Donation Guidelines

Items That Fund Opportunity:

Your gently used donations fund job training and career services for Alabamians working toward a better future.

Make sure yours count with these most impactful items.

  • Vehicles (Boats, Cars, RVs)

  • Clothing

  • Shoes

  • Jewelry

  • Small appliances

  • Glassware

  • Kitchen utensils

  • Housewares

  • Linens

  • Furniture

  • Lamps

  • Clocks

  • Knick-knacks

  • Antiques

  • Records, tapes, CDs

  • Radios

  • Books

  • Toys

  • Bicycles

  • Sporting equipment

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Items We Cannot Accept

Not everything can find a second life through Goodwill. To protect our team, our stores, and the people we serve, there are some items we cannot accept.

  • Items in need of repair, water-soaked or stained items, or items covered in pet hair
    Examples: pet beds/furniture, cat trees, electronics that do not work, furniture with excessive pet dander

  • Flammable items or weapons
    Examples: ammunition, weapons, crossbow, firearms, fireworks, flares, pesticides, and flammable items, gas containers, gas powered equipment, gasoline

  • Chemicals & Household Products
    Examples: car batteries, tires, brake fluid, oil, chemical products, gas containers, gasoline, or propane cylinders, detergents, glues, antifreeze, pet food, pet chemicals, air freshener, aerosols, oven cleaner, hydrogen peroxide, disinfectants, fertilizer, weed killer, insecticides, furniture polish, latex, spray, oil paint, ammonia, chlorine bleach, lye, bleach-based cleaners, nail polish remover, paint thinner, petroleum distillates, wood stains / finishes, kerosene, propane, solvents, motor oil, batteries, vinegar, pool acid, metal polish, drain cleaner, hydrochloric acid, battery acid, toilet bowl cleaner

  • Building materials
    Examples: air conditioners, carpeting, lumber, paint, plate glass, wooden ladders, windows and doors of any kind, sliding glass doors, gas powered tools, oil, toilets and sinks

  • Oversized items, appliances and electronics
    Examples: pianos, organs, ping pong tables, TV’s manufactured before 2010, console stereos, large copiers, and large appliances like refrigerators, stoves, washer/dryer, console stereos,

  • Mattresses and Electric or Water beds
    Examples: hospital beds, electric beds, waterbeds, box springs, mattresses, mechanical beds, waterbeds, baby beds

  • Baby sleepers, seats, baby walkers
    Examples: High chairs, infant carriers, car seats, infant sleepers, baby beds

  • Other items
    Examples: encyclopedia sets, mirrors without frames, metal desks, animals, live plants, syringes, medicine, plate glass, Reader’s Digest, curtain rods, drapery rods, any recalled items that don’t meet U.S. CPSC* standards.