Current Needs

at Tapestry Farms (August 2026)

Purchase Things

Stock the Shelves (August 2026) Greatest needs in bold.

Household:

  • Air conditioners & box fans

  • Clothes hangers (adult & children)

  • Water purifying pitcher (ex. Brita)

  • Bleach

  • Hand soap

  • Dish soap

  • All-purpose cleaner

  • Trash bags

  • Laundry detergent

  • Paper towels

  • Toilet paper

  • Mops/Brooms

  • Toilet Cleaner

  • Disinfectant wipes

  • Tissues

Pantry:

  • Unsalted Pistachios

  • Olive/Vegetable Oil

  • Sugar

  • Almonds

  • Walnuts

  • Sardines

  • Raisins

  • Dry Chickpeas

  • Tea biscuits (biscoff, wafers, etc.)

  • Nutella

  • Beans

  • Nido (powdered milk)

  • Canned tomatoes

  • 100% juice (apple, mango, cherry, or strawberry/banana)

  • Tea (green or black)

  • Red lentils

  • Cardamon

  • Garlic powder and similar spices

  • Chili powder

  • Coconut flakes

Toiletries:

  • Baby wipes

  • Feminine hygiene pads (maxi pads preferred)

  • Toothbrushes

  • Toothpaste (kids/adult)

  • Mouthwash

  • Body Soap/Shower Gel

  • Deodorant

  • Lotion (baby/adult)

  • Disposable razors

  • Diapers

  • Baby Wash/Shampoo

  • Tylenol & Ibuprofen (adult)

  • Bandaids

International Markets*:

  • Parle G Cookies (African)

  • Ramen (chicken, vegetable) (Arabic)

  • Coffee (w/ Cardamom, classic, etc.) (Arabic)

  • Grape Leaves (Arabic)

  • Halawa (Arabic)

  • Mango & Guava Juice (African)

  • Mocha (Arabic)

  • Molokhia Leaves (Arabic)

  • Tahini (Arabic)

  • Tea Biscuits (Arabic)

  • Vegetable Ghee (Arabic)

  • Vermicelli (Arabic)

  • Ceylon Tea (w/carcamom, classic, etc.) (Arabic)

  • Honey Ginger Tea (African)

  • Na’an (Arabic)

  • Palm Oil (African)

*Preferred International Markets: Derby City (Moline - Arabic food), Mawua Market (Davenport - African food), and US & African Food Market (Rock Island - African food)

Items can be dropped off at Tapestry Farms on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 9am and noon OR by appointment. Email for more information.

Two smiling men harvesting tomatoes from a garden surrounded by green plants in a residential yard.

Volunteer Time

Donate Your Time

  • Provide child care during legal appointments (ongoing)

  • Drive families to legal appointments (ongoing)

  • Help with CSA distribution (2nd & 4th Tuesdays of the month / noon–6 / ongoing)

  • Purchase Dubai chocolate, baklava, flowers HERE.

  • Provide child care during summer English class (Tuesday mornings)

  • Give a ride to summer English class (Tuesday mornings)

  • Give a ride to English class (Mondays & Wednesdays)

  • Gather a group to complete a short-term gardening project (seasonal), sign up HERE.

  • Sign up to volunteer at our 1-acre garden in north Davenport.

  • Offer friendship to a refugee family

  • Shop QC Farmers’ Market or Freight House Farmers Market on Saturdays May – October. (Monthly schedule listed on homepage.)

Please email leslie@tapestryfarms.org with questions. Sign up to volunteer at the button(s) above.

Refugees and volunteers working together at Tapestry Farms.

Frequently Asked Questions

Your can help ensure refugees—forced to flee their homes because of violence and persecution—will have the support needed to build a beautiful life.

Tapestry Farms is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. Our address is 121 W. 12th Street, Davenport, IA 52803.