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Donate Furniture and Clothes in Chicago, Free

Donate furniture and clothes in Chicago.

Givore is a free app for giving things to people who live near you. You post it, somebody asks, they come and get it. There is no money in it and no drive across town. It suits a bag of coats and it suits a dresser you cannot face moving again.

Four things Chicagoans look up, answered.

People arrive here from four different searches. Short answers to all of them.

Donate furniture

Habitat ReStore takes plenty of it, though not everything and not always today. A neighbor with a van can come sooner.

Donate clothes

Goodwill and Salvation Army handle volume well. The trade is that you drive there and hand the bag over during opening hours.

Free stuff

The Craigslist free page is the habit for most people. Givore covers the same ground on a map, with no email address to give out.

Pickup from home

Some charities collect and some do not. On Givore, the person taking it is the one who comes to you.

Asking for things works too

Say what you need

A Looking For post can be one line. A desk lamp, a single mattress, a winter coat.

Be specific about size

Measurements narrow it down fast and stop people offering things that will not fit.

Say when you can collect

Anyone answering wants to know that before anything else.

Fill one bag, post one photo.

Coats first. They are the thing people ask for most and the easiest to hand over.

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Givore cat mascot bagging coats to donate in Chicago Givore cat mascot handing free furniture to a Chicago neighbor

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Questions from Chicago

A thrift store or a collection bin both work. Givore is the option where the clothes never leave your block, because somebody nearby comes and takes the bag.
Say in the post which floor it is on and whether there is an elevator. Then let people decide before they turn up, not after.
Some do, some only take certain items, and dates can be weeks out. Check the charity's own page for what they accept, then use Givore for whatever they turn down.
Yes. A Looking For post says what you need, which is useful when you are furnishing a place from empty.
No. Coats, boots and space heaters are wanted most when it is cold outside. Agree a time when somebody can carry things straight indoors.