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Coverage Area
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Organization
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Accepts/Other info
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Phone Number
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Acton, Boxborough, Carlisle, Concord, Littleton, Maynard, Stow, Sudbury, Harvard and Westford
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Household Goods Recycling Ministry
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Furniture, appliances >10 years old, household goods, linens etc.
Pick up only in Acton area.
Drop off Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 9am-noon
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978-635-1763 (general messages/furniture pickup)
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North Shore, Metro West, E. Boston, Chelsea – Not South of Boston
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Mass Coalition for the Homeless Mass Coalition Furniture Bank
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Located in Lynn
No major appliances/no clothing/no toys. Accepts living room, kitchen & bedroom furniture
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781-595-7570 x13
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All MA
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Salvation Army
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Furniture is resold
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800-958-7825
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All MA
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St. Vincent de Paul
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Furniture is resold/ 3 piece min for pickups
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800-675-2882
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Weymouth/South Shore
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Friends of the Homeless
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Donations of furniture are accepted by appointment - please call
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781-340-1604
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Lawrence area
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Project Home Again – like HGRM
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No appliances/out of Temple Emmanuel in Andover /pickup avail
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978-470-1356
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Reading
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Mission of Deeds – like HGRM
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No appliances
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781-944-9797
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Brockton/South Shore – based in Easton
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My Brother’s Keeper - Basic furniture & household items
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Pickups only in the South Shore area: Milton/Quincy south to Taunton
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508-238-7512
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Worcester area – see website for listing of towns
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Central Mass Housing Alliance
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Pickup of furniture, appliances (<10ys old)
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508-791-7265 x22
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Lawrence area
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Lazarus’ House - Run thrift stores for families in need
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Furniture, rugs, office equip.,dishes, clothing
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978-689-8575/ 978-686-0441 (for pickup)
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Hopkington based/ Natick, Framingham, Ashland, S.Sudbury
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Just Because Project
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Direct donations to needy families for furniture. See wish list for other items.
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508-435-6511
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Located in Devens (Ayer)
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Sylvia’s Haven Provides housing for homeless women & children
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Furniture/appliances must be delivered and approved
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(978)772-0925
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Leominster, Groton, Pepperell, Ayer, Fitchburg, Clinton, Bolton
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Ginny’s Helping Hand
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Furniture/appliances – please call to drop off, limited pickup
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(978)537-1387
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Marlboro Area
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SMOC Marlboro Resource Center
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Furniture – in good, clean condition/ These shelter programs accept some donations based on space availability
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Pathways shelter 508-879-5047
Medway shelter 508-533-1487
Family Shelter 508-872-0765
Sage Shelter
508-626-2586
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Appliances
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All MA
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St. Vincent de Paul
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Fridge <5yrs old/no stoves
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800-675-2882
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Lawrence area
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Lazarus House
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978-689-8575
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Located in Devens
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Sylvia’s Haven
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No pick up service, need to bring to site
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978-772-0925
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Located in Leominster
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Ginny’s Helping Hand
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Will take appliances, please bring to them, limited pickup
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978-537-1387
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Clothing, Toys, Exercise Equipment etc.
