Where to Donate Old Art Books and Supplies in Oklahoma

In my book, The Joy of Less, I talk about how it's infinitely easier to declutter when your stuff tin serve a good cause:

"Something that's been sitting in your house, unused and unloved, may bring a bully deal of joy to, or fill the 18-carat need of, someone else. Make their solar day, and give yourself a pat on the dorsum. Knowing that y'all're doing good can brand it much easier to part with your stuff."

With that in mind, I've compiled a Big listing of places to donate your discards. Of class, from an ecology standpoint, it's best to keep your castoffs in your community; the fewer things we ship effectually the globe, the better. Therefore, I strongly encourage you to cheque out local options for your unwanted items: like churches, hospitals, schools, libraries, brute shelters, homeless shelters, women's shelters, halfway homes, food banks, senior centers, twenty-four hours cares, prisons, and clemency shops.

However, if you can't find a practiced home for your stuff nearby, or you want to back up a specific cause, this list will provide yous with plenty of resources.

The listing focuses on charities based in the Us, the home of about of my readers. (I encourage those of you from other countries to add your nation's resources in the Comments.)

Furthermore, to brand the list as relevant every bit possible, I've concentrated on organizations that take dropoff locations throughout the U.s.a., or accept donations by postal service. Scores of charities operate on a regional, state, or locale-specific basis; for brevity's sake they're non included hither, merely delight tell us about your local faves in the Comments.

I've organized the charities according to what they need (General Goods, Clothing, Electronics, Baby Items, Craft Supplies, etc.), and included a sentence about what they do. Wherever possible, I've linked directly to the organization's donation or "wish list" page, to save yous from hunting through their website for details.

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So, here we go — my Big list of 101 places that need your stuff more yous do:

General GOODS

Goodwill
What they do: Assistance people with barriers to employment learn the skills to detect competitive employment
What they need: Clothing, electronics, appliances, furniture, and more than

Salvation Regular army
What they practice: Provide community programs, homeless services, rehabilition, disaster relief, and other assistance to those in demand
What they need: Clothing, furniture, household goods, sporting equipment, books, electronics, and more

Vietnam Veterans of America
What they do: Aid Vietnam-era veterans and their families
What they need: Clothing, babe items, housewares, electronics, modest appliances, tools, and just about anything else

Volunteers of America
What they do: Back up at-risk youth, the frail elderly, men and women returning from prison, homeless individuals and families, people with disabilities, and those recovering from addictions
What they need: Vesture, furniture, toys, and household goods for their thrift stores

Friends of Pine Ridge Reservation
What they do: Provide needed items to the poverty-stricken Pine Ridge Reservation in Southward Dakota
What they need: From schoolhouse, sewing, crafts, sporting, babe, and office supplies, to toiletries, article of clothing, Christmas gifts, holiday items, bed, bath and kitchen linens, cold conditions gear, crayons and more (encounter website for specific needs)

Operation Requite
What they do: Bring promise and solutions to the deprived and disconnected people of the world, in many cases where the US military operates.
What they need: Toys, schoolhouse supplies, art supplies, sports equipment, and more than (Fedex provides FREE aircraft from anywhere in the U.s. to their warehouse)

The Aid Republic of kenya Project
What they do: Provide Kenya'due south students with science, English language, and reckoner skills to break the bike of poverty
What they need: Used computers, books, clothing, sports equipment, and other supplies

Cause USA
What they practice: Transport gift packs to wounded military personnel and their families
What they need: Playing cards, handheld electronic games, current magazines, batteries, travel-size toiletries, and more

Forgotten Soldiers Outreach
What they do: Send care packages to deployed soldiers
What they need: Travel-size toiletries, packaged food, flea collars, batteries, tube socks, envelopes, trash numberless, and more than

CLOTHING, SHOES, AND ACCESSORIES

Dress for Success
What they do: Provide interview suits, confidence boosts, and career development to low-income women in over 75 cities worldwide
What they need: Women'due south concern suits and other professional apparel, footwear, and accessories

Career Gear
What they do: Provide underserved task-seeking men with training, career counseling, interviews, and professional wear
What they need: Men'south suits, dress shirts, ties, shoes, briefcases, and other interview-appropriate clothing

