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'Tis the season for cleaning and purging. We just got rid of half our wardrobe yesterday and did a little research on charities that will accept clothing and household items. Please let us know about additional organizations in the comments.
Places like Goodwill, Salvation Army, Out of the Closet, and Parca accept the greatest range of items, which makes it easier to drop everything off in one fell-swoop. Additionally, below is a list of charities that will give better-quality clothing directly to those who need it most.
Friends of the San Francisco Public Library's Donation Center
Drop off books, DVDs, VHS and old CDs at SFPL's new Donation Center in the Mission, on Treat Ave. and 17th. They also do $1 Book Sales on the 2nd Saturday of every month.
Clothing for Opportunity and Dress for Success
Both organizations provide professional attire to job-seekers in need.
Community Thrift/La Casa de las Madres
Donations made to Community Thrift are available to La Casa clients via vouchers given to them at La Casa's Shelter and Drop-in Center.
Larkin Street Youth
Accepts gently worn clothing, small household items, toiletries, and other miscellaneous items.
St. Anthony Foundation
St. Anthony accept's clothing and household items, which are given directly to the poor and homeless free of charge. See the PDF for items they accept. Donations can be dropped off Monday through Friday at their 8th and Mission location.
St. Vincent de Paul
Currently accepting men's pants, shirts and coats, men's shoes (especially athletic and good walking shoes) underwear, socks and small hygiene items, and household items. Donations are given directly to the poor.
Princess Project
Prom, cocktail, and bridesmaid dresses can be donated certain times of year. Their community dress drive has ended for this season, but they are still accepting prom dresses 0-2 or 18+. See guidelines.
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If you are getting rid of books, DVDs, VHS and old CDs you can take them to Friends of the SFPL's new Donation Center. It's in the Mission on Treat Ave. and 17th. They also do $1 Book Sales.
http://www.friendssfpl.org/?Donation_Center
Thanks, I added it to the post!
definitely don't forget about freecycle
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SFFN
Also:
SCRAP - arts materials
scrap-sf.org
Marian Residence For Women - accepts drop offs
1171 Mission St
Raphael House - accepts drop offs
raphaelhouse.org
To get rid of toxic chemicals, including paints, batteries, old computers and such:
greencitizen.com
sfenvironment.org
This site has a finder to provide resources to recycle or reuse just about anything.
A for-profit entity, Green Citizen at 2nd and Market Street, might be a good destination for TVs that cannot receive the new digital whatever signal without an additional converter. I gathered up 3 TVs from friends and dropped them over there last Saturday ... easy set up.
correction ... 2nd and Howard Street ... sorry, Market was on my mind.