In my book, The Joy of Less, I talk about how it’s infinitely easier to declutter when your stuff can serve a good cause:
“Something that’s been sitting in your house, unused and unloved, may bring a great deal of joy to, or fill the genuine need of, someone else. Make their day, and give yourself a pat on the back. Knowing that you’re doing good can make it much easier to part with your stuff.”
With that in mind, I’ve compiled a BIG list of places to donate your discards. Of course, from an environmental standpoint, it’s best to keep your castoffs in your community; the fewer things we ship around the globe, the better. Therefore, I strongly encourage you to check out local options for your unwanted items: like churches, hospitals, schools, libraries, animal shelters, homeless shelters, women’s shelters, halfway homes, food banks, senior centers, day cares, prisons, and charity shops.
However, if you can’t find a good home for your stuff nearby, or you want to support a specific cause, this list will provide you with plenty of resources.
The list focuses on charities based in the United States, the home of most of my readers. (I encourage those of you from other countries to add your nation’s resources in the Comments.)
Furthermore, to make the list as relevant as possible, I’ve concentrated on organizations that have dropoff locations throughout the US, or accept donations by mail. Scores of charities operate on a regional, state, or locale-specific basis; for brevity’s sake they’re not included here, but please tell us about your local faves in the Comments.
I’ve organized the charities according to what they need (General Goods, Clothing, Electronics, Baby Items, Craft Supplies, etc.), and included a sentence about what they do. Wherever possible, I’ve linked directly to the organization’s donation or “wish list” page, to save you from hunting through their website for details.
What you can do: share this post on Twitter, Facebook, Digg, StumbleUpon, GoogleBuzz, and anywhere else you see fit. I think it can serve as an invaluable resource, and great source of inspiration, as we clear the clutter from our homes!
So, here we go — my BIG list of 101 places that need your stuff more than you do:
GENERAL GOODS
Goodwill
What they do: Help people with barriers to employment learn the skills to find competitive employment
What they need: Clothing, electronics, appliances, furniture, and more
Salvation Army
What they do: Provide community programs, homeless services, rehabilition, disaster relief, and other assistance to those in need
What they need: Clothing, furniture, household goods, sporting equipment, books, electronics, and more
Vietnam Veterans of America
What they do: Help Vietnam-era veterans and their families
What they need: Clothing, baby items, housewares, electronics, small appliances, tools, and just about anything else
Volunteers of America
What they do: Support at-risk youth, the frail elderly, men and women returning from prison, homeless individuals and families, people with disabilities, and those recovering from addictions
What they need: Clothing, furniture, toys, and household goods for their thrift stores
Friends of Pine Ridge Reservation
What they do: Provide needed items to the poverty-stricken Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota
What they need: From school, sewing, crafts, sporting, baby, and office supplies, to toiletries, clothing, Christmas gifts, holiday items, bed, bath and kitchen linens, cold weather gear, crayons and more (see website for specific needs)
Operation Give
What they do: Bring hope and solutions to the deprived and disconnected people of the world, in many cases where the US military operates.
