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Opportunities to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle & DONATE
Date last updated 1:40 pm Oct 29th, 2008
See below for details on what items are needed and instructions for drop off:
Artists for Humanity
www.afhboston.org
Clothing, art books, paint brushes, & acrylic paints
Email Quyen Truong at qtruong@afhboston.org to arrange a drop-off time
100 West Second St, South Boston
Big Brother Big Sister Foundation
www.bbbsfoundation.org
Clothing, jeans, also accessories, shoes, and small household items (anything smaller than a microwave)
Log on to www.bbbsfoundation.org/schedule_donation_pickup.shtml to schedule a pick-up time
Bikes Not Bombswww.bikesnotbombs.org
Bicycles, bicycle parts, & helmets
7-10pm on Wednesday nights or call 617.522.0222 to arrange a different drop-off time
284 Amory St, Jamaica Plain
Brookline Public Library
www.brooklinelibrary.org/get/book-donations
Books, CDs, DVDs, or magazines
Bring items to the library
361 Washington Street, Brookline
Cell Phones for Soldiers
www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com
Cell phones
Visit www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com/locate_massachusetts.html for a drop-off location in Massachusetts.
Cradles to Crayons
www.cradlestocrayons.org
Toys, clothing, books, & art supplies appropriate for preschool to preteen
Drop items off at the 'Giving Factory' Monday-Friday from 9am-3pm and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Saturdays of each month from 11am-3pm.
82 Myrtle St, North Quincy
Disks for Dogs
www.disksfordogs.org
CDs & DVDs
Visit their website to print out a shipping label
The Freecycle Network
www.freecycle.org
Anything you may want to donate but cannot find an appropriate recipient for
List items on Freecycle and give them to someone in need
Home for Little Wanderers
www.thehome.org
Clothing
Donate used clothing to the Thrift Shop of Boston. All proceeds directly benefit the Home for Little Wanderers
17 Corinth St, Roslindale
Room to Grow
www.roomtogrow.org
Toys, blankets, high chairs, baby monitors, & clothing, appropriate for ages infant-3
Call ahead at 617.859.4545 to arrange for someone to help you unload your donations
142 Berkeley St, Boston
Verizon Hopeline
http://aboutus.vzw.com/communityservice/hopeLine.html
Cell phones & accessories from any service provider
Bring them to any Verizon Wireless store in the nation
West End House
www.westendhouse.org
Books & DVDs appropriate for ages 7-18
Drop off items between 10am and 6pm and ask for Katie Healey, or call 617.787.4044 to arrange a different drop-off time
105 Allston St, Allston
Women's Lunch Place
www.womenslunchplace.org
Women's clothing and basic home essentials such as toiletries, blankets, towels, and laundry detergent
Items can be dropped-off between 8:30-11:30 and 1:00-2:00 or call 617.267.0200 to arrange a different drop-off time.
67 Newbury St, Boston
World Computer Exchange
www.worldcomputerexchange.org
Computers, monitors, educational CD-ROMs, mice, flash and zip disks, and digital cameras
Email Sumona Dey at sdey@worldcomputerexchange.org to arrange a drop-off time in Chinatown
