At this time, we are unable to accept furniture donations as our warehouse is at its max capacity. Please contact our friends at Household Goods if you have furniture you’d like to pass on to those in need. Thank you!
IMPORTANT NOTICE: As of July 1, 2024, After careful consideration and assessment of our community needs and our resources at hand, we have made the decision to discontinue furniture assistance to clients. We will continue to honor in-process requests until September 1, 2024. However, we are committed to ensuring that families and individuals in need continue to receive the support they seek.
Due to the challenges of securing furniture donations. We believe that the community will be better served by another organization that is dedicated solely to furnishing homes for individuals and families in need. We are now directing those in need of furniture to Household Goods in Acton.
We will continue to accept furniture donations (except for beds, mattresses, and box springs) at our warehouse on behalf of Household Goods. We will be following the guidelines set forth by Household Goods for all furniture items, and so you may find that furniture items we have accepted in the past, are no longer accepted. Please review their donation guidelines carefully before dropping off a donation. We also encourage donors to drop off furniture items directly at their location at 530 Main Street, Acton, MA 01720 during their regular donation hours: Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 9am-noon. (Note: Saturday donation hours during the summer are extended until 2pm.)
The Wish Project will continue to fulfill wishes such as household goods, baby gear, and car seats and provide project goods: backpack attack, holiday magic, Mother’s Day bags, and BITS (basic items for toddler success) all of which play an important role of improving the lives of those in need in our community. We gladly still accept in-kind donations towards these efforts based on our own donation guidelines below.
Thank you for your attention to this matter, and we are looking forward to continuing our mission of providing basic goods to people in crisis.
Clothing
Clean casual clothes for all ages, shoes, coats, belts, bras, socks, and baby clothing. We appreciate it when clothing is donated during the season when it is needed.
We do not accept
Used underwear, except lightly used bras and socks.
Furniture
Please see the statement above
Appliances
Air conditioners (in summer), heaters (in winter), fans, lamps (with lampshades), microwaves, clocks and clock radios, irons, small kitchen appliances like toaster ovens, toasters, blenders, coffee makers, crock pots, and food processors. We very much appreciate it when these items come to us clean.
We do not accept
Washers, dryers, chandeliers, ceiling fans, wall sconces, built-in microwaves, refrigerators, and stoves.
Electronics
New play stations, new DVD players or other new electronics that can be given to teens.
We do not accept
Televisions of any kind, used DVD players, computers, monitors, or outdated electronics.
Children’s and baby Items
New Toys for kids of any age, Pack-n-Plays, strollers, combo-strollers (with new car seats), high-chairs, monitors, new bottles, new bottle brushes, diapers (new or open packs), and unopened and unexpired formula.
We do not accept
Cribs, infant or toddler car seats, bouncy seats, baby baths, jumpers, and PLEASE, no used stuffed animals or used toys.
Mattresses
We will no longer accept donations of mattresses and box springs. Please see the statement above and if appropriate you should have mattress and box spring donations brought directly to Household Goods.
Kitchen & Dining Items
Dishes, bowls of all sizes, cups/mugs, drinking glasses, silverware, pots and pans, can openers, utensils, baking pans, large knives, casserole dishes.
We do not accept
Single dishes, dirty/chipped items, wine glasses, plastic dishes/cups, used Tupperware type items.
Household Linens
Clean sheets, comforters (not down), quilts, blankets, towels (worn is okay), shower curtains, new shower liners. It is very helpful to us if bedding is labeled with size.
We do not accept
Duvet covers, down comforters, used shower curtain liners, valences, curtains, mini-blinds, used place mats and napkins, dirty items, or items used by pets (however, we will take any cloth items if they are bagged separately and are labeled “Recycle”, which we will sell to a fabric recycler)
Before Your Drop-Off a Donation
Please be sure to review our donation guidelines for items that we accept, fill out a drop off form, and check our drop off hours.
How to Drop-Off a Donation
Unfortunately, we have no way to pickup items. PLEASE do not leave items outside when we are not open. Weather, rodents, and bugs can get inside bags and it costs us hundreds of dollars per dumpster to dispose of them. Clothing and soft goods donations may be made Tuesday – Saturday from 9:00 am- 2:45pm (from 9:00 – 11:45am on Saturday from July 1st through Labor Day). Please contact us to book a time for other items.