Tell me, when you go through your closet and gather a bag of donatable clothing, if you’re lucky, the box ends up in your trunk, right? And when you finally find the time to drop it off, it goes to a place like Goodwill? There is nothing wrong with Goodwill and I absolutely donate there and others just like it. But there are SO many charities out there that rarely get the donations they need to survive. The problem is, who has time to go through donations, figure out what each charity will and won’t take, and take the time to get those donations to the specific charities? I will! As a social worker, I have a strong desire to give back, especially after COVID, so I will take your donations (with your permission of course), go through the items and get them to people and places that really need them. This is a service I provide on my own time and at my own expense. On this page, I’d like to showcase charities that get your donated items and a little tid bit about what they do for others. This is how YOU and YOUR DONATED ITEMS are helping the community. Way to go!

• FYI - this list is ever growing

DONATIONS:

* Community

OUR Center (Longmont)

An inclusive center for Longmont residents to receive a variety of services to rebuild or begin the path to becoming self-sufficient.

Treasure Trunk (Denver)

A thrift shop that supports Family Tree - a non-profit human services agency providing innovative, life-changing services designed to end child abuse, domestic violence and homelessness.

Action Center (Denver)

Offers resources and services compassionately in order to stabilize lives and promote change.

Agape Safe Haven (Longmont)

Serves others with food, jobs, shelter, and encouragement through faith.

Mountain States Children’s Home

Using a family model of care Mountain States Children’s Home extends Christian services to wounded children.

Louisville Library

A lending library that provides a safe place for people to learn and grow by providing access to knowledge and resources.

Goodwill

Non-profit supporting free job placement services and preserving the planet.

ARC

A Colorado owned non-profit working to benefit those with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Mag Literacy

Providing good quality literacy via magazines to assist those living in poverty including teens.

Habitat for Humanity

Good Health Will

Denver Rescue Mission

* Recycling

Smartwool Second Cut Project

Keeping perfectly good materials from going in the trash by reinventing them into socks for those in need in other countries.

Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center

Longmont Waste Diversion

Alternate Waste Center for Compost, Waste, and Recycling.

CHaRM (Boulder)

Recycling center for hard to recycle items.

Ridwell

Easy home pickup for hard to recycle items.

* 4 Legged Friends

Longmont Humane Society

Heavy focus on care for animals and the steps toward bettering their lives.

Soul Dog Rescue

Non-Profit rescue with a focus on the spay/neuter to protect animals.

Cat Coalition

Non-Profit focusing on providing social and medical care for cats.

Longmont Friends of Feral and Abandoned Cats

Working to improve the lives of community/feral cats and their caregivers.