The Women'due south Alliance
What they do: Provide professional person attire and career skills training to low income women and their families seeking self sufficiency
What they need: Women's business clothing and professional person accessories

Stitch Much Comfort
What they practise: Provide adaptive habiliment to wounded service men and women in military hospitals (specially designed to wait similar normal attire while accommodating their injuries)
What they demand: Basketball shorts, boxers, t-shirts, sweatshirts, and PJ bottoms; also twill, flannel, and woven shirting fabric

Clothes4Souls
What they do: Provide clothes to people around the world who are in desperate need
What they need: New or gently-worn clean habiliment

Planet Aid
What they do: Provide article of clothing to people in developing nations, and fund community, health, agricultural, and vocational programs
What they need: Gently-used, unsoiled, functional wearable and shoes

Soles4Souls
What they do: Distribute shoes to people in need in over 125 countries
What they need: All types of new or gently-worn shoes: able-bodied, running, wearing apparel, sandals, pumps, heels, work boots, cleats, trip the light fantastic, and flip flops

Diamonds for Dreams
What they practise: Grant wishes for terminal breast cancer patients
What they demand: Diamonds, manor jewelry, and other specialty jewelry items

Indigo Rescue
What they do: Assist county animal shelters, and rehabilitate pets and place them in adoptive homes
What they demand: Jewelry (for fundraising events)

Beast Guardian Network
What they practice: Rescue and identify homeless pets with loving families, and assist low-income seniors and financially disadvantaged individuals with their pet care
What they need: Gently-used designer handbags to sell in their ReBag Boutique

Wedding AND PROM DRESSES

Brides Against Breast Cancer
What they do: Advance the awareness of breast cancer, and operate a wish-granting service enabling patients to make special memories with their loved ones
What they demand: New and used wedding gowns from 2005 to present

Brides Across America
What they do: Provide wedding gowns to military brides in demand
What they need: New or gently-used conjugal gowns, not more than 3 years old

DonateMyDress.org
What they exercise: Provide special occasion dresses to girls who cannot afford them for prom, sweet sixteen, quinceañera or formal events
What they need: Prom and special occasion dresses for immature women

The Glass Slipper Projection
What they practice: Collect formal dresses and accessories and provide them, gratis of accuse, to Chicago-area students who are unable to buy their ain prom attire
What they need: New and nearly-new prom dresses and accessories

Infant AND CHILDREN'S ITEMS

Project Night Night
What they practice: Reduce the trauma of homeless children with Dark Night Packages of childhood comforts
What they demand: Stuffed animals, blankets, and children's books

Condom (Stuffed Animals for Emergencies)
What they exercise: Collect items to requite to children in emotional, traumatic, or stressful situations (like fires, disease, abuse, homelessness, and natural disasters)
What they demand: New or gently-used stuffed animals

Loving Hugs
What they practice: Send stuffed animals to children living in war zones, refugee camps, orphanages, hospitals, and natural disaster areas
What they need: New or very gently-used stuffed animals

Project Smile
What they exercise: Provide emergency responders with children'due south comfort items, to help ease their pain and fright
What they need: New or gently-used stuffed animals, children'southward books, unused coloring books, new crayons

Newborns in Need
What they do: Provide care necessities to local agencies and hospitals serving premature, ill, or impoverished newborns
What they need: Baby article of clothing, toys, and other items; as well fabric, yarn, thread, and other supplies

Touching Little Lives
What they practice: Provide necessity items to needy infants in Ohio
What they need: Babe clothing, booties, toys, blankets and other items; also flannel, thread, batting, and yarn

Ronald McDonald House
What they do: Provide a "home-abroad-from-home" for families so they can stay close past their hospitalized child at little or no cost
What they need: New toys, food, and household products; run across website for details

ELECTRONICS

World Reckoner Exchange
What they practice: Provide used computers and applied science to schools, libraries, community centers & universities in developing countries
What they need: Computers, laptops, printers, hard drives, peripherals, software, and more

National Cristina Foundation
What they exercise: Provide estimator applied science to people with disabilities or economic disadvantages, to enable them to lead more independent and productive lives
What they need: Desktops, notebooks, printers, peripherals, software, and more

