable to:
Betty Chinn’s Homeless Fund
P.O. Box 736
Eureka, CA 95502
Please click on the link below to donate via PayPal:
Please bookmark this link in order to support the Betty Kwan Chinn Homeless Foundation every time you shop at Amazon. (https://smile.amazon.com/ch/46-1413135​)

Stock Donations

Make a bigger impact by donating long-term appreciated securities, including stock, bonds, and mutual funds, directly to the Betty Kwan Chinn Homeless Foundation.  Compared with donating cash, or selling your appreciated securities and contributing the after-tax proceeds, you may be able to automatically increase your gift and your tax deduction.
Please follow the steps below to securely donate your stock electronically: ​
​1.  Please Notify the Betty Kwan Chinn Homeless Foundation in advance of your stock transfers so that we can instruct our broker to accept delivery of your gift and acknowledge it properly for income tax purposes. Send us the Stock Gift Form (PDF) by emailing to mpieratt@bettychinn.org, faxing to 707-407-3835 or mailing to:
Betty Kwan Chinn Homeless Foundation
P.O. Box 736
Eureka, CA 95502
2.  Inform your broker. Let your broker know that you would like to make a stock gift to the Betty Kwan Chinn Homeless Foundation, providing your broker with the Stock Gift Form (PDF) or the following information:

Broker: 
Account Name: 
Account Number: 
DTC Number: If you have any questions, please call Mary Pieratt at 707-502-2284.

“I believe that Betty is an inspiration to the community. I believe that she is probably as perfect an example of altruism as you can find. I don’t think she has any agenda other than trying to help people out. … It kind of rekindles my faith in the goodness of people and I’m proud to be associated with her.”

- Eureka Police Chief Garr Nielsen