Guide Of Where To Donate
A Resource Guide For What And Where To Give
Thousands of our neighbors have been living unsheltered and are struggling for basic services. Many others are newcomers to Colorado and the United States, arriving with little to nothing. So many can use your help.
Not sure where to donate? Here’s a list of resources. Special thanks to Alison Bresler, a Park Hill-based professional organizer and life coach, for her work compiling most of them. (Bresler’s company, Create Calm Lifestyle, is at create-calm.com.)
African Community Center of Denver: acc-den.org/in-kind-donations
- Furnishings, kitchen items, linens
- Contributions help refugees get a new start in Colorado
ARC: arcthrift.com/donations
- Accepts most items, including clothing, shoes, books, toys, kitchen items, furniture, décor, electronics (excluding TVs), computers (excluding monitors), and household items
- Pick up service
Assistance League: assistanceleague.org
- Click “Find by Location” to find the chapter closest to you
A Precious Child: apreciouschild.org/take-action/donate-goods/
- Clothing, toys & books, home goods, baby essentials, hygiene products, bikes, school & art supplies, non-perishable food, car seats, vehicles
Bikes Together: bikestogether.org/support
- Bikes, bike parts, bike accessories, office equipment, electronics
City and County of Denver Migrant Support
Current needs: Winter clothing items including hoodies, shoes, hats, gloves and scarves. The city’s donation location is at the Richard T. Castro Human Services Center downtown. Please review the donation instructions, tips and maps at Denvergov.org/MigrantSupport. To schedule a donation drop off, call 303-514-0643.
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless: coloradocoalition.org/donateitems
- Gently used clothing, toys, books, personal hygiene, household items, baby bottles, RTD tokens
Deja Blue: goodwillcolorado.org/shop/boutique/
- High-end/designer clothing
The Delores Project: thedeloresproject.org/ways-to-give/current-needs
- Serve all genders and all ages in supportive housing apartments
Denver Dream Center: denverdreamcenter.org/programs/dream-closet-pantry
- Non-perishable food, clothing, hygiene products, household items
Denver Dumb Friends League: ddfl.org/donation-center/
- Towels, blankets, paper towels, trash bags, batteries, shoe boxes, sandwich bags, ping pong balls, cardboard tubes
Denver Rescue Mission: denverrescuemission.org/ways-to-give/give-items/
- Non-perishable food, furniture, clothing, household items, hygiene items
Dress for Success: dressforsuccess.org/get-involved/donation-drives/
- Business suits, blouses, slacks, skirts, dresses, blazers, jackets, work-appropriate shoes, jewelry, scarves, belts, handbags, accessories
The Gathering Place: tgpdenver.org/donate/donate-new-and-used-items.html
- Unopened and unexpired toiletries
- Unopened and unexpired baby items
- New or gently used clothing
- Health & wellness items
- Household items
- Non-perishable food
Give Back Box: givebackbox.com/works
- Pack up your gently-used clothing in an old box, and print out a free label. Give Back Box will take care of the rest
Goodwill: goodwillcolorado.org/donate/material-donations/
- Old electronics, furniture, clothing, shoes, accessories, books, media, home décor, lamps, musical instruments, crafting supplies, appliances, games, sports & exercise equipment, tools, tools, garden/lawn care equipment, pet accessories, vehicles
Greater Park Hill Community, Inc.: greaterparkhill.org/donate/
- Copy paper, coffee, canned goods for GPHC’s Emergency Food Pantry
Habitat for Humanity: habitatmetrodenver.org/restore/donate/
- Furniture, appliances, cabinetry
- Pick up service
Third Way Center: thirdwaycenter.org/furniture-and-goods-donations
- Household goods and furniture
Salvation Army: salvationarmy.org
- Pick up service available
Urban Peak: urbanpeak.org/support#donate-more
- Scroll to the bottom of the Support page for volunteer and donation needs
Vietnam Veterans of America: pickupplease.org/acceptable-donations/
- Clothing, household, toys, electronics, books, equipment, small furniture
- Pick up service
The following organizations provide critical services to migrant and refugee communities in the Denver Metro area:
- Project Worthmore (projectworthmore.org)
- Lutheran Family Services (lfsrm.org).
The Central Park & Park Hill – Venezuelan Migrant Support Facebook page was created last month to connect families in Denver with goods and services.