San Antonio Charities

 

Some places for donating unwanted, usable items

 

Any Baby Can

227-0170

217 Howard St., SAT 78212

Benefits: Disabled children

Donate: Basic needs items for children

 

The Arc of San Antonio

490-4300

13430 West Avenue

Benefits:  Serving people with developmental disabilities

Donate: General items

 

Assistance League of San Antonio

732-1200

2611 West Avenue, SAT 78201

Benefits: Underprivileged and needy

Donate: Full range of items for Thrift House, all volunteer staff

 

Boys & Girls Club of San Antonio

434-4383

600 SW 19th, SAT 78207

Benefits: At-risk youth

Donate: Books, games, sports equipment, computers, tables, chairs, educational items

 

Boysville, Inc.

826-2195, Auxiliary Thrift Shop

307 Olmos Dr. W., SAT 78212

Call and schedule pickup or drop-off Tues - Sat

Benefits: At-risk youth

Donate: Clothing, toys, household items, furniture, antiques, general thrift shop items

 

Catholic Charities

222-1294

 

The Children’s Shelter

212-2500

1407 S. St. Mary’s, SAT 78210

Call for pick up

Benefits:  At-risk children

Donate: Appliances, furniture, clothes, electrical, household items

 

Disabled American Veterans (DAV)

924-6261

1047 SE Military Dr., SAT 78214

Call for pick up

Benefits: Give away to those in need

Donate: Full range of items go directly to needy

 

Family Services Association of San Antonio

299-2400

230 Pereida, SAT 78210

Benefits: Underprivileged and those in need

Donate: Full range of household & personal care items, goes directly to client

 

Furniture for a Cause

442-2400

Call for pickup

Benefits: Needy families

Donate: Furniture items

 

Goodwill Industries

924-8581

Call for pickup or for drop off locations for larger items

Multiple parking lot locations for drop off of smaller items

Benefits: Disabled

Donate: General items

 

Habitat for Humanity

223-5203

311 Probandt St., SAT 78204

Benefits: Building homes for the underprivileged

Donate:  Household/home-building products

 

Hospital Emergency Rooms

Donate:  Magazines, paperbacks, coloring books, crayons, children’s books

 

Medina Children’s Home

733-8888

Call for home pickup

Benefits:  Children

Donate: General items

 

Salvation Army

352-2000 ext. 231

Call for pickup of furniture and clothing

Benefits:  Supports welfare to work

Donate: General items

 

SAMMinistries

340-0302

Benefits:  Underprivileged, needy

Donate: Clothing, food, and general household items

 

Society of St. Vincent de Paul Society

225-7837

Benefits:  Underprivileged, needy

Donate: General items

 

Unicorn Centers

737-3355

4630 Hamilton Wolfe

Benefits:  Help for people with disabilities

Donate: Full range of items

 

“The habit of giving only enhances the desire to give.”

- Walt Whitman