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Material donations

Your new or gently used items can make all the difference to a refugee family.  We cannot accept any items that have missing parts or needed repairs.  Our ability to pick-up donations is limited to our volunteer drivers’ schedules.  Also, our storage is in Kent, so pick-ups beyond South King County may be difficult to arrange.

Donations we always need
These items are very helpful for refugees beginning new lives in America:

• Dressers/Chest of drawers
• Dining room or kitchen tables with chairs
• Twin mattresses and box springs —NO STAINS, tears, etc.
• Twin, double, queen bed frames—If simple and easy to assemble
• Bunk beds and cribs—simple with ALL bolts, etc.
• TV’s—relatively new, working color sets only
• VCR/DVD players
• Microwaves
• Vacuums
• Bicycle
• Vehicles in good running condition (without needed repairs) for refugee families in need of transportation
• Metro bus tickets
• Gift cards to stores such as Safeway, Fred Meyer, or Target

Donations we sometimes need
We may be able to use the following items (depending on need):

• Couches—no stains, tears, scratches
• Coffee/End tables
• Lamps
• Double, queen mattresses—in very good shape—NO STAINS, tears, etc.
• Double, queen box springs
• Armchairs
• Computers—newer models with an operating system and basic software
• Sets of dishes, silverware
• pots and pans
• Clothing (special arrangements must be made—please contact us ahead)

Donations we do NOT accept:

• Food
• Sofa beds
• King size beds/mattresses
• large appliances (fridges, stoves)
• Damaged, stained or unusable items
• Anything that needs to be repaired

To make an in-kind donation of any of the above items, please call 206-587-0234 x114 or email SeattleGIK@wr.org.