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Donating goods to charity .......getting people to pick stuff up ?
My local homeless charity in Bridgend will accept donations ......if you can bring them in ! ......but at present are very limited in availability to collect stuff. I am going in this afternoon to take in clothes but I have furniture that can't be fitted into a car
This is good quality stuff I could sell but I don't want to , I want to give it to the homeless or refugees
I have phoned up Emmaus in Bridgend , limited availability , Wallich homeless , no help at all , welsh refugee Council......gave me a link to rainbow of hope in Cardiff, no one in .....cardiffspace4u .......no answer
Anybody know a charity that will come to your house and collect large goods , preferably one for the vulnerable , homeless , refugees etc ?
Cheers
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SLUDGE FACTORY
My local homeless charity in Bridgend will accept donations ......if you can bring them in ! ......but at present are very limited in availability to collect stuff. I am going in this afternoon to take in clothes but I have furniture that can't be fitted into a car
This is good quality stuff I could sell but I don't want to , I want to give it to the homeless or refugees
I have phoned up Emmaus in Bridgend , limited availability , Wallich homeless , no help at all , welsh refugee Council......gave me a link to rainbow of hope in Cardiff, no one in .....cardiffspace4u .......no answer
Anybody know a charity that will come to your house and collect large goods , preferably one for the vulnerable , homeless , refugees etc ?
Cheers
Your going to struggle. Im in the process of clearing a house.
Some perfectly good stuff im almost resigned to paying someone to clear.
Off to a charity shop myself with some itens today.
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The British Heart Foundation collect and they’ll definitely take furniture, also electrical items which a lot of charity shops avoid.
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Toggs
The British Heart Foundation collect and they’ll definitely take furniture, also electrical items which a lot of charity shops avoid.
Cheers ill check them out.
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Toggs
The British Heart Foundation collect and they’ll definitely take furniture, also electrical items which a lot of charity shops avoid.
I appreciate that , thanks
I am going to try finding someone who works with the homeless or vulnerable
If not the BHF will be getting a phonecall
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Hilts
Your going to struggle. Im in the process of clearing a house.
Some perfectly good stuff im almost resigned to paying someone to clear.
Off to a charity shop myself with some itens today.
It's like pulling teeth ff sake
The homeless , refugees , community centres helping the vulnerable ....no fecker answers the phone or mobile
I have got bed frames , sofa chairs , a recliner , tables , cuddly toys
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Is everything your giving laminated mate?
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Cerebral Palsy Wales (previously Bobath) have a furniture shop in Rhiwbina. Might be worth trying them to.
Worth noting that any upholstered furniture will need a fire safety label on it, or they wont take it.
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This charity were collecting pre covid so might be worth a try.
https://www.boomerangcardiff.org.uk/
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Just sell it and give the money to charity
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SLUDGE FACTORY
I appreciate that , thanks
I am going to try finding someone who works with the homeless or vulnerable
If not the BHF will be getting a phonecall
NuLife on Dumballs Road were the only charity to pick up (Rhiwbina) when clearing my dad's house. Even that was at a push....not much room in their warehouse this time last year. Other stuff given away or paid to take to the tip. Decent stuff too. Hopefully lack of lockdown will help move items on.
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gabbsthenewt
Is everything your giving laminated mate?
Laughing at that
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mazadona10
Just sell it and give the money to charity
I want to give these items to the charity direct , I don't want to pay the wages of the chief exec
Duvet base .....direct to someone given a flat etc
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The Bloop
Cerebral Palsy Wales (previously Bobath) have a furniture shop in Rhiwbina. Might be worth trying them to.
Worth noting that any upholstered furniture will need a fire safety label on it, or they wont take it.
They won't collect out this way
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We have found The Red Cross good in the past. Worth a try.
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Seabird
We have found The Red Cross good in the past. Worth a try.
It seems whilst the Red Cross and British Heart Foundation are cash rich charities and get plenty of donations the homeless and refugee ones need them but don't have the resources to pick them up
So there we go
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Re: Donating goods to charity .......getting people to pick stuff up ?
Interesting, Sludge, they collected a settee and armchair from us (Talbot Green), that was a about four years ago.
Our daughters, who also live in Talbot Green) got rid of spme furniture through the local (Pontyclun)"hub".
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Seabird
Interesting, Sludge, they collected a settee and armchair from us (Talbot Green), that was a about four years ago.
Our daughters, who also live in Talbot Green) got rid of spme furniture through the local (Pontyclun)"hub".
I think they are all short of vans and storage space
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SLUDGE FACTORY
My local homeless charity in Bridgend will accept donations ......if you can bring them in ! ......but at present are very limited in availability to collect stuff. I am going in this afternoon to take in clothes but I have furniture that can't be fitted into a car
This is good quality stuff I could sell but I don't want to , I want to give it to the homeless or refugees
I have phoned up Emmaus in Bridgend , limited availability , Wallich homeless , no help at all , welsh refugee Council......gave me a link to rainbow of hope in Cardiff, no one in .....cardiffspace4u .......no answer
Anybody know a charity that will come to your house and collect large goods , preferably one for the vulnerable , homeless , refugees etc ?
