Goods Donations

New and nearly new children’s items are collected through grassroots community drives and corporate donations. Donations are then processed and packaged by volunteers in our warehouse, The Giving Factory. Packages from The Giving Factory are distributed to local disadvantaged children — through our collaborative network of diverse service partners.

Local drop-off location: "Beyond the Blue Bin" Volunteer home - contact havswitch@gmail.com

Planet Aid has partnered with to sustainably promote recycling, reuse, and humanitarian projects in the developing world. Clothes are sorted, sent to second hand stores in the US or shipped over seas to developing countries that are in high demand for clothes and shoes. You can donate your unwanted household items such as gently used clothing and shoes to make a difference in the life of another person. 

Drop-off location: Yellow drop off bin behind Barnabys located at 1901 Old West Chester Pike Havertown PA 19083 

For $15 you can ship your clothes, shoes and electronics, sign up for shipping label here

95% of what we collect is reused, upcycled, or recycled. 50% is reusable, 45% is recyclable. It is first sorted by our partners and divided into grades. The higher grades are resold to thrift stores in North America and other secondhand markets around the world. The lower grades get turned into rags for industrial use or things like stuffing and insulation. Clothing reuse is a big deal. It reduces the enormous environmental burden of the second most polluting industry in the world. Schedule a home pick up, you must have 3 or more bags or Drop off bins are available at:

• Produce Junction – Broomall, 900 Sussex Boulevard, Broomall, PA 19008
• Lower Merion Township 1300 N Woodbine Ave, Narberth, PA 19072
• Produce Junction – Glenolden 31 West Oak Lane, Glenolden, PA 19036, USA

Teachers’ Teammates brings together resources to offer all teachers in Delaware County the opportunity to receive free supplies to use in their classrooms. They provide an easy avenue for businesses and the community to donate goods that can be re -purposed by teachers and students. Donations reduce waste and demonstrate good stewardship of resources and investment in children.

Drop-off location: Haverford Y vestibule

Grands Stepping Up is a non-profit corporation dedicated to assisting grandparents/kinship guardians who are raising their grandchildren, primarily due to many issues such as the opiate epidemic, incarceration, mental health issues, death or illness of the parents that cause the parents to have the inability to fitness in their traditional parental roles.

 Denis’ Pantry & Free Store

Donations accepted include gently used clothing, shoes, baby gear, books, toys, household items and food. 

Donations are accepted on Wednesday and Thursday evenings from 6-8:30p, or Saturdays 10a-3p, at Llanerch Hills Chapel located at 1216 Myrtlewood Ave Havertown Pa. 19083; Please use side door entrance on Manor Ave. 

Donations are ON HOLD while they move to a new location!

Fostering Hope is a volunteer-run, donation-based, 501(c)(3) organization that serves the foster care community. Our mission is to empower youth experiencing foster care, nurture families, and restore dignity to every child we serve. Our goals are to reduce the barriers that stand in the way of people opening their hearts and homes to fostering and to make the transition into the foster care system less traumatic for children. We provide free resources to foster families, kinship care families, pre- and post-adoptive families, biological families on safety plans with their local child welfare office, and young adults who have recently aged out. Through comprehensive support, advocacy, and compassionate care, we are committed to creating a world where every child experiencing foster care feels valued, cherished, and equipped to thrive.

The Kensington Project seeks to feed & clothe those affected by the opioid crisis living

in Kensington Philadelphia. Accepts non perishable food, clothes, shoes, blankets,

toiletries, feminine products, plastic utensils and tupper wear containers. 

The mission of Community Warehouse Project of Chester County is to provide household goods and furnishings to Chester County families and individuals in need – at no charge. Donations accepted on Monday through Fridays from 9AM to 1PM and Every third Saturday of the month at the CWP Warehouse in West Chester. First Sunday of Each Month at the Downingtown Warehouse from 10AM-2PM. For Donation acceptance confirmation please complete the form on website or call/ text (484) 473- 4360. Address & Directions to the Warehouse will be given at time of approval.

Bedroom: mattresses, box springs, dressers, night stands, sheets, blankets, towels Living room: sofas, loveseats, stuffed chairs, tables, tv stands; Kitchen: tables, chairs, dishes, plates, silverware, glassware, cups, coffee mugs, pots, pans, bakeware; Small appliances- lamps, microwaves, toasters, coffee makers, etc.

In 2002, our thrift store - then known as Nana's Attic - opened as a source of earned

income for DAP and a resource for our clients. Every volunteer hour, sale,

consignment and donation support DAP’s free services to victims of abuse. For

information about donations, consignments, or volunteer opportunities, please call us

at (610) 325-0768.