Are you preparing for an upcoming move? Are you starting to sort through your belongings to decide which ones to take with you to your new home? Instead of throwing unwanted items away, you can donate them to local charitable organizations to support those in need. At All Edgewater Movers, we are committed to making the moving process as simple as possible. Our residential movers in New Jersey have put together a list of area thrift stores and donation centers that accept various household items.
Vietnam Veterans of America
The Vietnam Veterans of America works to provide assistance and support for veterans. Additionally, this organization wants to spread awareness of issues plaguing many veterans, such as homelessness, disabilities like PTSD, physical impairments, and discrimination against women and minority veterans.
Vietnam Veterans of America accepts any item that is small and light enough to be carried by a single person, including:
- Clothes, Shoes, and Accessories
- Various Household Items, Including Dishes, Bedding, Jewelry, and More!
- Toys, Board Games, Sports Equipment
- Electronics and Small Kitchen Appliances
- Books
- Exercise and Yard Equipment
- Small Furniture, Such as Mirrors, Nightstands, Office Chairs
You can schedule a pickup or find a donation center by visiting their website.
Salvation Army
According to its website, the Salvation Army exists to meet human needs wherever, whenever, and however we can. They take a three-step approach to assisting individuals in the communities where they are located: assessing the community’s needs, building programs that offer fast relief, short-term solutions, and long-term growth, and then providing the programs to the larger community as a whole.
The Salvation Army accepts a wide variety of household items, including:
- Clothing
- Furniture
- Automobiles
- Household Goods
- Appliances
To find a complete list of acceptable donations and schedule a local pickup, you can visit their website.
Habitat for Humanity ReStores
Habitat for Humanity strives to provide affordable housing to low-income communities to help families and individuals improve their lives. This organization also works to better these communities by providing financial education and neighborhood revitalization. In addition, they also offer disaster responses to communities devastated by fires, tornadoes, or other natural disasters.
Habitat for Humanity operates Habitat ReStores across the country that sells new or gently used building materials and other items needed for a home. The profits from these stores are used to build houses and fund their revitalization programs. Habitat ReStores accept the following:
- Appliances
- Furniture
- Building Materials
- Household Goods
- And More
Use their store locator to find a ReStore near you to schedule a donation pickup and find a complete list of accepted items.
Goodwill
The mission of Goodwill is simple: to help those with developmental disabilities or physical impairments improve their lives by assisting them to find a job and grow their careers. In addition, they want to support this overlooked and underestimated population in achieving their personal and professional goals. Each local organization is self-sustaining, creating job training programs, job placements, and community-based programs by selling donated goods and clothing.
Goodwill stores and donation centers accept the following new and gently used items:
- Clothing
- Electronics
- Furniture
- Housewares
You can use their online store locator to find the nearest donation center to schedule a pickup.
