Project Description

This not-for-profit organization works with children ranging in age from toddlers to age 16.  As part of their service they provide children with a backpack containing a complete change of clothing, a quilt, and toiletries. These donated items were stored in a caged unit that had become so cluttered that not only was it impossible to access needed items, it was unsafe with boxes of goods precariously piled to the ceiling. It was also virtually impossible to keep track of inventory and know what was in the containers and boxes, which were not necessarily labelled correctly.  Backpacks for children could not be pre-assembled as they could not pre-determine specific needs. As part of my mandate to give back to the community, I volunteered to organize this space for them. backpacks with clothes and toiletries for children ranging in age from 4 to 16.  The storage units were repositioned for better access and hanging storage was added to the back wall.  Sliding drawer units were added for easy access to standard backpack items and clothing was ordered by gender and size and displayed on hangers for quick selection.  Extra supplies are housed along the sides in clear plastic storage containers and labeled for easy re-stocking of the end unit.  An inventory control process and procedure was put in place to keep track of current stock and trigger the need for restocking on a timely basis.