What they need: Toys, school supplies, art supplies, sports equipment, and more (Fedex provides FREE shipping from anywhere in the US to their warehouse)
The Help Kenya Project
What they do: Provide Kenya’s students with science, English, and computer skills to break the cycle of poverty
What they need: Used computers, books, clothing, sports equipment, and other supplies
Cause USA
What they do: Send gift packs to wounded military personnel and their families
What they need: Playing cards, handheld electronic games, current magazines, batteries, travel-size toiletries, and more
Forgotten Soldiers Outreach
What they do: Send care packages to deployed soldiers
What they need: Travel-size toiletries, packaged food, flea collars, batteries, tube socks, envelopes, trash bags, and more
CLOTHING, SHOES, AND ACCESSORIES
Dress for Success
What they do: Provide interview suits, confidence boosts, and career development to low-income women in over 75 cities worldwide
What they need: Women’s business suits and other professional apparel, footwear, and accessories
Career Gear
What they do: Provide underserved job-seeking men with training, career counseling, interviews, and professional clothing
What they need: Men’s suits, dress shirts, ties, shoes, briefcases, and other interview-appropriate clothing
The Women’s Alliance
What they do: Provide professional attire and career skills training to low income women and their families seeking self sufficiency
What they need: Women’s business clothing and professional accessories
Sew Much Comfort
What they do: Provide adaptive clothing to wounded service men and women in military hospitals (specially designed to look like normal attire while accommodating their injuries)
What they need: Basketball shorts, boxers, t-shirts, sweatshirts, and PJ bottoms; also twill, flannel, and woven shirting fabric
Clothes4Souls
What they do: Provide clothes to people around the world who are in desperate need
What they need: New or gently-worn clean clothing
Planet Aid
What they do: Provide clothing to people in developing nations, and fund community, health, agricultural, and vocational programs
What they need: Gently-used, unsoiled, functional clothing and shoes
Soles4Souls
What they do: Distribute shoes to people in need in over 125 countries
What they need: All types of new or gently-worn shoes: athletic, running, dress, sandals, pumps, heels, work boots, cleats, dance, and flip flops
Diamonds for Dreams
What they do: Grant wishes for terminal breast cancer patients
What they need: Diamonds, estate jewelry, and other specialty jewelry items
Indigo Rescue
What they do: Assist county animal shelters, and rehabilitate pets and place them in adoptive homes
What they need: Jewelry (for fundraising events)
Animal Guardian Network
What they do: Rescue and place homeless pets with loving families, and assist low-income seniors and financially disadvantaged individuals with their pet care
What they need: Gently-used designer handbags to sell in their ReBag Boutique
WEDDING AND PROM DRESSES
Brides Against Breast Cancer
What they do: Advance the awareness of breast cancer, and operate a wish-granting service enabling patients to make special memories with their loved ones
What they need: New and used wedding gowns from 2005 to present
Brides Across America
What they do: Provide wedding gowns to military brides in need
What they need: New or gently-used bridal gowns, not more than three years old
DonateMyDress.org
What they do: Provide special occasion dresses to girls who cannot afford them for prom, sweet 16, quinceañera or formal events
What they need: Prom and special occasion dresses for young women
The Glass Slipper Project
What they do: Collect formal dresses and accessories and provide them, free of charge, to Chicago-area students who are unable to purchase their own prom attire
What they need: New and almost-new prom dresses and accessories
BABY AND CHILDREN’S ITEMS
Project Night Night
What they do: Reduce the trauma of homeless children with Night Night Packages of childhood comforts
What they need: Stuffed animals, blankets, and children’s books
SAFE (Stuffed Animals for Emergencies)
What they do: Collect items to give to children in emotional, traumatic, or stressful situations (like fires, illness, abuse, homelessness, and natural disasters)
What they need: New or gently-used stuffed animals
Loving Hugs
What they do: Send stuffed animals to children living in war zones, refugee camps, orphanages, hospitals, and natural disaster areas
What they need: New or very gently-used stuffed animals
Project Smile
What they do: Provide emergency responders with children’s comfort items, to help ease their pain and fear
What they need: New or gently-used stuffed animals, children’s books, unused coloring books, new crayons
Newborns in Need
What they do: Provide care necessities to local agencies and hospitals serving premature, ill, or impoverished newborns
What they need: Baby clothing, toys, and other items; also fabric, yarn, thread, and other supplies
Touching Little Lives
What they do: Provide necessity items to needy infants in Ohio
