Donate Furniture in New York

Whether you live in upstate New York, Long Island or New York City, there are many excellent organizations and charities to donate furniture in New York state.

Find out how to donate furniture.

If you have a used sofa, kitchen table, child’s desk or other type of furniture in good condition that you no longer want, donate it to a worthy cause. Doing this helps people in need and often generates income for a charitable organization. While some furniture donations go directly to needy persons others are sold in thrift stores or auction sites as a means of providing revenue to help cover the expenses of the charity.

Always make certain any furniture you donate is in usable condition. If the piece is badly damaged, broken or heavily stained throw it away. If a piece is gently used or has minor damage or a few spots give it a new life in a home where it is wanted and needed.

There are many charitable organizations in New York City that welcome donations of furniture.

• Furnish A Future, the only free furniture bank in the city, provides free furniture for families from all the five boroughs transitioning out of homeless shelters. Furnish a Future often arranges furniture pick up and has drop off locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
• Providing assistance to many at risk groups, J-CAP, located in Queens, accepts donations of bedroom furniture and window type air conditioners.
• Accepting furniture donations to distribute to families relocating from shelters, families impacted by disasters or victims of domestic violence, The Furniture Distribution Program services the five boroughs.
• Throughout New York City a series of upscale thrift shops raise money for homeless women, men and children that are HIV positive. These stores, Housing Works Thrift Shops provide pick up of most furniture items.
• Providing furniture pick up service throughout much of New York state, the Institute of Jewish Humanities, a non profit organization, focuses on the preservation and teaching of Jewish cultural heritage and tradition.

• Volunteers of America of Western New York accept furniture donations to sell in their retail stores throughout upstate New York. One of the main functions of this organization is providing meals and shelter to the homeless.
• Located in Pittsford, New York, Saint’s Place, working with the Refugee and Immigration Department of the Catholic Family Center, provides assistance for legal immigrants escaping from war-torn countries. Furniture donations are used in setting up apartments for the refugees.
• The Catholic Charities Housing Office of Albany accepts furniture donations to give to people relocating from homeless shelters to their own apartments.

• Located on the eastern end of Long Island, the Economic Opportunity Council of Greenport accepts donations of furniture to distribute to low income families in the community.
• The Big Brother Big Sisters of Long Island schedules pick up service for furniture donations. Some of the items are given to those in need, while most of it is sold at area thrift stores.

Many shelters throughout New York City provide service to victims of violence and abuse, the homeless and the mentally or physically ill rely on furniture donations. Contact shelters in your area through the yellow pages or by contacting the United Way

Other places to donate furniture include:

• The Salvation Army
• Goodwill Industries
• Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
• Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA)
• Churches often have outreach programs in need of furniture to give to families in their community.

Throughout the state there are many places to donate furniture in New York. The next time you have gently used furniture you no longer want, donate it to a local charity instead of throwing it in the trash.

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