Cheers
Try nulife furniture in Cardiff. They do pickups, not sure if they'd do bridgend though depends what furniture you have.
They sell items to those in need for really cheap prices, they use the profits to train volunteers how to refurbish furniture.
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Doucas
Try nulife furniture in Cardiff. They do pickups, not sure if they'd do bridgend though depends what furniture you have.
They sell items to those in need for really cheap prices, they use the profits to train volunteers how to refurbish furniture.
They don't but thank you
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rob276
Top Man
Just sorted out a collection for a week Thursday
Great charity for the homeless , directly helping them through kitting out flats or bedsits with furniture donated when someone is lucky enough to get a place to live or funding their projects by raising money through donations 😀
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Armitage Shanks
Laughing at that
That did make me chuckle.
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SLUDGE FACTORY
Top Man
Just sorted out a collection for a week Thursday
Great charity for the homeless , directly helping them through kitting out flats or bedsits with furniture donated when someone is lucky enough to get a place to live or funding their projects by raising money through donations ��
They turned up at my mums today ,( pre booked) took what they could use , they are fairly strict in what they want, which is fair enough. Both myself and my partner wanted my late mums possessions to be recycled where possible , had to be a charity and homeless was top of the list.
Filled a LWB van with anything that may have been of value or useful and headed into Barry which apparently has 17 charity shops of one kind or the other..
After knocking on half a dozen doors , they didn't even want to see what we had , they are all jam packed, the council shop tomorrow in Lamby way , failing that its a skip . What a sign of the times.
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Jimmy the Jock
They turned up at my mums today ,( pre booked) took what they could use , they are fairly strict in what they want, which is fair enough. Both myself and my partner wanted my late mums possessions to be recycled where possible , had to be a charity and homeless was top of the list.
Filled a LWB van with anything that may have been of value or useful and headed into Barry which apparently has 17 charity shops of one kind or the other..
After knocking on half a dozen doors , they didn't even want to see what we had , they are all jam packed, the council shop tomorrow in Lamby way , failing that its a skip . What a sign of the times.
shocking really, there's plenty of folks who would benefit from your kind gesture, back in the day Track2000 used to take furniture but i'm not sure if they're still going Jim, opposite Taff Embankment..
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Jimmy the Jock
They turned up at my mums today ,( pre booked) took what they could use , they are fairly strict in what they want, which is fair enough. Both myself and my partner wanted my late mums possessions to be recycled where possible , had to be a charity and homeless was top of the list.
Filled a LWB van with anything that may have been of value or useful and headed into Barry which apparently has 17 charity shops of one kind or the other..
After knocking on half a dozen doors , they didn't even want to see what we had , they are all jam packed, the council shop tomorrow in Lamby way , failing that its a skip . What a sign of the times.
I pass this place regularly as it's just up the road from me. Opened in 2014. It's part of Cadwyn Housing Association. They collect. There's a lot of info and a form on the site. Nu Life Furniture.
EDIT: Just noticed this has already been mentioned.
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Jimmy the Jock
They turned up at my mums today ,( pre booked) took what they could use , they are fairly strict in what they want, which is fair enough. Both myself and my partner wanted my late mums possessions to be recycled where possible , had to be a charity and homeless was top of the list.
Filled a LWB van with anything that may have been of value or useful and headed into Barry which apparently has 17 charity shops of one kind or the other..
After knocking on half a dozen doors , they didn't even want to see what we had , they are all jam packed, the council shop tomorrow in Lamby way , failing that its a skip . What a sign of the times.
I assume lockdown has led to lots of people getting rid or wanting to get rid of stuff after death in the family , moving etc and suddenly these places have been overwhelmed ?
Very few vans , not many drivers , not much storage space 🙄
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Splott-light...
shocking really, there's plenty of folks who would benefit from your kind gesture, back in the day Track2000 used to take furniture but i'm not sure if they're still going Jim, opposite Taff Embankment..
I used them many years back , by Penarth Rd Bridge
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The other thing is that people who were homeless and then get themselves accommodation are entitled to a grant from the council in order to go out and buy their own furniture. They don't get much, but atleast they have a choice as opposed to getting what they're given. That's a good thing in my book and the costs would be similar to recieving second hand furniture.
It's low income families who probably need this stuff more than anyone else. If you're skint, £200 on a new bed for one of the kids is going to wipe you out.
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Tuerto
The other thing is that people who were homeless and then get themselves accommodation are entitled to a grant from the council in order to go out and buy their own furniture. They don't get much, but atleast they have a choice as opposed to getting what they're given. That's a good thing in my book and the costs would be similar to recieving second hand furniture.
