AUBURN — BJ’s Wholesale Club recently donated $5,000 to the New Beginnings Outreach for Homeless Youth Program.

The money will be used by the Lewiston-based shelter to purchase a commercial-grade dishwasher/sanitizer and a refrigerator, serving supplies and food for the program.

The donation is part of a recent $754,220 donation made by BJ’s Charitable Foundation to 108 nonprofit organizations in the 15 states where BJ’s Wholesale Clubs are located.