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Support St. James Haven during Crawford Gives August 24 – 27! A portion of donations are matched to provide even more support to our mission!

How You Can Help

Select an option below to learn more

Financial Contribution

Gifts From Your IRA - Planned Giving

Meal Donation

Volunteer & Inspire

Personal Care Items

Financial Contribution

You can easily donate using our secure online form. If you prefer to donate by mail please make your check payable to St. James Haven and send it to

St. James Haven
P.O. Box 15
Meadville, PA 16335

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If you have questions, please feel free to call us at 814-337-6082.

Gifts from Your IRA

If you are 70½ or older, you can give directly from your IRA to St. James Haven through a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD).

Why donors choose a QCD
  • The gift goes straight from your IRA to St. James Haven and is excluded from your taxable income.
  • It counts toward your required minimum distribution (RMDs begin at age 73).
  • You benefit whether or not you itemize — no deduction needed.
  • In 2026 you may give up to $111,000 this way ($222,000 for a married couple with separate IRAs).
How to make one
  1. Contact your IRA custodian and request a Qualified Charitable Distribution.
  2. Ask them to make the check payable to St. James Haven. This is the part that matters — the check cannot be made out to you and signed over
  3. The custodian can mail it to us directly, or mail it to you to deliver or forward. Either way works.  Our address is St. James Haven, P.O. Box 15, Meadville, PA 16335.
  4. Let us know it’s coming so we can thank you properly and send your written acknowledgment.
Year-end note: a QCD counts for the tax year in which the funds actually leave your IRA. If you’re giving in December, having the custodian send the check straight to us avoids any risk of it clearing in January.
Our information for your custodian

St. James Haven
P.O. Box 15, Meadville, PA 16335

A 501(c)(3) organization and a mission of the Sisters of St. Joseph of NW PA.  If your custodian’s form asks for a Tax ID, call us at 814-337-6082 and we’ll provide it.

Questions? Call us at 814-337-6082. We’re glad to work with you or your advisor.

St. James Haven does not provide tax or legal advice. Please consult your own advisor about your situation.

Meal Donation

At St. James Haven, we serve a hot, nutritious meal to our guests every evening—and it’s all made possible by the kindness and generosity of our community.
 
If you’d like to donate a meal, we’d be so grateful! Just use the easy-to-access calendar below to pick a day that works best for you.
 
We ask that meals be able to feed up to 16 men, as we can accommodate 15 guests and two resident managers, and our numbers may vary from day to day. Donating a meal is a wonderful way to serve together—with friends, family, church groups, life groups, or co-workers.
 
You’re welcome to prepare a home-cooked meal or order from one of our fantastic local restaurants. Meals may be dropped off between 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM on the day you’ve selected. If that time doesn’t work for you or if you have any questions about preparing or dropping off a meal, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Samantha at Samantha.stump@ssjerie.org.
 
Thank you for being a part of this mission and for helping us care for our guests with love and dignity.

Volunteer & Inspire

We regularly need volunteers to help maintain the Haven.

  • Serving nightly meals.
  • Helping with our Third Thursday “Drive-Thru” Community Dinners.
  • Cleaning
  • Yardwork – mowing, weeding
  • Answering Phones
Contact Us Today

If you have questions, please feel free to call us at 814-337-6082.

Personal Care Items

Our guests come to us with very little. If you would like to help provide personal care and household items, please see our suggested items below. You can also download a printable shopping list.

  • Coffee
  • Individually Wrapped Snacks
  • Sugar
  • Minute Rice
  • Iced Tea Bags (Cold Tea)
  • Clorox Clean Ups/Wipes
  • Liquid Laundry Soap
  • Dryer Sheets
  • Dawn Dish Soap
  • All Purpose Cleaning Products
  • Toilet Bowl Cleaner
  • 3 in 1 Body Wash
  • Travel Size Deodorant
  • Air Freshener
  • Gallon Ziploc Bags
  • Sandwich Bags
  • Chapstick
  • Small Nail Clippers
  • Q-tips
  • Small Packs of Tissues
  • Eucerin Body Lotion
  • Combs
  • New Underwear (All sizes)
  • New Socks (Crew and Ankle)

At this time we are not accepting any clothing donations due to storage constraints.

St. James Haven does accept new unused socks and underwear.

Download/Print Shopping List