community giveback places to donate in Utah County

Local Places to Donate

We strive for community giveback. Discover new ways to bless and lift others with your excess stuff. Tell us if you know a non-profit that accepts donations of lightly-used goods that we can add to this free resource.

Deseret Industries

Did you know your donations help Deseret Industries provide training, career and technical education, business partnerships, and humanitarian assistance? Find out more here.

Savers

Savers is committed to making secondhand second nature and decluttering responsibly.

Habitat For Humanity ReStore

Habitat ReStores are home improvement stores that accept small and large donations of new or gently used furniture, appliances, housewares, building materials and more. Proceeds from the sales of these items help Habitat’s work in your community and around the world. Find out more here.

  • APPLIANCES
  • CABINETS
  • DOORS
  • ELECTRICAL
  • FANS
  • FLOORING MATERIALS
  • FURNITURE
  • HARDWARE
  • LIGHTING
  • LUMBER/PLYWOOD/SHEETROCK/TRIM. ALL LUMBER AND TRIM MUST BE AT LEAST 3′ IN LENGTH AND FREE OF ROT, NAILS AND SCREWS.
  • MIRROR & GLASS
  • PIPE, PVC, METAL, COPPER
  • PLUMBING, TUBS, SINKS, SHOWERS, TOILETS
  • ROOFING, GUTTERS, CANALES
  • TOOLS
  • WINDOWS & SCREENS
  • MATERIALS FROM DEMOLITION/DECONSTRUCTION

Local Schools

*Please call prior to donating and ask if they are currently accepting these items.

  • Office supplies
  • Up-to-date computers
  • Picture books and novels
  • Craft supplies

Local Libraries

*Please call prior to donating and ask if they are currently accepting these items.

  • Computers
  • Picture books, fiction, non-fiction

Animal Shelters & Rescues

*Please call prior to donating and ask if they are currently accepting these items.

  • Any size towel
  • Any type of blanket

Cinderella Project Utah

All proceeds go back to the schools that host the second-hand formalwear sales. Find out more here.

  • Prom dresses
  • Dresses
  • Tuxedos
  • Suits
  • Dress shoes
  • Accessories

Tabitha’s Way

This food pantry will accept unopened, new food up to two years past the printed date. Find out more here.

For the Kids

Non-profit focused on feeding kids on weekends and holidays when the local schools don’t serve meals. Find out more here.

Refugee Programs

Help refugees settle into their homes and our community. Each refugee program is different. You can find out more about the one I work with here. Check with the one you’d like to support to see what they accept. These are items I have donated with success.

  • Baby clothes
  • Coats
  • Blankets
  • General kitchen items
  • Toys
  • Hygiene items and cleaning supplies
  • Furniture in gently-used condition

Freecycle.org, FB Buy Nothing Groups, FB Neighborhood Pages, KSL Classifieds (Free Section)

You never know when someone in your community is looking for just the item you no longer need.

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