Inc. Needs lists feature a panoply of equipment, supplies Funding streams provide for basics, but other aids and supports wait for donations by Faye Colburn MLH agencies keep current needs lists of items not covered by ordinary funding, but needed to improve the quality of life for MLH s clientele. Almost all lists include certain basic things. Nearly every agency needs furniture, either for new construction and new facilities or to replace existing, but damaged pieces. Homes always need maintenance, repair and remodeling and that involves paint, wall coverings, carpeting, curtains and drapes.
Some specialized equipment is hard to supply.
Among those items are special bathing and shower chairs and wheelchairs with customized features. Lifts to help get those wheelchairs into vehicles are a consistent need. Even special eating utensils can help someone adapt to a disability. In some cases, computers can help extend the reach of people living with handicaps. They can also help teach many cognitive skills.