National Coalition Confronting Domestic Violence
What they practice: Work to eliminate domestic violence, and empower battered women and children
What they need: Used cell phones

Games for Heroes
What they exercise: Provide emotional support to troops in Republic of iraq and Transitional islamic state of afghanistan
What they need: Handheld video game devices similar Gameboys, PSPs, and Nintendo DSs

Get-Well Gamers Foundation
What they do: Bring video game systems to children'south hospitals, for amusement and hurting management
What they need: Video games, systems, controllers, and other accessories

Computer Recycling Center
What they do: Place computers in public clemency and community programs through Computers & Education™, and recycle unusable items to keep them out of landfills
What they need: Computers, laptops, home electronics

HopeLine from Verizon
What they practice: Provide refurbished phones to local domestic violence organizations
What they demand: No-longer-used wireless phones, batteries and accessories in any condition from any wireless service provider

Prison cell Phones for Soldiers
What they practise: Apply the money from recycling jail cell phones to buy calling cards for troops in demand
What they need: Used cell phones

iOS Device Recycling Programme
What they do: Bring high engineering mobile devices (installed with educational apps) into classrooms
What they need: iPads, iPhones, iPod Touches

Fireside International
What they do: Use mobile devices to accelerate education in Haiti
What they need: iPods, iPads, iPhones

Office AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES

iLoveSchools
What they do: Match America'south school teachers with donations of classroom resource
What they need: A multifariousness of school supplies, materials, and equipment

Swap4Schools
What they do: Match donors' "haves" with schools' "wants"
What they need: Books, movies, and other items specifically requested by educators

The GrayMatters Foundation
What they practice: Support and empower people impacted past brain tumors through outreach, awareness, and help programs
What they need: Stickers, postage stamps, blank or encouragement cards and envelopes

Muscular Dystrophy Association
What they practise: Fund worldwide research efforts and nationwide programs to aid those with neuromuscular diseases and their families
What they need: Computers, software, office equipment, article of furniture, and supplies for use in local offices

Develop Africa
What they do: Provide books, school and didactics supplies, scholarships, and job-related training in Africa
What they need: A broad variety of school and part supplies; meet website for details

Pens for Kids
What they exercise: Send pens to kids in Africa to assist them with getting an didactics
What they need: New and used pens of every blazon, color, size, shape, and quantity

BOOKS

International Book Project
What they do: Promote pedagogy and literacy by sending quality used books overseas
What they need: Textbooks, dictionaries, encyclopedias, vocational books, children's books, and more

Global Literacy Project
What they do: Foster community-based literacy initiatives throughout the earth
What they need: "We are currently most in demand of Pre-K to 12th course reading books as well every bit Math and scientific discipline textbooks."

Darien Volume Aid
What they do: Send books in response to specific requests from Peace Corps volunteers, libraries and schools all over the world
What they need: A variety of new and gently-used books. Please phone call earlier shipping, to brand sure your donations fit their needs

Books for Africa
What they practice: Help create a culture of literacy past shipping books to libraries and classrooms in Africa
What they need: A broad diversity of new and gently-used books, by and large fifteen years old or newer; details on website

The Bridge of Books Foundation
What they practice: Provide books to children in low-income families, particularly through foster family unit agencies, homeless shelters, underfunded schools, and neighborhood centers
What they need: New and used children's books, from preschool through loftier school

Books Through Bars
What they do: Ship quality reading and educational fabric to prisoners, thereby promoting successful community re-integration
What they need: A variety of new and gently-used books; details on website. Please email before shipping.

Books for Soldiers
What they practice: Facilitate the direct donation of books to soldiers serving overseas
What they demand: Books and magazines (also as CDs, DVDs, and video games) requested by soldiers

BookEnds.org
What they do: Place books in inner-city schools, youth centers, homeless shelters, family literacy centers, later on-school enrichment programs, children's group homes, and juvenile detention facilities
What they need: Quality, gently-used children's books advisable for infants to 18 years of age

Better Earth Books
What they do: Sell books to help fund literacy programs worldwide
What they need: A wide variety of books; see website for details

DVDS AND CDS

Kidflicks.org
What they do: Create picture show libraries for children's hospitals and pediatric wards across the United states of america
What they demand: DVDs