It's low income families who probably need this stuff more than anyone else. If you're skint, £200 on a new bed for one of the kids is going to wipe you out.
Yes, I agree with you regarding choice - it's a really good thing and essential for personal growth and self-esteem.
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Citizen's Nephew
Yes, I agree with you regarding choice - it's a really good thing and essential for personal growth and self-esteem.
Absolutely, sometimes, we can assume what's right for a person that is in a less fortunate position. That's not a bad thing, it's a caring attitude, although still presumptuous in my opinion. I always feel for these poor people who are given countless Gregg's pasties and MC Donald's coffee when maybe a couple of quid would allow them some choice and independence. To me, it's sort of control tactics as the thought is that they may buy alcohol or drugs. Food is not a problem for homeless people in this city.
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SLUDGE FACTORY
I used them many years back , by Penarth Rd Bridge
We used to maintain all their trucks for years .
They sold the land and it is flattened now.
Track 2000 is no more.
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Pre-lockdown, Marie Curie shop in Whitchurch was excellent at taking house clearance items, sorting it and moving it on to wherever was best including their own premises. Parking round the back helped. The money raised really helps when needed most.
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Tuerto
The other thing is that people who were homeless and then get themselves accommodation are entitled to a grant from the council in order to go out and buy their own furniture. They don't get much, but atleast they have a choice as opposed to getting what they're given. That's a good thing in my book and the costs would be similar to recieving second hand furniture.
It's low income families who probably need this stuff more than anyone else. If you're skint, £200 on a new bed for one of the kids is going to wipe you out.
Talking to the guy from Boomerang they have warehouses full of stuff. I guess there is plenty of choice , shouldn't we be encouraging upcycling good (at times expensive) furniture rather than binning it and buying new?
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Tuerto
Absolutely, sometimes, we can assume what's right for a person that is in a less fortunate position. That's not a bad thing, it's a caring attitude, although still presumptuous in my opinion. I always feel for these poor people who are given countless Gregg's pasties and MC Donald's coffee when maybe a couple of quid would allow them some choice and independence. To me, it's sort of control tactics as the thought is that they may buy alcohol or drugs. Food is not a problem for homeless people in this city.
Me and my daughter used to ask people what they wanted for food, explain we were on the way shopping for other stuff and would bring it back on our way back down.
It never varied much, greggs, meal deal in Tesco, Fast food etc and the drinks rarely moved away from hot drinks and water.
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Jimmy the Jock
Talking to the guy from Boomerang they have warehouses full of stuff. I guess there is plenty of choice , shouldn't we be encouraging upcycling good (at times expensive) furniture rather than binning it and buying new?
Yup, although i think that homeless people should have some choice in what they can have. Having some choice ans say on the matter is what i think is important, whatever the decision :thumbup:
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dembethewarrior
Me and my daughter used to ask people what they wanted for food, explain we were on the way shopping for other stuff and would bring it back on our way back down.
It never varied much, greggs, meal deal in Tesco, Fast food etc and the drinks rarely moved away from hot drinks and water.
That's good in my opinion. Some people slap a steak bake in their lap. The intention is good, but i do believe that as a society we can all act and think in a presumptuous manner towards the poorest and least fortunate.
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Tuerto
Yup, although i think that homeless people should have some choice in what they can have. Having some choice ans say on the matter is what i think is important, whatever the decision :thumbup:
Yes absolutely mate. Haven't been for a while now but we'd give grub, a drink and some change usually. Used to leave it all up to my daughter and we'd make small talk for a bit.
One thing I taught her is to always acknowledge people, if you can't five them anything don't do the quick shuffle past while looking at the floor so many do, a simple " sorry I don't have any change this time" is nicer than ignoring someone :thumbup:
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dembethewarrior
Yes absolutely mate. Haven't been for a while now but we'd give grub, a drink and some change usually. Used to leave it all up to my daughter and we'd make small talk for a bit.
One thing I taught her is to always acknowledge people, if you can't five them anything don't do the quick shuffle past while looking at the floor so many do, a simple " sorry I don't have any change this time" is nicer than ignoring someone :thumbup:
Completely agree :thumbup:
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Tuerto
Completely agree :thumbup:
It may have changed now but in my days of working with the homeless the person who got somewhere to live ......very rare for the single homeless .......could apply for a loan from the social fund ......it was a loan .......it wasn't a grant and had to be paid back through a deduction from a person's benefits
Which is why most homeless people preferred to get basic furniture provision from charities rather than owe money
It wasn't really a question of choice
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SLUDGE FACTORY
It may have changed now but in my days of working with the homeless the person who got somewhere to live ......very rare for the single homeless .......could apply for a loan from the social fund ......it was a loan .......it wasn't a grant and had to be paid back through a deduction from a person's benefits
Which is why most homeless people preferred to get basic furniture provision from charities rather than owe money
It wasn't really a question of choice
I'm sure they can receive a grant, Sludge, although i could be wrong.
