Donating

Donate Goods

• AB Resource Center: clothing, shoes, hygiene products, school supplies. NO books, used toys, baby items.   See here what is accepted at this moment.

• Acton Food Pantry (Boxborough): food, diapers & wipes, tissues, laundry detergent, women's pull-up briefs, personal care items etc.

• Acton Transfer Station Swap Shop, Boxborough Transfer Station: toys, household items, sports equipment etc.

• Boxborough FreeBee Market (in season): produce from your yard, baked goods, seeds/seedlings/plants/pots / potting soil, books, other – different by week – check the website/social media

• Cornerstone Thrift Shop (Acton):  clothing, shoes, household items, appliances, toys, books, table linens, curtains, miscellaneous

• Cradles to Crayons (bin at Avalon Acton) : Clothing , shoes, NEW books, NEW arts & crafts/school supplies (NO toys)

• First Connections (Acton): diapers

• Friends of the Acton Libraries : accepts books year round at the main Acton library (except not the week before a book sale) - on the red cart behind the ongoing book sale.

• Friends of the Boxborough Libraries : accepts books only for a few days before a book sale

• Household Goods (Acton): furniture, kitchen items, linens, some small & large appliances, some electronics, home furnishings, and some baby Items

• Open Table (Maynard): groceries

• The Wish Project (Chelmsford): clothing, small appliances, some baby items, some electronics, some kitchen and dining items, some linens

• Restore (Habitat for Humanity): 

  • Appliances, cabinets, furniture, home goods, and home decor, 

  • Building materials, electrical, plumbing, flooring, paint, lumber, lighting, tools, seasonal.

  • Fitness and gaming

• Recycle tablets and phones at Minuteman Senior Services: 26 Crosby Drive, Bedford, MA. 

• Enterprise Bank collects prom dresses yearly for Belle of the Ball, where girls who can’t afford a prom dress can get one for free. Belle of the Ball, article 1 minute read. 

• Donate holiday decor early December at the Acton Senior Center (call 978-929-6652 to get the date)

• Donate children and adult clothes at the Discovery Museum for Bessie's Closet a few times a year

• Donate infant, children and maternity clothes for the AB Family Network Clothing swap twice a year.

• Acton FreeCycle: Giving and getting things for free in the community

• Facebook Groups:   Buy Nothing Acton/Littleton/Boxborough, Acton Freed Up,  Acton Curb Alert

• Find here where to recycle/donate goods by type

• Other organizations have created good lists of where to donate items by type :  Household Goods, Cradles to Crayons