What they need: Baby clothing, booties, toys, blankets and other items; also flannel, thread, batting, and yarn
Ronald McDonald House
What they do: Provide a “home-away-from-home” for families so they can stay close by their hospitalized child at little or no cost
What they need: New toys, food, and household products; see website for details
ELECTRONICS
World Computer Exchange
What they do: Provide used computers and technology to schools, libraries, community centers & universities in developing countries
What they need: Computers, laptops, printers, hard drives, peripherals, software, and more
National Cristina Foundation
What they do: Provide computer technology to people with disabilities or economic disadvantages, to enable them to lead more independent and productive lives
What they need: Desktops, notebooks, printers, peripherals, software, and more
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
What they do: Work to eliminate domestic violence, and empower battered women and children
What they need: Used cell phones
Games for Heroes
What they do: Provide emotional support to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan
What they need: Handheld video game devices like Gameboys, PSPs, and Nintendo DSs
Get-Well Gamers Foundation
What they do: Bring video game systems to children’s hospitals, for entertainment and pain management
What they need: Video games, systems, controllers, and other accessories
Computer Recycling Center
What they do: Place computers in public charity and community programs through Computers & Education™, and recycle unusable items to keep them out of landfills
What they need: Computers, laptops, home electronics
HopeLine from Verizon
What they do: Provide refurbished phones to local domestic violence organizations
What they need: No-longer-used wireless phones, batteries and accessories in any condition from any wireless service provider
Cell Phones for Soldiers
What they do: Use the money from recycling cell phones to purchase calling cards for troops in need
What they need: Used cell phones
iOS Device Recycling Program
What they do: Bring high technology mobile devices (installed with educational apps) into classrooms
What they need: iPads, iPhones, iPod Touches
Fireside International
What they do: Use mobile devices to advance education in Haiti
What they need: iPods, iPads, iPhones
OFFICE AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES
iLoveSchools
What they do: Match America’s school teachers with donations of classroom resources
What they need: A variety of school supplies, materials, and equipment
Swap4Schools
What they do: Match donors’ “haves” with schools’ “wants”
What they need: Books, movies, and other items specifically requested by educators
The GrayMatters Foundation
What they do: Support and empower people impacted by brain tumors through outreach, awareness, and assistance programs
What they need: Stickers, postage stamps, blank or encouragement cards and envelopes
Muscular Dystrophy Association
What they do: Fund worldwide research efforts and nationwide programs to aid those with neuromuscular diseases and their families
What they need: Computers, software, office equipment, furniture, and supplies for use in local offices
Develop Africa
What they do: Provide books, school and teaching supplies, scholarships, and job-related training in Africa
What they need: A wide variety of school and office supplies; see website for details
Pens for Kids
What they do: Send pens to kids in Africa to assist them with getting an education
What they need: New and used pens of every type, color, size, shape, and quantity
BOOKS
International Book Project
What they do: Promote education and literacy by sending quality used books overseas
What they need: Textbooks, dictionaries, encyclopedias, vocational books, children’s books, and more
Global Literacy Project
What they do: Foster community-based literacy initiatives throughout the world
What they need: “We are currently most in need of Pre-K to 12th grade reading books as well as Math and science textbooks.”
Darien Book Aid
What they do: Send books in response to specific requests from Peace Corps volunteers, libraries and schools all over the world
What they need: A variety of new and gently-used books. Please call before shipping, to make sure your donations fit their needs
Books for Africa
What they do: Help create a culture of literacy by shipping books to libraries and classrooms in Africa
What they need: A wide variety of new and gently-used books, generally 15 years old or newer; details on website
The Bridge of Books Foundation
What they do: Provide books to children in low-income families, particularly through foster family agencies, homeless shelters, underfunded schools, and neighborhood centers
What they need: New and used children’s books, from preschool through high school
Books Through Bars
What they do: Send quality reading and educational material to prisoners, thereby promoting successful community re-integration
What they need: A variety of new and gently-used books; details on website. Please email before shipping.
