“Youth can do a lot of really powerful and important things. We just need people to believe in us.”

Wish List

Another way you can directly support our youth is by donating items on our wish list, which is updated regularly based on seasonal needs. Delivery hours are 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Mon - Thur. If you have questions or items you'd like to donate, please email us at donations@oasiscenter.org. The needs of our young people change, so please email us before starting a donation drive. Due to space limitations and very generous donation drives, we are currently pausing donations for all clothing not on our wish list to the right. Instead, you can donate those items to a local shelter or to ThriftSmart, a locally-run thrift store. At ThriftSmart, please ask staff how to register the donation in our name. ThriftSmart counts donations towards gift cards which enable our young adults to pick their own clothes. Contact ThriftSmart at 615.833.8200 to discuss a donation or pick-up. (updated 5/1/26)

• Outreach Needs List
• Bottled water (urgent need)
• Boxer Briefs (new, in-package)
• Deodorant
• Women's Cotton Underwear (new, in-package)
• Lotion, vaseline
• Shorts
• Plain t-shirts (no collars)
• Shower shoes/flip flops in all adult shoe sizes (S - XL)
• New swimwear (adult sizes, all genders)
• Leggings, joggers, sweatpants, soft pants, jeans
• Notebooks, journals, mechanical pencils, wide ruled paper
• New hair scarves, bonnets, scrunchies and hair ties
• Individual dose of multi-symptom menstrual relief (such as Midol) and ibuprofen, over-the-counter cold/flu medications
• Texas Instruments graphing calculators (TI83 or TI84, new or gently used)
• Restaurant/fast food gift cards (e.g., McDonald's, Krystal, etc.)
• Dog food
• Emergency Shelter Needs List
• Food Pantry Needs List
• School Supply List
• Art Studio Needs List
• Mountain Biking Team & Bike Workshop Needs List