DVDs4Vets
What they practise: Provide DVDs to VA facilities for veterans in rehabilitation
What they demand: DVDs and portable DVD players

DiscsForDogs.org
What they do: Sell used DVDs and CDs, and donate the proceeds to the SPCA
What they need: DVDs and CDs

Musicians On Call
What they practice: Provide hospitals with complete CD libraries and players for patient use
What they demand: New or gently-used CDs and new, unused personal CD players

Art AND Craft SUPPLIES

The CUREchief Foundation
What they do: Bring promise to cancer patients, and people with other conditions that cause hair loss
What they need: Cotton, flannel, or polar fleece fabric

Intendance Wear
What they practise: Provide handmade baby items to premature infants in neonatal intensive care units
What they demand: Yarn, flannel, broadcloth, and other fabrics suitable for children's toys, apparel, and blankets/quilts

A Little Something
What they do: Help refugee women in Denver, CO become self-sufficient through crafting
What they need: Leftover or unwanted chaplet or jewelry-making supplies, weaving fiber, knitting needles, and natural cobweb yarn

Beads of Courage
What they do: Provide arts-in-medicine for children with serious illnesses
What they need: All types of beads, of any colour and shape

The Mending Hearts Project
What they do: Aid low income families, teen and single mothers, and mothers with premature infants in neonatal intensive intendance units
What they need: "Donations of all handcrafted items, yarn, and sewing supplies are graciously accepted."

Afghans Etc for Charity
What they do: Burnish the lives of children with cancer and other medical issues
What they demand: Crochet and knitting supplies, and handcrafted items

Binky Patrol
What they do: Distribute bootleg blankets (sewn, knitted, crocheted, or quilted) to children in demand
What they demand: Material, yarn, batting, and finished blankets

The Knitting Connection
What they do: Distribute supplies to volunteers to brand hats, mittens, scarves, sweaters, afghans, baby booties, layette sets, and Christmas stockings for needy children
What they demand: Yarn, knitting needles, knitting books, and finished knitted/crocheted items

Many Arms Reach You
What they practice: Collect and donate knitted, quilted, or crocheted blankets to disadvantaged mothers and their children
What they need: Yarn

The Mother Behave Project
What they do: Provide manus-knit and crocheted bears to children with HIV/AIDS in emerging nations
What they need: Yarn, knitting needles, PolyFil, postage stamps, packing tape

Knots of Dearest
What they do: Provide crocheted and knitted caps for chemo patients and others facing life-threatening illnesses and injuries
What they need: Yarn

Fabricated iv Assistance
What they do: Sell handmade items on Etsy to enhance funds for Doctors Without Borders
What they need: A multifariousness of handmade items, as well as arts and crafts materials

Inklude Studio
What they do: Provide a artistic environment for adult artists with autism and other developmental challenges
What they need: A variety of fabric, art supplies, photography and computer equipment

ArtBridge Houston
What they do: Provide an arts program for children in homeless shelters
What they demand: Art supplies including paper, colored pencils, watercolor paints, paintbrushes, stencils, markers, etc.

Children'south Healing Fine art Projection
What they do: Create art classes for children in Portland'southward children's hospitals
What they demand: A variety of arts supplies; encounter website for wish list

SPORTS EQUIPMENT

Sports Gift
What they do: Provide sports programs and equipment to impoverished and disadvantaged children throughout the globe
What they demand: A wide variety of sports equipment; see website for details

One World Running
What they practice: Provide running shoes to those in need in the U.s. and throughout the world
What they need: New and near-new running shoes

Bikes for the Earth
What they do: Donate bicycles to developing countries, so that individuals can get to work or school, or provide health and education services to depression-income rural people
What they demand: Whatsoever serviceable adult or children'southward bicycles, as well as bicycle parts, tools, and accessories

Bicycles for Humanity
What they practice: Send bicycles to developing countries, to empower disadvantaged people through improved access to food and h2o, employment, healthcare, pedagogy and social opportunities
What they need: Bicycles, as well as cycle parts, tools, clothing, helmets, tires, and tubes

Opportunity Through Baseball
What they practise: Provide baseball equipment to impoverished children in the Dominican Democracy and around the world
What they need: Baseballs, gloves, mitts, batts, helmets, and more