Books for Soldiers
What they do: Facilitate the direct donation of books to soldiers serving overseas
What they need: Books and magazines (as well as CDs, DVDs, and video games) requested by soldiers
BookEnds.org
What they do: Place books in inner-city schools, youth centers, homeless shelters, family literacy centers, after-school enrichment programs, children’s group homes, and juvenile detention facilities
What they need: Quality, gently-used children’s books appropriate for infants to 18 years of age
Better World Books
What they do: Sell books to help fund literacy programs worldwide
What they need: A wide variety of books; see website for details
DVDS AND CDS
Kidflicks.org
What they do: Create movie libraries for children’s hospitals and pediatric wards across the US
What they need: DVDs
DVDs4Vets
What they do: Provide DVDs to VA facilities for veterans in rehabilitation
What they need: DVDs and portable DVD players
DiscsForDogs.org
What they do: Sell used DVDs and CDs, and donate the proceeds to the SPCA
What they need: DVDs and CDs
Musicians On Call
What they do: Provide hospitals with complete CD libraries and players for patient use
What they need: New or gently-used CDs and new, unused personal CD players
ART AND CRAFT SUPPLIES
The CUREchief Foundation
What they do: Bring hope to cancer patients, and people with other conditions that cause hair loss
What they need: Cotton, flannel, or polar fleece fabric
Care Wear
What they do: Provide handmade baby items to premature infants in neonatal intensive care units
What they need: Yarn, flannel, broadcloth, and other fabrics suitable for children’s toys, apparel, and blankets/quilts
A Little Something
What they do: Help refugee women in Denver, CO become self-sufficient through crafting
What they need: Leftover or unwanted beads or jewelry-making supplies, weaving fiber, knitting needles, and natural fiber yarn
Beads of Courage
What they do: Provide arts-in-medicine for children with serious illnesses
What they need: All types of beads, of any color and shape
The Mending Hearts Project
What they do: Assist low income families, teen and single mothers, and mothers with premature infants in neonatal intensive care units
What they need: “Donations of all handcrafted items, yarn, and sewing supplies are graciously accepted.”
Afghans Etc for Charity
What they do: Brighten the lives of children with cancer and other medical issues
What they need: Crochet and knitting supplies, and handcrafted items
Binky Patrol
What they do: Distribute homemade blankets (sewn, knitted, crocheted, or quilted) to children in need
What they need: Fabric, yarn, batting, and finished blankets
The Knitting Connection
What they do: Distribute supplies to volunteers to make hats, mittens, scarves, sweaters, afghans, baby booties, layette sets, and Christmas stockings for needy children
What they need: Yarn, knitting needles, knitting books, and finished knitted/crocheted items
Many Arms Reach You
What they do: Collect and donate knitted, quilted, or crocheted blankets to disadvantaged mothers and their children
What they need: Yarn
The Mother Bear Project
What they do: Provide hand-knit and crocheted bears to children with HIV/AIDS in emerging nations
What they need: Yarn, knitting needles, PolyFil, postage stamps, packing tape
Knots of Love
What they do: Provide crocheted and knitted caps for chemo patients and others facing life-threatening illnesses and injuries
What they need: Yarn
Made 4 Aid
What they do: Sell handmade items on Etsy to raise funds for Doctors Without Borders
What they need: A variety of handmade items, as well as arts and crafts materials
Inklude Studio
What they do: Provide a creative environment for adult artists with autism and other developmental challenges
What they need: A variety of fabric, art supplies, photography and computer equipment
ArtBridge Houston
What they do: Provide an arts program for children in homeless shelters
What they need: Art supplies including paper, colored pencils, watercolor paints, paintbrushes, stencils, markers, etc.
Children’s Healing Art Project
What they do: Create art classes for children in Portland’s children’s hospitals
What they need: A variety of arts supplies; see website for wish list
SPORTS EQUIPMENT
Sports Gift
What they do: Provide sports programs and equipment to impoverished and disadvantaged children throughout the world
What they need: A wide variety of sports equipment; see website for details
One World Running
What they do: Provide running shoes to those in need in the US and throughout the world
What they need: New and near-new running shoes
Bikes for the World
What they do: Donate bicycles to developing countries, so that individuals can get to work or school, or provide health and education services to low-income rural people
What they need: Any serviceable adult or children’s bicycles, as well as bike parts, tools, and accessories
Bicycles for Humanity
What they do: Send bicycles to developing countries, to empower disadvantaged people through improved access to food and water, employment, healthcare, education and social opportunities
What they need: Bicycles, as well as bike parts, tools, clothing, helmets, tires, and tubes
Opportunity Through Baseball
