Comments on: Where to donate in NoVA?

Question: Where to donate in NoVA?

sa3z — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 13:49:11 -0800

Where should we donate clothing, toys, household goods, books, etc. in Northern Virginia, that's not the usual Goodwill/Salvation Army, etc?

I'm helping my mom clean out her house this weekend, and we already have two vans full of 20 years worth of household goods, clothes, toys, books, etc. I'm already posting photos of the big stuff (furniture, etc.) in the free section of craigslist and the Fairfax Freecycle list, but what what should I do about all the other boxes of stuff? I've heard too many conflicting stories about the Goodwill and Salvation Army, to feel comfortable just dropping the stuff off there as usual. Ideally, I'd like to find something like the Baltimore Free Store, but without the long drive (though, of course, I will do it if I can't find a better alternative).

Any ideas on where this stuff would do the most good?

By: sa3z

sa3z — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 14:16:57 -0800

Btw, she lives in Chantilly, in case there's a need to narrow the options down. Anywhere in Northern Virginia would work though.

By: TheRaven

TheRaven — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 15:15:51 -0800

Value Village, AmVets and Purple Heart will all come to your house to pick up stuff if you have enough. Once you are on their list, they will call you regularly when they are in your neighborhood.

By: jeri

jeri — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 18:43:43 -0800

I don't know any of these from personal experience, but from a web search I find:

Humane Society Thrift Store of Fairfax County

Thrift Stores, Fairfax County

Plces in Arlington County to donate books, clothes, etc.

By: sa3z

sa3z — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 17:26:07 -0800

Thanks for all the great suggestions!