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Donation Resources
The following is a list of donation resources we have found invaluable:
Books
Far West Fibers
contact:
www.farwestfibers.com
phone:
503-255-2299
description:
Newspaper: Loose, not bundled. No strings or bags.
Corrugated Cardboard and Brown Paper Bags: Flattened. No strings, but tape is okay. No wax cardboard.
Scrap Paper: Includes egg cartons, phone books, catalogs, cereal boxes, and junk mail. No food contaminated or tissue paper please.
Magazines: Glossy paper throughout. Newspaper ads go with the newspaper.
Office Paper: Includes, white, light colored, computer, and glossy brochure paper. Bond quality paper only. No junk mail, bright colors or unbleached paper.
Aseptics: Juice boxes, soy milk cartons, milk cartons. Other coated food containers go with the scrap paper.
Books:
Powell's Bookstore
1005 W. Burnside
Portland,
OR
phone:
Toll Free: 800-878-7323
In the Portland, Oregon area: 503-228-4651
description:
Books for purchase and donation
Portland Books to Prisoners
P.O. Box 11222
Portland,
OR
97211
description:
www.bookstooregonprisoners.org
Portland Books To Prisoners is an all-volunteer collective working to distribute books free of charge to prisoners. We are dedicated to offering people behind bars the opportunities for self-empowerment, education, and entertainment that reading provides.
Friends of the Library
919 SW Taylor Street, Suite 220
Portland,
OR
97205
description:
Fee - no
Pick up - no
Hours
We accept:
All pocket size and larger paperback fiction in good condition.
All fiction hardbacks 1999 or newer.
All classics in paperback and hardback in good condition. Any author who has been nominated or received a prize is considered classic.
All non-fiction books in paperback and hardback in good condition.
Encyclopedias that are 1999 or newer.
Videos, audiotapes, CDs, and DVDs, sheet music and maps.
We do NOT accept:
Books that are torn, dirty, smell of mold or smoke or other strong odors.
Books with excessive writing or underlining.
Magazines or Readers’ Digest condensed books.
Computer books older than 2007.
Encyclopedias older than 1999.
Textbooks and reference books older than 2001
First Book
description:
Books to children in need.
Do you remember the magic of your first book?
First Book addresses one of the most important factors affecting literacy – access to books. First Book has distributed more than 65 million free and low cost books in thousands of communities. For more information about the nonprofit First Book please visit www.firstbook.org or call 866-393-1222.
Cell phones
EarthShare Oregon's
319 SW Washington Street, Suite 501
Portland,
OR
97204
phone:
(503)223-9015
description:
Fee-no
Pick up - if large quantity
Hours 9-5
Portland Women's Crisis Line
phone:
503-232-9751
description:
PWCL recycles cell phones and distributes them to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.
http://pwcl.org/donate/donate-used-cell-phones/
Survivors are able to use these cell phones to call 911, allowing immediate help at the touch of a button.
If you have a cell phone you would like to donate you can mail it to:
PWCL Cell Phone Project
P.O. Box 42610
Portland, OR 97242
Please include a wall charger and any working batteries with your donation. To protect your privacy, we recommend you remove all personal information from your phone before making your donation.
Clothing
Just For Kids
1925 NE 42nd Ave #F
Portland,
OR
97213-1300
description:
Fee-No fee, you get consignment (paid the next month) or in-store trade
Pick up-no
Hours-Mon-Fri 9:30-5, Sat 10-4
Impact NW
10055 E. Burnside
Portland,
OR
97216
contact:
Jill Morrow
phone:
503-988-4996 ext.267
description:
Fee-no
Pick up-no
Hours-accept donations Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm
Impact NW gladly accepts in-kind donations of:
New or gently used clothing for children and adults
New or gently used household items like pots & pans and small kitchen appliances
New or gently used sheets, comforters, blankets, towels & linens
Non-perishable food items
Furniture in good condition*
Vehicles
Gift drive items (select times of the year that include coats, gloves, blankets, school supplies & hygiene kits)
Gently used medical equipment including walkers, wheelchairs, canes & guide rails
Bradley Angle House
Portland,
OR
97201
phone:
503-282-9940
description:
Appliances, Beds/Bedding, Furniture, Linens
Provides housing for battered women and children during transition into the community. Be sure to call to confirm donations.
