Donate Items

Heading Home relies on the support of the many people who generously donate new or gently used items.

Donating items from Heading Home's donation item list will directly benefit the men, women, and children that we serve. If you are interested in donating goods, please review our attached donation item list. If you have questions regarding donations, please contact us at 617-864-8140 or e-mail info@headinghomeinc.org.

DONATION GUIDELINES:

While we appreciate your generosity, there are some guidelines that we do ask of our donors:

  • All items being donated must be either NEW or "GENTLY USED." (This means all previously used items must be clean and in good condition) Please make sure that all clothing and fabric items are clean and do not have any stains, we cannot accept them otherwise.
  • If you are donating furniture, please e-mail a picture to info@headinghomeinc.corg, so that we can assess whether or not this is an item we can use.
  • Heading Home does not have an in-house furniture pick up, so donations must be dropped off at our administrative offices in Cambridge or if you are unable to do so we must charge a $25 pick up fee. This fee will help offset the cost to Heading Home to hire an outside service to pick up and deliver the furniture. (NOTE: We require at least 2 weeks notice for pick up service)
  • Heading Home reserves the right to decline donations if we are unable to schedule a pick up or do not have an immediate need.

WAYS TO DONATE:

  • Donate new or gently used items from Heading Home’s donation item list.
  • Organize a household item donation drive using Heading Home’s donation item list
  • Donate “welcome baskets” to families and individuals moving out of a shelter and into permanent housing using Heading Home’s welcome basket list

*Ways to donate:
Donation Item List
Welcome Baskets List

Please call our office at 617-864-8140 between 9am - 5pm EST (Monday - Friday) to coordinate your donation drop off. On the day of your drop off you will be provided with a donation acknowledgement for tax purposes.

CAR DONATIONS

If you are interested in donating a used car or vehicle, please visit www.cars4charities.org. The proceeds from the sale of your car will benefit Heading Home, but you must make sure to please choose Heading Home as the recipient organization.

We appreciate your support.
As always gift cards from stores such as Target and Walmart are greatly appreciated.
THANK YOU!