What they do: Provide baseball equipment to impoverished children in the Dominican Republic and around the world
What they need: Baseballs, gloves, mitts, batts, helmets, and more
PeacePassers
What they do: Distribute soccer supplies to communities in need, to empower youth and maximize hope
What they need: Soccer gear like balls, shoes, jerseys, shorts, and socks
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation
What they do: Keep music alive in our schools and communities by donating musical instruments to under-funded music programs
What they need: Gently-used band and orchestral instruments
Marching Mountains
What they do: Supply public school band programs in distressed counties in Appalachia with donated new and used musical instruments
What they need: Musical instruments in good working condition (mainly for marching and concert bands)
Operation Happy Note
What they do: Send musical instruments to deployed service men and women throughout the world
What they need: New or gently-used guitars, violins, mandolins, banjos, keyboards, horns of any kind, harmonicas, and even bagpipes
Education Through Music
What they do: Promote the integration of music into the curricula of disadvantaged schools in order to enhance students’ academic performance and general development
What they need: A variety of musical instruments; see website for details
EYEGLASSES
Unite for Sight
What they do: Support eye care for patients living in extreme poverty in developing countries
What they need: New reading glasses, distance glasses, and sunglasses
One Sight
What they do: Provide free vision care and eyewear to people in need around the world (in some countries, a pair of eyewear costs more than a month’s salary)
What they need: 2 million pairs of gently-used eyewear
New Eyes for the Needy
What they do: Send eyeglasses to medical missions and international charitable organizations for distribution to the poor in developing nations
What they need: Eyeglasses, reading glasses, sunglasses, hearing aids
CARS
Big Brothers Big Sisters’ Cars for Kids’ Sake
What they do: Provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better
What they need: All types of vehicles, including cars, trucks, SUVs, motor homes, boats, airplanes, farm equipment, and construction equipment
Habitat for Humanity Cars for Homes
What they do: Build and rehabilitate houses for families in need
What they need: Cars, trucks, boats, RVs, motorcycles, and construction equipment
American Diabetes Association
What they do: Strive to prevent and cure diabetes, and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes
What they need: Cars, trucks, trailers, boats, and RVs
National Kidney Foundation Kidney Cars
What they do: Fund public health and professional education, vital patient and community services, organ donation programs and medical research to prevent kidney disease
What they need: Cars, vans, trucks, and boats
National Foundation for Cancer Research
What they do: Support cancer research and public education relating to prevention, earlier diagnosis, better treatments and ultimately, a cure for cancer.
What they need: Cars, trucks, boats, and SUVs
Purple Heart
What they do: Provide a variety of programs for wounded and disabled veterans and their families
What they need: Cars, trucks, RVs, and boats
MISCELLANEOUS
National Furniture Bank
What they do: Provide beds, tables, chairs, and other crucial home furnishings to over 100,000 people in need each year
What they need: Beds, dressers, nightstands, tables, chairs, sofas, lamps, and more
Project C.U.R.E.
What they do: Donate medical supplies and equipment to hospitals and clinics around the world
What they need: New and used medical equipment and supplies, including crutches, wheelchairs, and beds
UNICEF
What they do: Provide humanitarian relief to children around the globe
What they need: Foreign coins and notes
Chemo Angels
What they do: Brighten the lives of those undergoing IV chemo treatment
What they need: Retailer gift cards, valid or expired (can still be used in CA)
TESSA
What they do: Provide safety and counseling to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in El Paso and Teller counties
What they need: Grocery and retailer gift cards, used cell phones
Make-A-Wish Foundation
What they do: Grant wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions
What they need: Retailer gift cards and gift certificates
St. Jude’s Ranch
What they do: Serve all abused, abandoned, and neglected children and families in a safe, homelike environment
What they need: Used greeting cards
Overseas Coupon Program
What they do: Facilitate the sending of coupons to overseas military personnel and their families
What they need: Manufacturer’s coupons, valid and expired (up to 2 months)
If you’d like to do further research into these (and other charities), please see Charity Navigator, an independent charity evaluator.
If you prefer to find a charity that’ll pick up your donations, check out DonationTown.
If you know other charities that accept unwanted items, please let us know about them in the Comments. And again, please share this post on Twitter, Facebook, Digg, StumbleUpon, GoogleBuzz, etc. — I’d like to get this resource out to as many people as possible.
Happy Decluttering, and do some good with those discards!
