Donation Policy
We will take it! …but only if it’s something you’d feel good about giving to a friend.
New and gently used in-kind donations can be dropped off at the Bethesda campus, 6301 Greentree Road, Bethesda, MD 20817, on weekdays between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm only.
SORRY! NCCF® will not accept any item that is soiled, torn, damaged, or creates a financial or administrative burden to the agency. We do not have funds to repair, clean, or dispose of items that are not usable. Our pick-up area is limited to Montgomery County only!
NOTE: During the months of November and December, NCCF® only accepts holiday wish list items for our residents. We cannot accommodate furniture pick up or gently used goods during that time.
NCCF® gladly accepts the following usable items
Appliances:
- Televisions, VCR, DVD (no console televisions)
- Toasters, can openers
- Radios, stereo systems
- Electric fry pans, sauce pans
- Irons
- Mixers, blenders
- Vacuum cleaners
- Lamps
- Table fans (no ceiling fans)
- Coffee pots
- Microwaves
Automobiles – Less than 10 years old and in working order and not needed to be towed onto or off our property (no mannual transmissions)
Clothing & Accessories
- Seasonally appropriate clothes for men, women, children, and infants
- Shoes, handbags, and accessories
ONLY THESE COMPUTERS– Please delete all personal information from the hard drive!!!
- CPU: minimum 2.0 GZ
- RAM: 256 MB or more
- Hard Disk: 40 GB
- Video card: Standard (168MB video RAM)
- CD-ROM: Standard
- Network Card: 10/100 BaseT Ethernet card
Furniture:
- Antiques
- Sofas
- Chairs
- Dining tables & chairs
- Bedroom furniture (twin, full, queen only)
- Infant furniture (including cribs-manufactured after 2005, carriages, strollers, highchairs, bassinets, wardrobes)
Household Textiles:
- Sheets, pillowcases, mattress pads (no used pillows)
- Blankets, comforters
- Curtains, drapes
- Towels, washcloths
Housewares:
- Cookware (please give kitchen knives to the receptionist for safety reasons)
- Dishes, silverware, glassware
- Pictures/framed artwork
- Luggage
Miscellaneous:
- Unopened personal hygiene products
- School supplies
- Unopened cleaning supplies
- Infant supplies
- Party supplies
- Books (No textbooks or encyclopedias)
- Sports equipment
SORRY, but we cannot use:
- Used undergarments
- Food that is not prepared in a licensed kitchen
- Child car safety seats that are more than 2 years old, have cracks in the frame, have no label or model number, no instructions, or are missing parts
- Encyclopedias, textbooks, magazines
- Air conditioners, dehumidifiers or hot water heaters
- Bathroom fixtures
- Carpet remnants
- Coil springs
- Expired food or cleaning products
- Free weight
- Filing cabinets without locks/keys
- Open paint containers (left over paint)
- Pet supplies
- Pool tables and patio furniture
- Used pillows
- Used medical equipment
- Built-in appliances, refrigerators, freezers, and stoves
- Window screens
- Scrap metal, lumber or used building supplies
- Ski equipment
- Sofa beds
- Washers and dryers
- Windows
- Console televisions
- Cribs manufactured before 2005
If you have any questions, please call Mary Jackson, Program Specialist, Volunteers & In-Kind Resources at (301) 365-4480, ext. 304 or mjackson@nccf-cares.org.
