While funding is always in demand, what is received now comes from sources such as Oktoberfest celebrations, foundations, organized groups and members, businesses, corporations and individuals.

While most Donors provide ‘tax deductible’ funding in different amounts, some Donors sponsor the construction of an entire shelter. When donated, these funds are earmarked for a specific Shelter and the Donor often participates in the construction of the shelter. This gives the Donor the opportunity to actually meet the recipient family members, see what conditions they currently live in and experience what it is like to provide housing to a needy family.

Donors also provide their support through a ‘tax deductible’ donation of building materials such as windows, doors, hardware, etc and tools.

The more experienced building teams can usually adapt and make use of most any item donated but it is much easier for us to use standardized materials. Generally, two doors and three windows are included in each Shelter. The specifics of these and other items that can be donated are listed as follows:

Building Materials	Annual Needs
Anchor Bolts
J bolts:
6” x ½”	120
12” x ½”	220
16” x ½”	80
L-bolts
24” x ½”	120
Caulking – 20 to 30 year Siliconized Latex, clear	140 tubes
Doors:
Doors – 36” x 80”, solid core (If pre-drilled – one door knob/lock hole located 40” from top of door)	24
Door frames – “Ready” frames, 4 7/8”, interior metal knock-down type, 3 ½” hinge pockets with Snap-On metal trim	24
Door thresholds – All metal, 36” x 5/8” high with a rubber and metal door sweep	24
Doorknobs – Two per unit, keyed alike	24
Door hinges – Three per door, 3 ½” specific for “Ready” metal frames	72
Door strike plates for “Ready” frames.	24
Hurricane ties – H-3 standard	400
Drywall screws
1” x 6	10 pounds
2” x 8	20 pounds
2 ½” x 8	25 pounds
Dacratized screws (Gray Coated, sharp pointed. Usually carried by Copper State Bolt in Tucson, Arizona. Home Depot does not carry these special type):
2 ½” x 8	50+ pounds
3” x 8	50+ pounds
Dur-o-wall or ladder wire for 6” wide block (Actual width of wire is 4”)	14 bundles
Nails
#16 sinkers	50+ pounds
#8 sinkers	80+ pounds
#8 galvanized	30+ pounds
Rebar tie wire	4 roles
Styrofoam – 2’ x 8’ x 1” thick, tongue and grove	320 pieces
Windows – 4’ x 4’, single slide, single pane, masonry type	36

Tools are provided to building teams and are purchased with funds made available for this purpose. It is important that each team is equipped with the necessary tools for a successful building weekend. Therefore, we attempt to keep an ample supply that will outfit up to three teams over a week or weekend. Should you wish to donate tools, the following is a list of the low-end to middle-of-the-line quality tools we go through on a continual basis:

Block line
Caulk guns
Five-gallon plastic buckets
Mortar trowels
Nail aprons
Nail hammers
Picks
Spade and flat shovels
Tape measures


Also, upper-end tools we use and need additional are:

¾” steel concrete form stakes
6-foot, 7-foot and 8-foot fiberglass ladders
18-volt Ryobi batteries and chargers
18-volt Ryobi trim saws and blades, screw drivers, sawsalls
4-foot levels
1600-2000 watt Generators
7-1/4” electric circular saws
Contractor wheelbarrows
Rebar cutter/bender
Scaffold frames and 7-foot metal scaffold planks

If you wish to DONATE FUNDS, you can do so online by clicking here
or by sending your donation in the form of a check or money order to:
Agua Prieta Family Shelters, Inc.
8987 East Tanque Verde Road Suite 309-390
Tucson, Arizona 85749-9399.

If you wish to DONATE MATERIALS OR TOOLS, please contact Roger Schneider
at 520-981-0503. He can provide you with an update on our current needs.

To assist us in transporting equipment and materials from our storage containers in Agua Prieta to our jobs sites throughout the day, we are need of a 6-foot x 10-foot flat bed trailer. This trailer will be kept in our secure storage area in Agua Prieta for building team use.

For consistency in building integrity, workmanship, and ease of training, a detailed Shelter Building Manual is provided by Agua Prieta Family Shelters, Inc.