Making Memories
Gown Donations
Making Memories Breast Cancer Foundation
2553 NW Division Street
Gresham,
OR
97030
phone:
503-491-8091
description:
www.makingmemories.org
Making Memories Breast Cancer Foundation
Our mission is to grant wishes, including memory-making events, for metastatic breast cancer patients, while continuing to support, educate and increase resource awareness.
Dress for Success
1532 B NE 37th
Portland,
OR
97232
phone:
503-249-7300
description:
www.dressforsuccess.org
The mission of Dress for Success is to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.
Portland Rescue Mission
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 3713
Portland, OR 97208-3713
Portland,
OR
phone:
Main Phone
503-MISSION (647-7466)
description:
www.portlandrescuemission.org
Only accepts clothing in usable condition
Shepherds Door
13207 Ne Halsey St
Portland,
OR
97230
phone:
503-256-2353
description:
Clothing for women and children only
Vietnam Veterans of Oregon
1750 Sw Skyline Blvd, #15
Portland,
OR
97221
phone:
503-291-1982
description:
Clothing, Furniture - Small Household Items
The ARC of Oregon
6929 NE Halsey
Portland,
OR
97205
phone:
503-777-4736 or 1-800-379-2424
description:
http://www.thearcmult.org
Helps people with developmental disabilities to
achieve a greater quality of life.
CAN NOT ACCEPT baby furniture, exercise equipment, large
appliances or gas-powered items like lawn mowers.
West Women's & Children's Shelter
NW 20th & Kearney
Portland,
OR
phone:
503-224-7718
description:
West Women's & Children's Shelter
Computers, Monitors
Earth Protection Services Inc.
7272 SW Durham Road Suite 100
Tigard,
OR
97224
phone:
503-620-2466
description:
www.earthpro.com
High quality, cost-effective waste management for electronic products like batteries, lamps, light bulbs, printers, monitors, TVs.
FREE GEEK Community Technology Center
1731 SE 10th Avenue
Portland,
OR
97214
phone:
503-232-9350
description:
http://www.freegeek.org
We take tired, poor, wretched, homeless, tempest-tossed and arguably obsolete electronic materials from all over the Portland area and beyond. Believing firmly that reuse is the highest and best form of recycling, we refurbish as much of that stuff as we can and send it back out into the community with a new lease on life. The stuff that doesn’t make the grade is not banished to landfills to leach toxics into the water table. Nor is it sent to developing nations to be disassembled by small children. We do our very best to make sure that all electronic materials we don’t reuse are responsibly recycled within North America. Free Geek recycles approximately 500 tons of scrap per year and puts thousands of refurbished computers back into the hands of people who will use them.
Eye Glasses & Hearing Aids
Oregon Lions
1010 NW 22nd Avenue, #144
Portland,
OR
97210
phone:
503-413-7399 or (800) 635-4667
description:
www.orlions.org
On behalf of the Lions of Oregon, our mission is to provide programs that positively impact quality of life in our communities, with an emphasis on sight and hearing.
Light bulbs (fluorescent)
Metro South Station
Location 2001 Washington St.
Oregon City,
OR
97045
phone:
503-234-3000
description:
Contact name-
Fee - No fee if dropped off from home
Pick up-No
Hours 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Holiday hours: closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s days
If you live outside Metro boundaries or if you have business-generated waste, call 503-234-3000 for options
Music
Ethos Music Center
10 N. Killingworth
Portland,
OR
97219
phone:
503-283-8467
description:
www.ethos-inc.com
Ethos Music Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion of music and music-based education for youth in underserved communities.
Toys/Art Supplies
Insights
711 SE Ankeny, Suite B
Portland,
OR
97214
contact:
Mary
phone:
(503)239-6996
description:
Fee-No
Pick up-No
Hours-9-4 M-Th
The SCRAP store
2915 NE Martin Luther King Blvd., at the corner of MLK and NE Stanton.
Portland,
Oregon
website:
www.scrapaction.org
phone:
(503) 294-0769
description:
Open to the public seven days a week, sells all kinds of reused materials for arts, crafts, and scrapbooking, plus school, office, and party supplies. They also offer some new convenience items such as glues and brushes. The store changes everyday and are accepting new donations constantly, you never know what you’re going to find!
Hours: 11am to 6pm daily
