The American Cancer Society Discovery Shop, located in Pacific Grove and North Salinas, whose mission is to save lives, celebrate lives, and lead the fight for a world without cancer, is in need of your gently used items including clothing, furniture, and jewelry.

Animal Friends Rescue located in Pacific Grove, is dedicated to finding good, permanent homes for abandoned, stray and neglected companion animals. They work with our local community and animal shelters to identify and assist the dogs and cats most in need of a helping hand. The AFRP Treasure Shop is interested in your furnishings, jewelry, clothing, art, collectibles and more.

A Closer Walk is a homeless outreach meeting the physical and spiritual needs of the local homeless community. Among other items, Closer Walk is happy to receive your excess clothing (including business casual), shoes, linens, blankets, art and office supplies, games and books.

Door to Hope helps people of any age who struggle with addiction, mental health issues, trauma or an unstable home life by providing them with competent and compassionate care. They have a women’s residential program in Salinas who would be thrilled to have women’s business casual or back-to-work type items for women who have finished treatment and are getting back to work.

When you sign up with Freecycle.org you join one or more local town groups and/or invite some local friends to form a friends circle. You make posts about things you want to gift or receive. Other members reply and then you arrange a pickup time and location. Just like that, you've saved something from going to a landfill and given it a new life.

GI Josie provides non-clinical programs and support to women veterans (and their children) who endure PTSD and Military Sexual Trauma (MST). These programs include equine therapy and blue ocean therapy. If you are looking for a new home for your horse tack or supplies, or scuba/surf equipment, they would love to take it off your hands. *Please call first.

Goodwill is an American nonprofit organization that provides job training, employment placement services, and other community-based programs for people who have barriers preventing them from otherwise obtaining a job. *Accepting donations, including clothing, trailer behind Star Market on South Main Street open seven days a week 8:30 - 5.

Do you have architectural items and building materials? Check out Habitat for Humanity Restore in Seaside. They can also assist you with picking up larger items.

The mission of Hope Services is to improve the quality of life for people with developmental disabilities and mental health needs. Items donated at the Seaside location are sold at the thrift shop in Watsonville and funds are disbursed according to local county needs. *Salinas office not currently accepting donations - donations are being accepted at the Seaside and Watsonville locations. Seaside location accepting donations M-F from 8:30-3:30.

Joining Hands Benefit Shop, located in Carmel, is a non-profit resale shop of gently used and new clothing, housewares, furniture, artwork jewelry, linens, and more. Their mission is to reduce homelessness.

Last Chance Mercantile, now in partnership with the Veterans Transition Center (VTC), has expanded on the district’s mission of “turning waste into resources.” More importantly, the partnership serves as a means of empowering veterans to move from crisis to self-sufficiency through veteran employment at the Last Chance Mercantile and program funding for VTCs ongoing mission.

Lions Club International Foundation provides prescription eyewear and hearing aids to those without access to care. They take eyeglasses and hearing aids in gently used condition as well as unopened contact lenses. You can find a local chapter to donate or drop off glasses at a participating Walmart Vision Center.

Peace Of Mind Dog Rescue, whose mission is to be a resource and advocate for senior dogs and senior people on California’s Central Coast, has a wish list that includes coats, sweaters, and baby gates.

Peacock Acres provides supportive housing, intensive case management, and life coaching for foster children and young adults who have been separated from their families. They would greatly appreciate your no-longer needed furniture, musical instruments, games, and gym equipment among other numerous items. *Please call first.

Pueblo del Mar, a joint partnership between the Housing Authority of the County of Monterey and Sun Street Centers, provides a safe, affordable, transitional housing program for homeless women with children, men with children, and families with children. Residents organize themselves in a social model-driven council that assists families in developing a sense of pride and community. In a drug-free/alcohol-free environment, residents build social networks and support systems designed to foster positive lifestyles. The items you donate to Pueblo del Mar stay within the community and help families on a daily basis.

Whether it’s job training or assisting with a residential facility, items donated to the Salvation Army are providing ongoing resources to help those in need. *Please visit their website and enter your zip code for the most up-to-date drop box locations open near you.

Second Chance Thrift Store, located in Monterey and Pacific Grove, provides training and mentoring for residents of the Bridge Restoration Ministry as well as financial support for the Bridge by collecting donated goods for resale.

Shoreline Church Clothes Closet, located at 2500 Garden Road, Monterey, accepts new and gently used men’s, women’s and children’s clothing, shoes, and baby items on Wednesdays between 11-2. Items are available in the courtyard on Tuesdays between 12:30-2 during which time guests can browse and take what they need.

The SPCA for Monterey County can use blankets, towels, pet supplies, toys, and newspapers.

At the SPCA Benefit Shop you can drop off new or gently-used items such as jewelry, collectables, small appliances, kitchen items, artwork or furniture. Proceeds from this shop directly support our local SPCA.

Spirals, a unique consignment and benefit shop located in Pacific Grove, helps support the programs provided by the Monterey County Alliance on Aging whose mission is to help seniors remain safely in their homes for as long as possible. Whether you are looking to consign or donate your items, they are an excellent resource to help free you from your stuff.

The mission of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is “a network of friends, inspired by Gospel values, growing in holiness and building a more just world through personal relationships with and service to people in need.” Located at 214 Forest Ave, Pacific Grove, and 1269 Fremont Blvd., in Seaside accepts donations Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 11 am to 3 pm.

For more than 30 years, Yellow Brick Road Benefit Shop has offered new hope to Monterey County’s neediest citizens. The net proceeds of all sales in their three benefit shops are given through grants to carefully selected charities who provide critical services to local men, women and children. They also have a scholarship program that assists dedicated young people in need of help to continue their education. Accepting donations Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays 10 am - 3:30 pm. (They will pick up furniture and do the heavy lifting! Just call ahead for large items.)