Remember: when you live with less, you have more to give.
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Assistance League is a national organization with the principal objective of providing new clothing to children whom the schools identify as needy. Assistance Leagues usually raise funds by operating Thrift Shops, and in my hometown the thrift shop accepts donations of good quality clothing, household items and almost anything you can think of, including furniture from time to time. This is a great place to take the “stuff” you no longer use. Look for your nearest Assistance League on the national website: http://www.assistanceleague.org I am a former member and I recommend this organization 100%. We were clothing 7500 children a year during the last year I was active with an all volunteer organization.
I love your website.
Thanks, Sharon
Charities can make great use of collected postage stamps from all over the world, common and rare, to fundraise, by selling them on to philatelists and collectors.
Please, visit our website today to find a charity that you would like to support. The website is updated monthly, and new charities are welcome to be added to the list as well. http://usedstampsforcharity.weebly.com/
Each charity is listed with the address to send donations to, and the date that they last confirmed their details, so that you know how up to date the listing is.
We are a free, volunteer run directory.
To add your charity, please send us the name of the charity, a postal address for donations to be sent to, and a few words about what your charity does. Don’t forget to re-confirm with us monthly so that your charity appears near the top of the list. englishgirl2009-sunshine@yahoo.co.uk
Thank you. This is a great resource. In addition to the charities mentioned, I’m hoping to find animal related charities that accept goods. Our local humane society accepts blankets, unopened pet food, etc, but I’m wondering if there’s any that might be similar to the Viet Nam Vets,that will take a wide variety of items. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
If you are in SoCal then you can donate your luxury and designer items to Designed Giving and designate your favorite animal nonprofit as the recipient of the proceeds.
Does anyone know of good use for old new and used cosmetics? I know there are sanitation issues but I have so much and if there is any way to make that excesses useful for someone else I would love to get rid of somethings without throwing it all away.
I sometimes use them in art and craft projects. The powdery ones are basically soft pastels.
can u use material (fabric) to do things for charity please contactme i have so much of ot wont be able to do in this life time
I am in the process of making a few nice warm afgans for the homeless. I live in Palatine, I’ll. Where should I drop the afgans off? This would be on on going mission for me……. Has to be for the homeless….
Hello, I have a bunch (over 20 items) of hair styling products. No cleansers just styling items. Does anyone know anywhere that these may be used? I have checked a few shelters but they don’t need these types of items. I know I could do Salvation Army or Goodwill, just thought some place could really use these.
That should say over 200 items!
Over 200 items
I’m in Cincinnati btw.
Wow! What an incredible list! So thoroughly researched and carefully compiled! This is an invaluable resource for all of us who are trying to discover the Joy of Less! As a pastor I have had a few experiences where people have offered our church their ‘no longer loved’ items – from beds, appliances, broken toys, closets of clothes, entire libraries, etc. Most often we are not able to accept these items. Churches fight their own clutter issues since there is frequently no one who is willing to either take charge of de-cluttering or has the permission to get rid of someone else’s prize donation from years gone by. We also lack the storage or empty space to create collections of used items that we can’t put to immediate use. Instead, we have encouraged people to hang on to their items until we offer something we have called an “Unsale” where all of these items are collected on one day and then put on display the next for anyone in the community to help themselves to at no charge. We ask for no broken junk but usually get lots of clothes, small furniture, toys, etc. Most often we end up with just one or two boxes of unclaimed items at the end of the day that we take to a donation center. Thanks for your help and encouragement to us as we pursue lives free of clutter!
ship some of they items to Nigeria. it will go a long way in helping us
Great list! I’m looking for one to donate cellphone CASES to! All I can find when I search it is the phone donation ones! Anyone know where I can send my phone cases into?
Youth services may be able to use them in Philadelphia. They have a teen shelter called (YES) YOUTH EMERGENCY SHELTER that houses teens and a few crisis nurseries (SALLY WATSON) , (BARING HOUSE) , (SUNNYCREST) and more. Youth services does a lot for the community and non profit so their resources are limited and mostly donated. I use to work for their organization and they are great. You can ask for Gwenn Bailey at 2152223262
Hello,
Does any one know where I can donate party store favors? I own a party store in the Long Beach area and have a multitude of party favors to donate. If anyone has a suggestion it would be much appreciated. My name is Emily and I can be reached at 818.723.1849.
