Apr
I’ll soon be having a whole load of furniture that I wish to give away. I'd enjoy it to go to a mental health charity that perhaps supplies furnished homes for people to grant them to life in the community and who could not afford to furnish a home themselves.
Its all immaculate - like I’ve a leather three piece that has hardly been sat on as I do not use the room its in so its like new. There’s a bed that was only used for about 4 months after purchase ETC.
I will also have a computer (less that 2 months old) and also personal printers that I’ll be expecting to be given way to help someone with mental health problems.
Any organisation that you know and you could pass on to me that take items and use them in a such away would be much appreciated.
I don't want to donate it to a charity shop, I'd like that its actually used directly rather than indirectly via money they get from selling it.
When I was a kid we were extremely poor and my mother had no furniture as our previous place was furnished with the owner's stuff. We got stuff off the social (it was over 30 years ago when they used to that sort of thing) and although grateful it was all odd and not in good nick and this is were my desire to donate for direct use rather than indirect use is born of.
Thanks.
PS I m not saying that my stuff is so great and everyone will think so when I made the comment about our social furniture, its just its like new and perhaps someone will get pleasure from it.
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You could try MIND http://www.mind.org.uk/Mind+in+your+area…
I think what you are doing is brilliant and would be a huge weight off someones shoulders and one less worry for them to think about..
There’s always someone coming out of psychiatric care that needs to be rehoused and the goverment allows take so long to process to provide the basic essentials i think what you’re giving away would be ideal for someone and i'm sure MIND will have many people in their organisation in need..
Well done..
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MASH [mutual aid & self help] i know theres one in Devon they have a charity shop and a warehouse where people with referrals can get furniture for free
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You don't state where you live. There are various different places that take in furniture donations and pass them on to people on low incomes for a small charge. I used to work for such a charity in Scotland and they also took on people with mental health problems as volunteers to give them work experience - they helped with re-furbishing and repairing furniture and doing collections/deliveries. Try doing a search online. I know Barony Housing Association in Scotland do it but I don't know where you live so can't give details of places near you.