PeacePassers
What they do: Distribute soccer supplies to communities in need, to empower youth and maximize promise
What they need: Soccer gear like balls, shoes, jerseys, shorts, and socks

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation
What they do: Keep music alive in our schools and communities past altruistic musical instruments to under-funded music programs
What they need: Gently-used ring and orchestral instruments

Marching Mountains
What they practise: Supply public schoolhouse band programs in distressed counties in Appalachia with donated new and used musical instruments
What they need: Musical instruments in expert working status (mainly for marching and concert bands)

Functioning Happy Note
What they practice: Transport musical instruments to deployed service men and women throughout the world
What they demand: New or gently-used guitars, violins, mandolins, banjos, keyboards, horns of any kind, harmonicas, and fifty-fifty bagpipes

Pedagogy Through Music
What they do: Promote the integration of music into the curricula of disadvantaged schools in club to enhance students' academic performance and general development
What they need: A multifariousness of musical instruments; see website for details

EYEGLASSES

Unite for Sight
What they exercise: Support eye treat patients living in extreme poverty in developing countries
What they need: New reading spectacles, altitude spectacles, and sunglasses

One Sight
What they do: Provide costless vision care and eyewear to people in need around the world (in some countries, a pair of eyewear costs more than a month's salary)
What they demand: 2 1000000 pairs of gently-used eyewear

New Eyes for the Needy
What they practise: Transport eyeglasses to medical missions and international charitable organizations for distribution to the poor in developing nations
What they need: Eyeglasses, reading glasses, sunglasses, hearing aids

CARS

Large Brothers Big Sisters' Cars for Kids' Sake
What they do: Provide children facing adversity with strong and indelible, professionally supported 1-to-i relationships that change their lives for the better
What they need: All types of vehicles, including cars, trucks, SUVs, motor homes, boats, airplanes, subcontract equipment, and structure equipment

Habitat for Humanity Cars for Homes
What they do: Build and rehabilitate houses for families in need
What they need: Cars, trucks, boats, RVs, motorcycles, and construction equipment

American Diabetes Association
What they practise: Strive to prevent and cure diabetes, and to meliorate the lives of all people affected by diabetes
What they need: Cars, trucks, trailers, boats, and RVs

National Kidney Foundation Kidney Cars
What they do: Fund public health and professional education, vital patient and community services, organ donation programs and medical enquiry to prevent kidney disease
What they need: Cars, vans, trucks, and boats

National Foundation for Cancer Research
What they do: Support cancer research and public pedagogy relating to prevention, before diagnosis, better treatments and ultimately, a cure for cancer.
What they need: Cars, trucks, boats, and SUVs

Purple Centre
What they practice: Provide a diversity of programs for wounded and disabled veterans and their families
What they need: Cars, trucks, RVs, and boats

MISCELLANEOUS

National Furniture Bank
What they do: Provide beds, tables, chairs, and other crucial home furnishings to over 100,000 people in demand each twelvemonth
What they need: Beds, dressers, nightstands, tables, chairs, sofas, lamps, and more

Project C.U.R.E.
What they practice: Donate medical supplies and equipment to hospitals and clinics around the globe
What they need: New and used medical equipment and supplies, including crutches, wheelchairs, and beds

UNICEF
What they practice: Provide humanitarian relief to children around the globe
What they need: Foreign coins and notes

Chemo Angels
What they do: Brighten the lives of those undergoing IV chemo treatment
What they need: Retailer gift cards, valid or expired (can nonetheless be used in CA)

TESSA
What they do: Provide prophylactic and counseling to victims of domestic violence and sexual attack in El Paso and Teller counties
What they need: Grocery and retailer gift cards, used jail cell phones

Make-A-Wish Foundation
What they do: Grant wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions
What they demand: Retailer gift cards and gift certificates

St. Jude's Ranch
What they practice: Serve all abused, abandoned, and neglected children and families in a prophylactic, homelike surroundings
What they need: Used greeting cards

Overseas Coupon Program
What they do: Facilitate the sending of coupons to overseas war machine personnel and their families
What they need: Manufacturer's coupons, valid and expired (up to 2 months)

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