Nashville Community Donation Partners
In our never ending quest to declutter our homes, we often come across items that are no longer serving us, or perhaps never did. If you have checked out our Ultimate Guide to Organizing Your Home or our Decluttering Guide you will remember one of our recs is to keep a donation bin or basket in your house to collect items you run into over time that you are ready to part with. What to do with these items?!
At Type A, we recognize the importance of giving back to our local community and we make it a priority to support local nonprofits that are truly the hands and feet of giving back to our neighbors of Nashville. Although there is of course nothing wrong with dropping off at some of the larger donation center options, it has been a core mission of Type A to give back to the city we love so dearly in any way we can. We have been asked time and time again about where we bring our large donation hauls to that you see on the gram! So here’s just a couple of the countless organizations giving back to our city that we would love to share with you.
Each community partner is a little different in their requests and needs- so be sure to visit the links for their specific requests. If there is a new partner you think should be on this list- reach out to us! We love working with local organizations and are always looking for ways to connect with more.
This amazing non-profit serves the unhoused community of Nashville. Their mission statement is simple but profound: People Loving Nashville shares love and dignity with the unhoused & most vulnerable of Nashville by bringing relief, community, connection, and restoration.
Read more about their mission here.
Donation Method:
Drop off only (partner locations all over Nashville during store hours)
What do they accept?
1. New and Gently used clothing: They ask for clothing of the current season preferably due to limited storage space in their facility.
2. Toiletries and Feminine Products: Travel Size Preferred
3. Survival supplies + Camping Gear
Mother To Mother is a non-profit organization that provides health and wellness items to mothers who need help. They put crucial items such as car seats, diapers, and other essentials in the hands of families who need them, so all children have a chance to thrive.
More information on their mission and outreach
Donation Method:
Drop off only
Dropoff location details:
Time: Tuesday - Thursday; 1pm - 4:30pm
Location: 478 Allied Drive, Suite 105, Nashville, TN 37211
What do they accept?
1. Almost any baby + children supplies in gently used condition.
2. There are a few items that they only accept new, see the list below for detailed information on what they accept.
YWCA programs serve the needs of women, children, and families living in Nashville and Middle Tennessee. They provide tools needed to be safe, independent, and successful in work and life while promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. They work to bring out the individual strengths of women and youth and to foster resiliency and self-sufficiency. Their philosophy, in keeping with the mission of the YWCA to empower women and families, centers on providing the skills and confidence needed to succeed.
Donation Method:
Drop off (by appointment only)
Locations Served:
Nashville and surrounding areas
What do they accept?
Art supplies, Journals, Scrubs (in new or gently used condition), gently used coffee mugs, duffle bags + suitcases, as well as new or gently used athletic shoes and other various items of need.
Click here for more information on the items they accept and their amazon wish list.
Current fashionable career outfit donations for the “Dress for success” Program. These donations require a sign up for drop offs.
Click here for more information on the “Dress for success” program and donation details.
GraceWorks Ministries was established 1995 by a group of concerned Williamson County citizens and faith leaders who sought a comprehensive, collaborative solution to the complex issue of poverty. Their founders recognized that local low-income residents had diverse needs – food, clothing, housing support, and financial assistance – yet, most area nonprofits and churches focused on only one or two services. By pooling church resources with private and public sectors, GraceWorks has been able to offer wraparound services to a large number of individuals and families in need, closing their most recent fiscal year having served 13,517 unduplicated Neighbors.
GraceWorks offers free pickup in Williamson County for large donations of furniture and large appliances. They do not offer pickup for clothing or housewares at this time.
Donation Methods:
Drop off or free pickup for large items (Williamson County only)
Dropoff location details:
Time: Monday - Saturday; 9AM – 3PM
Location: 104 Southeast Pkwy, Franklin, TN 37064
What do they accept?
1. Clothing of all sizes
2. Household Decor Items
3. Appliances in good working order
4. LCD flat-screen televisions
5. Furniture (see link for the furniture that they do not accept)
The Arc Davidson County & Greater Nashville is a family based organization that promotes, protects and advocates for the right of people with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities to live self-determined, meaningful lives in inclusive communities.
They offer an amazing service of coming to pick up your household donation items completely free! Call the Arc Pick Up Service to donate your gently used clothes, tools, dishes, books, games, bikes, skateboards, and garden gnomes to the Arc of Davidson County. Your items will be sold to local thrift stores for resale. The proceeds are used to support the Arc’s services for people with developmental disabilities and their families.
Read more about their mission here.
Donation Method:
Pick up only (Free)
Locations served:
Davidson County and the Greater Nashville Area
What do they accept?
They won’t take “junk”, trash or large furniture, but they will take large quantities of the items that they do accept. See the link below for a complete list of what they do and don’t accept!
We personally use this company a lot with clients because of the ease of getting rid of large quantities in a wide range of categories and their absolute professionalism. Whether it's appliances, furniture, construction materials, or clothing, Junkdrop takes basically anything. They do everything in their power to haul your reusable material to those who need it and the not so reusable to where it needs to go.
JunkDrop will remove all of the items you don’t want anymore and haul them back to their warehouse. There, they sort the items between reusable and non-reusable. The non-reusable items will be hauled off similar a traditional junk removal service where they recycle, or dispose of things properly. The reusable items that they pay to store, deliver and then set up for underprivileged Nashvillians inside their home. Junkdrop finds these recipients through the organizations that they partner with closely. One really incredible thing about this small business is their social media presence! You can follow them along on Instagram to see who they bless with your unwanted items, especially furniture as they work to furnish homes for the unhoused of Nashville.
Donation Method:
Pick up only (for a fee).
The fee is based roughly on square feet it takes up in the truck- they offer free quotes! If you have your items boxed/ bagged it makes it easier for quoting you a price for pickup. Prices start at $175/ per truck load.
Locations served:
Nashville and surrounding areas including: Belle Meade, Bellevue, Brentwood, College Grove, East Nashville, Fairview, Forest Hills, Franklin, Green Hill, Lavergne, Gallatin, Hendersonville, Madison, Mt. Juliet, and Old Hickory.
What do they accept and what services do they provide?
They accept basically anything. This is why their service is so amazing- it ends up saving you so much time and stress by having them sort and get each item to the best place it can serve both our neighbors and the environment.
They offer clean out services, mattress removal, appliance and furniture removal, carpet removal and even commercial junk removal. They can do it all!
