RESOURCES FOR HELPING OTHERS

 

Resources for Helping Others 

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world: indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” 
Margaret Mead 

 

Furniture/ Kitchen Items 

Fresh Start Furniture Bank  

Mission: A 100% volunteer based charity, providing free furniture and home goods to people in need. o Address: 34 Tower St, Unit E, Hudson, MA 01749; (508) 485-2080  

Website: http://www.freshstartfurniturebank.org  

Items must be clean and in good working condition. Broken, torn, stained items or items covered with pet hair or mold not accepted.  For full list of accepted items, please visit here [http://www.freshstartfurniturebank.org/donate_furniture.php] Donations accepted: T, Th 10AM-12PM, S 9AM-12PM o To donate, email: Info@FreshStartFurnitureBank.org 

HGRM in Acton  

Mission: To provide a full range of donated furniture and household items, free of charge, to help people in need make a home.  

Address: 530 Main Street, Acton; (978) 635-1710 o Website: https://householdgoods.org 

Acceptable donations found here [https://householdgoods.org/donate/donategoods/donation-guidelines/]  Donations accepted: T 9AM-12PM, Th 9AM-12PM, S 9AM-12PM  

To donate, call: (978) 635-1710 

Welcome Home 

Mission: Welcome Home strives to provide families experiencing hardship with basic household items they need to live with dignity.  We are a local nonprofit organization, in Newton Centre, that collects and redistributes like-new household items to dozens of people in need each month with no fees, no forms and no requirements. Any items that we cannot use are repurposed or recycled appropriately, thus benefiting the environment 

Website https://www.welcomehomemass.org/ 

Address: PO Box 590351, Newton Centre MA, 02459 

Acceptable donations found here https://www.welcomehomemass.org/welcomehomemass-838460-682780-600427-314496.html 

Goodwill  

Mission: To provide residents with jobs and to furnish the community with low cost goods.  

Address: 509 Boston Post Road (Behind Shaw’s);  

(800) 741-0186  

Website: https://www.goodwillmass.org  

Please review the following donation guide [https://www.goodwillmass.org/donations/what-to-donate.html] 

Big Brother, Big Sister   

Mission: BBBS Foundation turns gently used goods into treasure by collecting used clothing & household items and converting them into money, giving 100% of profits to mentoring programs supporting more than 16,000 “littles” and “bigs” across Eastern MA and Southern NH.  

Website: https://www.bbbsfoundation.org  

Donations include shoes, clothing, small toys and household items. 

Full list of acceptable/non-acceptable items found here [https://www.bbbsfoundation.org/FAQs] Schedule a pick-up online [https://www.bbbsfoundation.org/DonationPickUp], or call (800) 483-5503 

 

Vietnam Veterans of America  

Mission: Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) is a national veteran’s service organization serving the needs of all veterans throughout the nation and elsewhere.  

Website: http://www.clothingdonations.org  

Donations include: clothing and shoes, small appliances, furniture, baby items, kitchenware and electronics. To schedule a pick up, call (888) 518-VETS or visit http://www.clothingdonations.org

 Clothing/Food 

Net of Compassion 

Mission Net of Compassion was founded by Pastor Richie Gonzalez, his wife Elizabeth and a dedicated group of volunteers in 2010. Pastor Richie started by handing out sandwiches in brown paper bags to people in need following his own journey with substance use disorder and homelessness. Since then, every Saturday since 2010, Net of Compassion has served over 300 hot meals on the sidewalks of Main South in Worcester. Over time this weekly ritual evolved into disseminating clothing, food pantry items, toiletries, encouragement and referrals to other services. We serve men and women struggling with poverty, substance use disorder, prostitution, homelessness and those living with mental illness. 

Website https://www.netofcompassion.org/ 

Donation guideline https://www.netofcompassion.org/drop-offs.html 

 

Dress For Success  

 Mission: To empower women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and the development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.  

Address: 484 Main Street, Suite 110, Worchester; (508) 796-5660  

Website: https://dressforsuccess.org  

 Donations include: gently used, nearly-new professional attire including suits, interview & workplace separates, work appropriate footwear, jewelry, scarves and accessories, handbags & totes, new unopened cosmetics & hosiery, workforce readiness tools such as flash drives, professional development & empowerment books & portfolios  

For full list, visit here [https://worcester.dressforsuccess.org/get-involved/donate/]  

 

 Sudbury Food Pantry  

 Address: Our Lady of Fatima Church 160 Concord Road Sudbury; (978) 443-7725  

Website: http://sudburyfoodpantry.org/ Donation drop off boxes: Sudbury Farms (439 Boston Post Rd), Shaw’s (509 Boston Post Rd)   

 

Open Table  

 Mission: To provide healthy food, friendship, and support to those in need while respecting their privacy and dignity.  

Address: 33 Main Street, Maynard; 20 Lexington Road, Concord; (978) 369-2275 o Website: http://www.opentable.org  

High demand foods: cereal, dried beans & legumes, cooking oils, coffee, spaghetti sauce, jelly, soups, canned corn, whole grains, baking supplies and mixes, nuts and raisins  For full list, visit here [http://www.opentable.org/wpcontent/uploads/2016/05/Donating-Groceries9-17.pdf]  

Drop off locations in Maynard and Concord, Concord is preferred for all nonperishable donations  Concord location: 105 Everett Street, every Tuesday 2-5PM 

 

Books 

More than Words Waltham  

Website https://mtwyouth.org/ 

Mission More Than Words is a nonprofit social enterprise that empowers youth who are in the foster care system, court involved, homeless, or out of school to take charge of their lives by taking charge of a business. 

Donations: We accept gently used donations of paperback and hardcover books, CDs and DVDs in their original cases, records, and video games. Books can be any genre as well as foreign language books. We also gladly accept textbooks, but do ask that they be 10 years old or newer. 

Location/number56 Felton Street Waltham, MA 02453 781-788-0035 

Full list https://mtwyouth.org/donate-books/book-donation-faqs/#1555514628095-662adb13-7714