On HeroSearch.org you can search LOCAL charities that need exactly the things you have to donate (by zip) to make a difference. Just launched last year, organizations are still being added.
We have a piano to give – email me please.
If you are in Nigeria, or wish to make a donation to out of school in Nigeria, to support girls child education, re_build the houses of those affected by Boko haram or you wish to impact life in any way. please call. (+234)7038149338.
This organization gives relief to the local homeless by collecting gently used clothing, shoes, and other items that they distribute directly to the homeless on every 1st saturday of the month.
This reminds me of the time my son donated a whole cooked goat to an AIDS charity. They needed some good quality protein to serve a lot of people and he had it left over after an event. As minimalists, we should not waste anything that’s potentially useful to a good cause.
Is there anyplace that accepts medical supplies like gauze pad assorted bandages small bottles of saline solution and tape etc. not a huge amount but enough to be useful
I have collected many books pertaining to counseling, understanding differences, parenting, art therapy, and all types of therapy in general. I think these books would be helpful to other counselors and therapists. I want to donate them where they will be read and hopefully found helpful.I am mostly retired from my counseling practice and can’t seem to let these books go without knowing they will go where they will be used. I live in the Spokane, WA area
who needs old books of children’s songs with simple piano music. These are books I used as teacher resources to sing with elementary classrooms.
Where can I donate books of children’s songs with music to sing with elementary classes.
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I want to give away many, many National Geographic Magazines.
I am looking for a nursing home or Children’s Hospital that would welcome a display of about 2000 Cherished Teddies. They could be displayed in a showcase for the residents that live in the facility to enjoy daily. Many of these places have cases in there hallways and I’m sure the residents would love to see them. They could bring such joy because they are so pretty. They are all packed in there boxes and are all in very good shape. I live in northern Wisconsin. I can be reached at 262-473-6691
We are moving and we have found places to pick up everthing BUT an upright piano. We will pay if needed . There are outside sidewalk stairs . Thank you for an awesome site!!
I suggest you add “Women Helping Women & Men To Work” in Orange County, CA. They’re a terrific organization that started out helping women get back into the work force, then saw that there were men needing assistance as well and now do a lot of good for both.
They need donations of interview-appropriate clothing for men and women. Toiletries such as tooth paste, tooth brushes, soap, shampoo, and deodorant are also helpful.
http://www.whw.org/
Hello! I work in a non-profit organization called Save Our Needy. Our main focus is on poverty alleviation through the promotion of education and, youth and women empowerment. We presently operate in 2 West African countries: Nigeria and Benin Republic (one of the poorest countries in the world today).
We will be very happy to get donations of gently used or new educational materials and learning equipment like PCs, laptops, tablets, school bags and school shoes from anyone who is willing to touch the life of a needy and vulnerable child in Africa.
Donations of gently used or new clothing and beddings for children and adults particularly women will also be very welcome as we cater to orphans, widows and single mothers who have no source of income. We also regularly visit orphanages.
We also need phones for easy communication and utility vehicles as we go to the most remote areas to do our work. We strongly desire to make the world a better place for disadvantaged children and women. Please support us.
We wish to partner with anyone or any organization that shares our vision and dreams of putting smiles on the faces of the downtrodden.
Please kindly visit our website to know more about our activities: http://www.saveourneedy.org
You can also call : +2349025600734 or +234-8151546111 for inquiries.
Thank you very much in advance.
I forgot to add Save Our Needy email address. Please send emails to saveourneedy@gmail.com for inquiries or to get added information on how you can support our work.
Thank you.
In the Chicago area, there is an organization called Wings which operates shelters for battered women and their children. They take things for the shelters and also for their thrift shops.
I wanted to share an idea for what to do with high school yearbooks(and possibly other yearbooks as well). I donated mine to the state genealogy society. They were happy to have it and I was happy to keep it out of a landfill!
Saint Vincent de Paul’s