Donations

Clothing, Linens, Towels and Textiles

Give away new or gently used clothing, shoes, towels, sheets and/or curtains in the "FREE" section of Craigslist.org, FreeCycle.org or “Aquidneck Island Families Sell & Swap” at Facebook.

Donate dry, odorless, gently used clothing, shoes, towels, sheets and curtains (including ripped/torn/stained clothing, single socks and non-apparel items like sheets and curtains).

Place textiles in plastic bags for donation in a clothing bin.

Do not donate: rugs, carpeting or rags with dried hazardous waste (motor oil or paint).

1. Drop off donations at Portsmouth’s Main Transfer Station in any bin from the Salvation Army, Big Brothers & Big Sisters of RI or Planet Aid.
2. Drop off donations of clothing, furniture, and household goods at a Donation Center:

• Big Brothers & Big Sisters of RI Donation Center at 1341 West Main Road, Middletown, RI 02842; open Mon. - Sat 9 AM – 6 PM, Sun. 10 AM – 4 PM
• Planet Aid, 533 Broadway, Newport, RI 02840; phone: 888-893-0648, email curbside@planetaid.org.
• The Salvation Army Family Store & Donation Center, 76 Broadway, Newport, RI, 02840, phone: 401-846-0896; open Mon. - Sat. 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Arrange pickup for donations of clothing, furniture, and household goods:

• Big Brothers & Big Sisters of RI phone: 401-921-2434
• Planet Aid
• The Salvation Army Family Store & Donation Center, phone: 860-527-8106 ext. 311 or 800-728-7825 or email Rick.Sustache@USE.SalvationArmy.org or Fleetmanager.arc@gmail.com.

These organizations also collect clothing and household item donations across Rhode Island:

• Goodwill
• Kiducation
• Mint Green Planet
• St. Vincent de Paul