You dropped that empty pack of cigarettes on the sidewalk and let it be, you spilled your fruit juice in the Hawker Center and the poor uncle had to clean up for you, here’s your chance to get clear with your conscience. Donate something for the poor and needy.
I myself stood in front of a huge pile of old clothes, shoes and games I neglected to take with me when I recently moved places. So I decided to donate them instead of pushing down the refuse chute.
Get rid off your old stuff for free at these donation places!
Donate Old Clothes And Shoes
There are several (few) organizations in Singapore that will accept donations that do not come in form of little red or blue bills. Yes, I was quite annoyed that out of 10 “official help organizations” 8 refused to take my clothes and shoes, and simply sent me a donation form for my Credit Card instead.
What the hell!?
Sadly it goes in line with all these people running around the streets waving their little boxes around my face and asking for donations. Money donations. I happened to come over several that snubbed at me when I gave them a dollar instead of a note and couldn’t even explain properly whom they are collecting for, “Excuse me idiot?”
Below is a list of organizations that still offer to take your things and pass them on to the ones in need, thanks guys!
- Organizations In Singapore Accepting Donations Beside Money
- Salvation Army (Click For More Information)
- Children Society (Click For More Information)
- The Red Cross (Click For More Information)
Pass It On – To Others
PassItOn.org.sg is another great place to donate your old belongings to. They accept almost everything that your are willing to let go and will arrange even pickup from your place if needed. (Note: If needed, they will not come for a pair of old Sneakers).
Once you have donated your items they will list them for free on their website and people in need can apply, or they will pass them on to the poor directly “offline”.
- Details For PassItOn.com.org
- www.passiton.com.org (Click For More Information)
Craigslist
If you just want to get rid of your things instead of having to pay for a pickup, transporter or trash removal service, craigslist might be your solution.
Just create an account for free, then login and navigate to the “offer” selection and post your items in the “For Free” lists. Make sure you post them for Singapore not San Francisco.
Who ever is interested can contact you under an anonymous email address you can choose and pickup etc can be arranged easily.
- Details For Craigslist.com
- www.craigslist.com (Click For More Information)
Do You Know Of Good Places To Donate Things In Singapore?
Then please share them with us in the comment section below and I will update the lists above in my post accordingly!
Lets make this a complete list of all places that accept donations in Singapore!!
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13 Comments for this post
Sep 30, 2009 at 12:10 pm
Thanks for sharing where to donate old clothes and shoes, it’s very informative and useful :)
Oct 5, 2009 at 10:11 pm
Hi!
I thought it would be useful to share so, please checkout – http://www.things2offer.com – a website to lend/share, donate and, buy and sell things, ANYTHING, for FREE!
–Sannidhi–
Dec 8, 2009 at 8:32 pm
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Jan 14, 2010 at 10:06 pm
Hi there,thanks for sharing. I wanted to donate my clothings and hd stumbled across your site.Very informative indeed, thanks for sharing.Now , I can pass this link on and share it with the rest of my friends,who wishes to recycle by passing their cloths on to others but I had no inkling idea where to do so.
Jan 31, 2010 at 10:30 am
http://blessingsinabag.org/ another good place to donate they collect everyday at serene center, 11am-8pm.
Mar 3, 2010 at 3:21 pm
Hi, thanks for this. It is useful. Though I did call the Red Cross and they only take monetary donations and donot accept clothes or the like. They passed me onto the Salvation Army…
Mar 13, 2010 at 7:25 pm
SWCO ( Singapore Woman Council Organisation ) at Waterloo Street takes in everything. The staff there are very appreciative.
Apr 1, 2010 at 2:11 pm
wish i had seen this blog earlier. I had to throw away tons of clothes, shows and other items because when i called the listed donated agencies they only ask for money, even the salvation army.
so i just threw it all away. good post, will come in handy as i regularly throw away stuff each time i have to move.
Is there a place I can go and donate food, like fruits etc? like just go there and hand out without being stared at or asked for $$$$
thanks for great posts John
Oct 26, 2010 at 10:23 am
TQ for your info . good post. How about food donations . Can I hv their contacts.
Nov 10, 2010 at 5:06 pm
Hi, thanks for the recommendations, i have checked out their sites and all have indicated acceptance of only monetary donations.
I’m wondering if there is a place where i can donate stuff which are still usable but they may not be exactly sellable since they maybe be kinda old. However, it’d still benefit those who are homeless… am talking abt old clothes, bags and shoes.
Jan 25, 2011 at 4:50 pm
Two more ideas:
sgfreecycle is the Singapore freecycle network. The idea is to recycle stuff by giving them away instead of throwing them away.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SgFreecycle/
The Salvation Army receives donations-in-kind from the public and companies. In turn, then resells them at affordable costs through its network of Family Thrift Stores. Donations-in-kind may also be dropped off in our donation bins – see locations here:
http://sg.salvationarmy.org/smm/www_smm_singapore.nsf/vw-sublinks/F32DC65CE27E2831802575C7004D56B7?openDocument
Feb 14, 2011 at 8:28 pm
Dear Brother in Christ,
Greetings in Jesus name.
We are Grace Child Care and Community Development, a social organization working
for the up-liftment of the poor and needy people in villages in India.
We would like to take the container of used clothes and shoe for our humanitarian work in the
villages. We are not taking for any business purpose. Would you
please clarify few lines for us to go head?
1. We would like to know in the container 40ft and 20ft.
2. What type of shoe and clothes does it contain?
5. What would be your cost? IS it fixed or negotiable?
Please make sure to gives us for a reasonable price. We would like to
hear from in this regard. If you give us for a reasonable price, we
would like to take more containers from you in the near future.
Yours faithfully,
Dr. Samuel & Dr. Titus.
Feb 24, 2011 at 1:53 pm
Hello, we are going to Indonesia, Batam every month to do some contribution directly for the poor people in term of used clothes, shoes and etc…especially for kid directly…if you are interested, you also could join us as well…otherwise, please email me your contact & address, i will collect the stuff from you. Thank you very much.
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