Members of the public who wish to help have been asked by the group to provide good quality:
- Sleeping bags, blankets, and camping mats
- First aid equipment - bandages, vinyl, medical gloves, antiseptic wipes
- Torches, candles, batteries
- Dried food, rice, pasta, high protein meat, tinned fish
- Adhesive plasters, Vaseline, and permanent markers
The group is not able to accept:
- Clothes
- Bedding, towels, or pillows
- Prescription or over the counter medication, alcohol hand wash
- Lighters, matches, or flammable liquids
- Large tinned or fresh food, or other perishables
- Scissors, razors, or biro pens
Those who can are asked to box their items and use a permanent marker to cross out the barcode, thereby easing the load on volunteers. This is so that items are not sold on by anyone.
Donations can be dropped off at the following locations and times:
- North Ormesby Hub, Derwent Street, TS3 6JB. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9.30am to 12pm and 1pm to 5pm and Saturday 9.30am to 12.30pm.
- Newport Community Hub, Union Street, TS1 4EE. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9.30am to 12pm and 1pm to 4.30pm.
- Thorntree Community Hub, Birkhall Road, TS3 9JW. Monday, Tuesday, Friday 9.30am to 12pm and 1pm to 5pm.
- Easterside Community Hub, Broughton Avenue, TS4 3PZ. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9.30am to 12pm and 1pm to 5pm.
- Grove Hill Community Hub, Bishopton Road, TS4 2RP. Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9.30am to 12pm and 1pm to 5pm.
- MyPlace, TS2 1JP. Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9.30am to 12pm and 1pm to 4.30pm.
Middlesbrough Mayor Andy Preston said: "The people of Middlesbrough are the most generous people in the country. In the last seven days I have been bombarded with offers of help. The challenge has been, as a town how do we respond to the crisis in an intelligent and helpful way.
"I'm really pleased to share this action being taken by Ukrainian nationals from our area taking assistance right to the heart of the matter.
"As an alternative or addition to this one of the most simple ways to help is to donate money. I will be and we ask others to give a little bit of money to one of the following groups who are there on the front line."
Those who wish to make a financial donation can do so through the British Red Cross (DEC Ukraine Appeal | British Red Cross), or Unicef (Ukraine crisis: donate now to protect children - Unicef UK).
The group may also look for volunteers to help sort and pack donations. For any questions or offers of help, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., who will connect you to the relevant people.
