“The light shines in the darkness; and the darkness has not overcome it.” John 1:5
Lanterns In TheAlley Ministries depends on donations in order to provide for the community. We are just starting out in February 2026. Moving forward, there will be photographs of us out in the community feeding, transporting, handing out general packets and hygeine packets, etc. There will eventually be videos up for viewing as well. All of this can be found under the “Lanterns” tab in our website.
Donations Needed:
Items for the packets we hand out when we come in contact with someone in need:
The General Packet:
- Gallon storage bags, several snack items (granola, crackers, pop tarts, and/or nuts), gatorade, Bible pamphlets, a little Jesus figure, A Lanterns In The Alley contact card, a note of encouragement, a couple dollars.
The Hygeine Packet:
- Gallon storage bags, Trial size items work best: deoderant (men and women fragrances), shampoo, conditioner, body soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, a mini laundry detergent, a small pack of dryer sheets, face soap, lotion, chap stick, a couple dollars to wash clothes, a note of encouragement.
The Winter Packet:
- Gallon storage bags, the winter pack will be a general packet along with hand warmers, a beanie, scarf, gloves, and a pair of socks.
Meals are cooked and brought out to those in need on a weekly basis:
Currently I am only able to cook meals once a week. Items needed will provide those meals consistently.
General Items needed:
- Disposable food containers
- Tin Foil and plastic wrap
- Individual condiment packets
- plastic disposable forks and spoons
- napkins
- large tin trays for prep
Food items needed monthly:
- 4 packs of Spagetti, 6 jars of Spagetti sauce, 5 pounds of ground beef, 5 packs (8 count) frozen garlic bread, 40 waters.
- 2 packs of 18 hot dogs, 36 hot dog buns, 36 packs of chips, 36 waters.
- 6 packs of family size velveta macaroni and cheese boxes, 5 packs (8 count) frozen cheese bread, 40 waters.
- 2 large family size frozen lasagnas, 5 packs (8 count) frozen garlic bread, 40 waters.
Transporters needed:
- When someone is needing to go to the women or mens shelters, we sometimes transport them
- When we are able to get everything together to get someone a bed at a local rehab facility, we transport them.
- When we are able to get everything together to get someone a bed at a facility in another state, we fly with them.
- When someone wants to come with us to church, we provide transportation for them to come. We either transport them or pay for the bus for them.
Those that knit and crochet:
- Our winter packets include beanies, gloves, and scarfs. If you are someone that is able to knit or crochet, we do hand out a lot of these items, along with sox.
- These items can be purchased but sometimes it is nice to send love to our neighbors through handmade items.
If it is in you to donate money for the various items we supply to the community, you can do so through the following ways:
Donations can be made to my paypal, cash app, or venmo. A receipt will be sent to you for your records and videos and photographs will be taken of the money you have provided in use.
Paypal: amandabussen@yahoo.com
Venmo: @amanda-bussen
Cash App: $mandeebussen
For further information on anything listed here, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me through the following emails. If you go over the the “volunteer” page and fill out the form to volunteer, you will receive my personal phone number and can always contact me through that.
Professional email: lea.wellnesscollective@gmail.com
Personal email: amandabussen@yahoo.com