Winter Donation Ideas: Our Favorite Bulk Supplies for Donating this Holiday Season

As temperatures drop, the need for warmth, comfort, and care grows. For church groups, nonprofits, homeless shelters, and community organizations, winter is one of the most critical times to give back. Whether you’re creating blessing bags, organizing a coat drive, or assembling care kits for the unhoused, thoughtful bulk donations can make a powerful difference.

At Bags in Bulk, we make it simple to stretch your donation dollars and supply as many people as possible. Here are our favorite winter donation ideas—all available in affordable bulk quantities.

1. Bulk Blankets: A Warm Hug in Every Package 🧣

When the nights are long and cold, a soft blanket is one of the most appreciated items you can give. Our bulk blankets are ideal for blanket drives, shelters, and outreach events. Choose from fleece and thermal styles that are lightweight, easy to store, and built to last.

Donating Tip: Pair blankets with warm socks or gloves in your winter care kits for an instant comfort bundle.

2. Bulk Winter Coats for Community Coat Drives 🧥 

A good coat can be life-changing for someone facing freezing temperatures. Our wholesale winter coats come in assorted sizes for adults and children—perfect for church coat drives, schools, or nonprofit distribution programs. Each style offers durable insulation and weather-resistant materials to help keep recipients warm all season long.

Donating Tip: Sort coats by size before your event to make your donation drive as efficient as possible.

3. Winter Apparel & Accessories: Gloves, Hats, and Scarves 🧤

Small items can make a huge difference in keeping people warm and protected. Our wholesale winter accessories include gloves, beanies, scarves, earmuffs, and more—all at budget-friendly bulk prices.

Donating Tip: Don’t miss our brand-new Winter Accessories Set with Hat, Gloves, and Scarf — a perfectly coordinated trio ready to hand out or add to blessing bags.

4. Bulk Socks: The #1 Most Requested Item in Shelters 🧦

It’s no secret—clean, warm socks are one of the top needs among people experiencing homelessness. Our wholesale socks are durable, comfortable, and available in multipacks for men, women, and children. Socks are also lightweight and easy to include in homeless care packages or winter survival kits—they’re the kind of small gesture that means everything.

In addition to socks, another often-overlooked personal care item is underwear. Clean, dry underwear is one of those basic necessities that most of us take for granted. Donating underwear to homeless and unhoused individuals is a great way to bring a little bit of dignity and care to your donations and blessing bags this winter. Bags in Bulk carries a wide selection of wholesale underwear for men, women, and kids. We stock briefs, boxers, and boxer briefs for men, as well as women's panties, all in convenient wholesale packs. 

Donating Tip: To provide even more warmth this winter, check out our wholesale Winter Thermal Crew Socks, which are ideal for cold climates and outdoor use. 

5. Outdoor & Camping Gear for the Unhoused ⛺ 

For those living outdoors, durable and weather-resistant supplies are crucial. Our bulk outdoor and camping equipment includes ponchos, sleeping bags, tarps, and other essentials to help protect against the elements. These items are ideal for outreach programs that directly serve unsheltered individuals and encampment areas.

Donating tip: For added warmth in extremely cold climates, our Waterproof Extra Cold Weather Sleeping Bag is the warmest sleeping bag we offer. 

6. Hygiene Kits & Toiletries for Blessing Bags 🧼

Personal care is dignity—and you can provide that with ready-to-go bulk hygiene kits. Each kit contains essentials like toothbrushes, soap, razors, and deodorant—perfect for blessing bags, shelters, and mobile outreach efforts.

Looking to simplify even further? Try our homeless care packages, which are pre-packed and ready to distribute. They’re a time-saving, cost-effective solution for busy volunteer groups and nonprofits.

Donating tip: For maximum warmth and comfort this winter, our 45-piece Warm Essential Homeless Hygiene Kit includes critical winter supplies like a knit winter beanie, gloves, socks, hand warmers, waterproof poncho, and lots of toiletries for added comfort. 

⛄️ Make a Bigger Impact This Winter ❄️

Every donation—big or small—makes a difference. By buying in bulk, your organization can help more people for less, ensuring that everyone has access to the warmth, comfort, and care they deserve.

Whether you’re organizing a winter coat drive or blanket drive, a charity, church or nonprofit preparing care kits, or simply someone who wants to give back, Bags in Bulk has everything you need to make your efforts go further this season.

🛒 Explore more donation essentials at BagsInBulk.com and help bring warmth to your community this winter.