Ready for a new sofa, dining room set, or bedroom suite of furniture and wondering what to do with the older pieces? Donate furniture to OppShop, the retail thrift store operated by Opportunity House, a homeless shelter for Berks County, PA.
Let’s review what to consider when planning to donate second-hand furniture.
Evaluate the Furniture Condition
Opportunity House can’t accept all furniture pieces. The furniture that we take in shouldn’t be broken, dirty, torn, stinky, or stained, or it will take away resources from the shelter’s work.
Choose the Furniture Destination
When you decide where to send the furniture, keep the good you can do at the forefront of your considerations. Opportunity House operates OppShop, our retail thrift store location, to support the shelter’s work. We resell a wide range of gently used products and make donations as convenient as possible.
Prepare the Furniture Donation
Before dropping off or calling for collection of your furniture, prepare it for donation. Extend the generosity of your gift by wiping down the pieces, vacuuming any upholstery, and checking the nooks and crannies for loose change and lost children’s toys. We can’t accept items that we can’t sell.
Arrange the Furniture Donation
OppShop donations are convenient. For furniture pieces, we offer pickup since they’re large and bulky; make these arrangements via phone at (484) 957-3861 or online at this link.
We also accept donations behind the physical location at 3045 5th Street Highway in Reading, PA. This donation center is open Tuesdays – Saturdays, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm, and we’ll have a team there to help unload your vehicle and approve your donation.
You can also request a receipt for tax purposes.
If you have smaller items for donation – apparel, texts, films – secure them in a grocery-sized bag and deposit them in one of our donation bins in the county. We have 14 of them located throughout the county.
Do Good with a Donation to OppShop
OppShop is a retail thrift store location that serves the needs of the leading homeless shelter of Berks County, Opportunity House. Every dime of profit from OppShop goes toward the mission of Opportunity House. This mission focuses on sheltering and supporting homeless individuals as they work toward securing and maintaining housing.
The store, paired with the warehouse, also provides reuse/recycling services.
OppShop’s inventory offers deals for shoppers in the community and is a source for the recently homeless to gain clothing and household needs when transitioning to permanent housing units.
OppShop – Acceptable Items for Donation
- Men’s, women’s, and children’s clothing – all sizes and seasons
- CDs, DVDs, and BluRay discs in original cases
- Dishes, cookware, utensils, cutlery, and small kitchen appliances
- Holiday, seasonal, and household decor
- Furniture pieces
- Jewelry, purses, bags, shoes, and other accessories
- Flatscreen televisions and appliances in working condition
- Stuffies, matchbox cars, dolls, and other toys.
OppShop is the place to donate furniture in Berks County, PA. We’ll help you remove excess pieces while allowing you to do good in the process. We welcome donations to OppShop, new items to the shelter, financial gifts, and volunteers as we strive to help the area’s homeless population. Learn more about how you can be of help by clicking here.