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Central Mass & Metro West – most of MA/pickups avail
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Big Brother, Big Sisters
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clothing, toys, household items, tools, bicycles, exercise equip, grills etc
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800-483-5503
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All of Ma
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Vietnam Vets of America
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Clothing, toys, baby items, bikes, tools, household items etc
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800-775-8387 |
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Trailer at Crosby Market, Concord
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Goodwill
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Clothing, household goods
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617-445-1010
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Drop offs in bins – check website for locations
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St. Vincent de Paul
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clothing
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800-675-2882
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All Ma & NH – see website for listing
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Salvation Army
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Clothing, household items, sporting, etc
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508-799-0520 (Wor)
978-568-8155 (Hud)
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Cambridge
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Solutions at Work
Children’s clothing Exchange
SolutionsWear
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Childrens clothing, toys, baby equip
Accepts womens & men’s business suits
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617-576-0039
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Boston/Springfield
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Dress for Success
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Womens suits, new or nearly new
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617-323-7544 (Bos)
413-732-8179 (Spri)
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Lowell
Framingham
Malden
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The Women’s Alliance
Suitability
SuitableImage
TailoredforSuccess
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Women’s business suits/clothing/other
New or gently worn
Also purses, toiletries, briefcases
Women and Men’s business suits/clothing ( Malden only)
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Please call to donate
978-934-8898 (Low)
508-620-3993 (Fra)
781-324-0499 (Mal)
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Computers
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Cambridge
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Solutions at Work
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‘Get Connected’
Accepts computers, printers, monitors
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(617) 492-0300
x6
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Roxbury
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TecsChange
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Accepts computer equipment-check website for list
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(617)442-4456
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Gardner
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ElectroniCycle
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accepts TVs, computers, audio, consumer electronics for processing
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(800) 829 - 5082 (877) 829 - 6209
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ShareTechnology
.org
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Share Technology
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Lists your computer/office equipment for donation to non-profits
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Local exchanges encouraged/Also has links to other organizations
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Citizens Action Team (CAT)
Local area contact
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Local contact: Christy B
crittyb@pobox.com
Sends used parts to Louis/Missi .to help with hurricane recovery
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PC’s Windows98 or later/Macs – iMac or later
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978-369-4343
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Building Supplies
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Roxbury based – picks up in greater Boston out to Littleton (pickup fee)
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Building Materials Resource Center
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Picks up building materials like kitchen cabinets, appliances (not more than 4yrs old), etc. / fee based
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617-442-8917
x232
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Dorchester
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Boston Restore
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Office furniture and building supplies –drop-offs please/ limited pickups
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617- 288-8400
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All MA – check website for locations
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Habitat for Humanity
(will pick up – not all leftovers can be re-used)
Acton Habitat/NorthCentralMa
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Building Materials/ House Fixtures,Supplies |
(978) 454-1046
(Lowell)
978-348-2749
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Bicycles
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Cambridge
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Solutions at Work
‘Wheels Program’
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Accepts all bikes plus all bike parts
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617-576-0039
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Roxbury
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Bikes not Bombs
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Accepts bikes – check website or call for dropoff times/local collection drives
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(617) 442-0004
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International – check website for collection drives
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Pedals for progress
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Bikes for international distribution
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(908) 638-4811 ( New Jersey )
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Medical Equipment
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Your local Council on Aging or Dept. of Health
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Usually accept walkers, shower seats etc.
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HGRM
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We distribute to local COA’s, agencies, needy families
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Walkers (folding), wheel chairs, seated walkers, crutches, canes, shower chairs and commodes
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Drop off only
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Mashpee
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Pass It On
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Takes childrens medical equipment and adult size wheelchairs
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800-267-6768
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Books, CD’s, DVD’s, School supplies
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Your local library
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Call your local library
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Most books
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Generally, no textbooks or magazines
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All Ma - trailer in Westford - 63 Forge Village Road – across from Water Dept.
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Hands Across the Water –non-profit, donates to third world
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All books/books on tape/cd’s/dvd’s. Encyclopedias (sets)/textbooks
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781-438-4051
Please put books in boxes
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North Reading.
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Community Book Solutions – pick up service available / for profit – not tax deductible
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All books, videos, cd’s dvd’s, audiobooks, video games, sports cards, sports memorabilia
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978-664-6555
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Videos and DVD’s
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Try Nursing Homes, Assist Living, day programs, libraries
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Request musicals, old movies, old TV series for senior programs
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OTHER IDEAS for your DONATIONS:
The Lowell Wish Project – helps more than 64 non-profit agencies in the Merrimack Valley to get needed goods for their low-income clients. Household goods and baby items and some furniture.
Sharing Web – ‘Food, shelter, and crisis resources on Boston 's South Shore – listing of agencies in the South Shore that may need your donations.
To sell your items: http://www.ebay.com/, http://www.pennysaver.com/, or http://www.craigslist.org/
Also you can call the Action Unlimited – 978-371-2442 ( Concord) or 508-481-4322 (Marlboro). They have free Ads for items selling for $249 or less.
To recycle your items in your local community: http://www.freecycle.org/
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