Where to donate furniture?

Hi,

I called the Salvation Army and the Christian Place (?) 718-292 9090 but both do not take my bed. A very nice wooden bed in smaller piece ready to go. Mattress is optional.

Do you know a place in Park Slope where I can donate this?

Put a listing under the FREE section on Craigslist. All kinds of people will then come crawling out of the woodwork

saintjohnsnear5th wrote: Put a listing under the FREE section on Craigslist. All kinds of people will then come crawling out of the woodwork

I know. Craiglist or freecycle...
But I would like a tax deduction.

Unless your furniture is in amazing shape, you won't be able to donate it

Good shape. Little scratches but nothing mayor.

akbunte wrote: Good shape. Little scratches but nothing mayor.

SOLD via Craig's List.

Got lucky with the buyer. But some was trying to pull the 'I'm in Africa.... ' on me. Funny.

Why don't charities take good furniture? Crappie stuff I understand, but good stuff?
:-s

akbunte wrote: [quote=akbunte]Good shape. Little scratches but nothing mayor.

SOLD via Craig's List.

Got lucky with the buyer. But some was trying to pull the 'I'm in Africa.... ' on me. Funny.

Why don't charities take good furniture? Crappie stuff I understand, but good stuff?
:-s
bedbugs?

No.

Sold clean.
:-'

When I have furniture I don't want, I just leave it on the curb with the trash. Someone always takes it.

steveo wrote: When I have furniture I don't want, I just leave it on the curb with the trash. Someone always takes it.

That's what I do mostly too and it is usually gone within 20 minutes. This Akbunte dude wanted to get some kind of tax benefit out of getting rid of his furniture, though.

Why not?

These charity places (if they would take it) could make some nice and easy money for their cause. I would deliver it to their door.
What wrong with that?

Housing Works just opened one of their thrift stores in Brooklyn Heights
and they do pick ups for furniture donations 212 366-0820 x 2
http://www.housingworks.org/thrifts

I lurve them because they have a great bookstore on Crosby and do awesome grassroots work.

Housing Works wrote: WE WELCOME all usable and resalable items including women's and men's clothing, jewelry, accessories, shoes, housewares, books and furniture.

ALL OF OUR LOCATIONS accept donations during all business hours.

FREE & CONVENIENT PICK-UP SERVICE for all furniture donations.*

RECEIVE a tax deduction for your donation.

ALL DONATED ITEMS should be in great condition.

When you donate to Housing Works Thrift Shops, you do more than offer a new life to your used furniture, clothing or artwork. You help to raise more than $10 million annually in support of homeless men, women and children living with HIV and AIDS in New York City.

A pair of designer shoes that sells for $40 in one of our stores provides ten days worth of hot meals for a homeless HIV+ mother and her child. An armchair that raises $400 pays for two weeks of supportive housing for a client who badly needs a stable home.

Dejavu. Just posted below Pitu in a similar PH forum. I also love Housing Works, but for some reason they won't take your bed, try Partnership for the Homeless's Furnish a Future Program. Love them. They come on time, they're really nice, and they don't have scary politics like Salvation Army.

http://www.partnershipforthehomeless.org/
(718) 875-5353

Bendy Broad wrote: Dejavu. Just posted below pitu in a similar PH forum. I also love Housing Works, but for some reason they won't take your bed, try Partnership for the Homeless's Furnish a Future Program. Love them. They come on time, they're really nice, and they don't have scary politics like Salvation Army.

http://www.partnershipforthehomeless.org/
(718) 875-5353

yeah!
non-skeezy politics, non-shady donation boxes!

As someone who volunteers in a thrift, I can say that one of the reasons that these places are picky about furniture is that it takes up so much room and NYC thirfts are usually not very big. So they try to stick to the best donations that they can charge the most for. They don't take mattresses at most because of health reasons. If the furniture is not good quality, it can break in transit if they do pickup. But I think space IS the big reason. It definitely is frustrating. (Salvation Army is weird because they can act all picky on the phone but their stores often have REALLY junky stuff out.) Best bets are programs for the homeless and etc. from local organizations.