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Where to Donate Items in St. Louis

This post has been a long time coming! I am about to kick off a 3rd year of a 30 Day Declutter challenge, and one thing I wanted to share was where to donate items in St. Louis. This post will still be helpful if you aren’t local, but if you are in St. Louis, and have been looking for where to donate items, or give back to the city, hopefully this post will help!

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Declutter Challenge

Before I get to the donation locations I wanted to touch on the declutter challenge. You can read more about the challenge here, and sign up at this link. It is completely free and just helps walk you through getting rid of clutter in your house over a 30 day time period.

I am very passionate as a St. Louis mom myself about keeping my home as clutter free as I can so that I can enjoy the space with my kids. We also use decluttering as a learning lesson for my kids on giving back and passing along things that no longer bring you joy.

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Where to Donate Items in St. Louis

I took to Instagram to help me come up with as many resources and Ideas across the metro area that would be helpful for donations. I will divide things a bit so you know where to give new, where to give used, and where to donate things like food.

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I personally think that finding somewhere that both fits your convenience needs as well as somewhere that means something to you will help you to donate items more quickly and more often.

If you find that you have items in the back of your car that need to be donated

Buy Nothing Facebook Groups

Before I get into the individual locations, one big option I want to bring up is the buy nothing groups on Facebook. There are several out there in our area, and some have rules on only joining one, so do your research on what one you want to join.

Essentially these allow you to post something and offer it to someone for free. It is a great way to fill a need and not have to leave your home. That said – I think when doing a large declutter challenge like the one I talked about above, there are some more impactful options in the list below to consider as well.

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Where to Donate Food In St. Louis

Lets start with food. One thing that I try to declutter a couple times a year is our pantry. Obviously there are things to consider like expiration dates – where you need to throw it out, but for food you just have too much of (or maybe decided you just don’t like) there are some great options below.

Circle of Light Food Pantry – Located in North County

Nurses for Newborns – The link provided gives a great list of specific kinds of food they tend to look for for infants and toddlers. A great place to take formula samples. They support babies and families where the infant is born with health problems, teen moms, mothers with disabilities both physical and mental, and families generally struggling financially.

KirkCare – You can donate food in person or schedule a pick up.

STL Food Pantries – Use the link I provided and find local food pantries you can donate to

Where to donate items in St. Louis

Where to Donate Furniture and Household Goods in St. Louis

Circle of Light – Located in North County. They have a current need for furniture and home rehab materials.

Ditto – This is your general drop off donation type place, but the proceeds all support local private schools to give scholarships to those that need them. Ditto is near and dear to my heart, and somewhere I donate time because they give back to our school.

Animal Shelters – A great place to donate blankets and towels.

Helping Hand me Downs – They serve families in the St. Louis area experiencing unemployment or unsafe housing situations. They take just about anything in terms of household goods and clothing!

Home Sweet Home – This non profit helps women and children escaping abusive situations by furnishing places to live. The link provided shares what is on their list of accepted donated items.

Clothing Pick up STL – this free pickup service supports several area non profits. You simply schedule and pick up and leave it on your porch in a box. They accept household items and clothing – basically anything that is useable and can be lifted by one person!

Lydias House – Household goods donated will help women and children escaping abusive situations.

Second Hand Heros – Crystal City, MO – this is donation location where those struggling at the moment can come and shop free of charge no questions asked.

The Sharing Shed – O’fallon MO – They accept furniture and household items that help furnish a home for those they are serving.

Salvation Army – Schedule a pickup online for free of almost anything that is a household item.

Local Hospice Homes

Vietnam Veterans of America – the VVA sells your gently used items to support Vietnam vets.

St. Vincent De Paul – this is an option with drive up donations all over the metro area. The proceeds from shoppers go directly back into the community.

Baitimul house of goods – works with immigrants and refugees

St. Patrick Center – helps locals in need. They take household items and clothing!

Shelter Shop – Bellville, IL – They support victims of domestic abuse. You can help stock their shop where the victims are given vouchers to shop for free. They accept household items and clothing.

City of Refuge – Columbia, MO – This supports refugees in getting what they need to start a life here. They accept both household items and clothing.

Goodwill – This is an obvious option but I feel it is only right if I add that.

Where to donate items in St. Louis

Where to Donate Clothing in St. Louis

Ditto – Take clothing for all ages

Helping Hand me Downs – They serve families in the St. Louis area experiencing unemployment or unsafe housing situations. They take just about anything in terms of household goods and clothing!

Clothing Pick up STL – this free pickup service supports several area non profits. You simply schedule and pick up and leave it on your porch in a box.

Second Hand Heros – Crystal City, MO – this is donation location where those struggling at the moment can come and shop free of charge no questions asked.

Salvation Army – Schedule a pickup online for free of almost anything that is a household item.

Vietnam Veterans of America – the VVA sells your gently used items to support Vietnam vets.

St. Vincent De Paul – this is an option with drive up donations all over the metro area. The proceeds from shoppers go directly back into the community.

Baitimul house of goods – works with immigrants and refugees

St. Patrick Center – helps locals in need. They take household items and clothing!

Shelter Shop – Bellville, IL – They support victims of domestic abuse. You can help stock their shop where the victims are given vouchers to shop for free. They accept household items and clothing.

City of Refuge – Columbia, MO – This supports refugees in getting what they need to start a life here. They accept both household items and clothing.

Goodwill – This is an obvious option but I feel it is only right if I add that.

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Where to Donate Baby/Child Specific Items in St. Louis

Nurses for Newborns – They take anything for infants and toddlers other than cribs! They support babies and families where the infant is born with health problems, teen moms, mothers with disabilities both physical and mental, and families generally struggling financially.

Helping Hand me Downs – They serve families in the St. Louis area experiencing unemployment or unsafe housing situations. They take just about anything in terms of household goods and clothing!

Local department of Children and Families – a great way to find needs in your local area.

Sweet Babies – This local non profit accepts donations of baby items to help mothers in the area who are in a hard spot!

St. Louis Children’s Hospital – You can drop off NEW toys to either the Mason and 40 location or downtown Children’s hospital. They use these for their patients.

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Misc Donation places

Leftovers – This is a really cool local way to donate items that would typically be thrown away or donated. They accept craft supplies, bottles and all sorts of items to supply schools and programs with DIY projects.

Our Little Haven – this is a great non profit to donate schools supplies, therapy supplies, fidget toys and lots of other more unique items that other places maybe are not looking for. The full list is linked.

I am sure there are SO MANY other options, and if there is somewhere that you love to donate I would love to add it, so make sure you leave it in the comments, or message me on Instagram.

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