Donating items can help local programs fulfill their missions while providing a new purpose for items that one no longer needs. The list below offers a few locations that can give new life to our treasures.
Do you know of a similar organization? If so, please add the organization’s name and other known details in the comments below.
Goodwill Southwest Michigan
Various locations and hours
Clothing, footwear, housewares, furniture, computers, media, toys, infant items, tools, sporting goods, cars
Kalamazoo Gospel Ministries
448 N Burdick St. Kalamazoo
Mon, Wed, Fri: 10am – 4:30pm
1st & 3rd Sat of each month: 9am-11am
Clothing, personal care products, reading glasses, bedding (twin)
YWCA Kalamazoo
353 E. Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo
Tuesdays and Thursdays
9 am to 5 PM
Accepting only: Linens (twin sheets, blankets, towels), diapers (sizes 3, 4, 5, 6), baby wipes, personal care Items, gift cards
Nuway Thrift Store
One of the oldest thrift stores in Kalamazoo. The selections we are wide to choose from: Antiques, Appliances, Books, Clothing, Dishes, Electronics, Games, Textiles, Jewelry, Albums, Vintage Dishes, Furniture, Sporting Equipment, Pots & Pans, Utensils, Storage Containers, Silverware & Utensils, Lighting, Decorations & Holiday items. Odds and Ends of absolutely everything that’s every day items.less
Address: 211 E Cork St, Kalamazoo, MI 49001
Phone: (269) 343-7108
Lending Hands of Michigan
Lending Hands lends home durable medical equipment, for free for seven months, to residents of the Southwest Michigan counties of Allegan, Calhoun, Cass, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph and Van Buren counties and beyond.
https://lendinghandsmi.org/
Right now they are not taking equipment donations, but will resume in January 2023.