What they do: Provide needed items to the poverty-stricken Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota What they need: Clothing, furniture, toys, and household goods for their thrift stores 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, baby items, housewares, electronics, small appliances, tools, and just about anything else What they do: Help Vietnam-era veterans and their families What they need: Clothing, furniture, household goods, sporting equipment, books, electronics, and more What they do: Provide community programs, homeless services, rehabilition, disaster relief, and other assistance to those in need What they need: Clothing, electronics, appliances, furniture, and more What they do: Help people with barriers to employment learn the skills to find competitive employment So, here we go - my BIG list of 101 places that need your stuff more than you do: I think it can serve as an invaluable resource, and great source of inspiration, as we clear the clutter from our homes!
What you can do: share this post on Twitter, Facebook, Digg, StumbleUpon, GoogleBuzz, and anywhere else you see fit. 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. 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. 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 encourage those of you from other countries to add your nation’s resources in the Comments.)įurthermore, 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. The list focuses on charities based in the United States, the home of most of my readers. 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. 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. 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. With that in mind, I’ve compiled a BIG list of places to donate your discards. Knowing that you’re doing good can make it much easier to part with your stuff.” Make their day, and give yourself a pat on the back.
“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. 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:
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