Where to donate used or unwanted items?

Many national charitable organizations accept gently used household items such as clothing, toys, dishes, cookware, sports equipment, furniture. Donation information for local chapters is online:

• Amvets www.amvetspickup.org
• Goodwill www.goodwill.org
• Purple Heart www.purpleheartpickup.org
• Saint Vincent de Paul Society www.svdpusa.org
• Salvation Army www.salvationarmyusa.org
• Vietnam Veterans Association www.vva.org

Some organizations will pick up from your home, others have designated donation drop off points.