Donate

donations build houses, too!

When you donate your-gently used items to the Charlotte Region ReStores, you are changing lives by making affordable homeownership a reality for a family in your own community! Through the resale of your generous donations, we are able to help fund the construction and repair of homes with Habitat for Humanity of the Charlotte Region.

Not only are you making a difference locally, you’re making a difference globally by preventing household items with plenty of life left from needlessly going to waste in a landfill!

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items we accept

items we don't accept

ways to donate

Standard Donation Pick-Up

The Charlotte Region ReStores offer a FREE donation pick-up service for larger items! 

  • No cost
  • Standard pick-ups schedule 1-2 weeks out from request
  • All items must be in a single location on a covered porch/patio, garage, driveway or first floor of the home only
  • Must meet our large item donation pick-up criteria

 

Request Your Standard Pick-Up

Priority Donation Pick-Up

If you need your donation picked up in a hurry, or need items collected from multiple floors of your home, a Priority Pick-Up with our partners at ReSupply is the way to go!

  • Fee associated (dependent on number of factors)
  • Pick-ups within 48 hours
  • Item retrieval from anywhere within residence
  • Any and all items accepted (eligible items donated to ReStore; unusable items are ethically disposed of)
  • Disassembly of items that need it (except doors, cabinets or lighting)

Schedule Your Priority Pick-Up

Donation Drop-Off

Just have a few items to donate? All six conveniently located Charlotte Region ReStore locations – Cornelius, Mooresville, Pineville, Statesville, Wendover and Wilkinson – have donation drop-off areas with staff and volunteers available to assist you in unloading your items during business hours. In addition to furniture, appliances, home décor and home improvement items, we also accept books, DVDs, vinyl records, and VHS tapes.

Have questions? Call our Donation Hotline at 704.392.4495.

commercial donation

Are you remodeling your business, clearing out old inventory, or upgrading equipment and looking for a place to donate? We can help!  For more information, contact our Procurement Team at 704.716.7040 ext. 2225.

I'm interested in making a commercial donation

thank you

Since the first location opened, the Charlotte Region ReStores have funded affordable homeownership opportunities for families from Pineville to Statesville and all points in between. We are grateful for the loyalty of our shoppers, generosity of our donors, and the faithfulness of our volunteers. 

We can’t thank you enough for your support over the years!

items we accept

Appliances
  • Air Conditioning Units
  • Dryers
  • Furnaces
  • Microwaves (5-years-old or newer)
  • Ranges/Stoves (Less than 10-years-old)
  • Ovens (Less than 10-years-old)
  • Washing Machines (15-years-old or newer)
  • Water Heaters (5-years-old or newer)
  • Refrigerators/Freezers (15-years-old or newer)
Lighting

Must be in working condition.

  • Chandeliers
  • Lamps (table or floor)
  • Hard-wired fixtures
  • Ceiling fans (with or without lights)
Plumbing
  • Sinks
  • Toilets
  • Tubs (new only)
Electronics
  • TVs (LCD, LED & plasma only, less than 5-years-old)
  • Smaller electronics must be new and in-box
Miscellaneous
Building Supplies
  • Bricks/cinder blocks (must be stacked on a pallet & wrapped)
  • Fencing
  • Insulation (new in package only)
  • Plywood (full sheets only)
  • Shingles & Siding
  • Trim (5ft. or longer)
  • Lumber (5ft. or longer)
  • Hardware
  • Doors
  • Windows (only new, uninstalled)
  • Shutters
Furniture
  • Bed frames
  • Bookshelves
  • Chairs
  • Dressers
  • Filing Cabinets
  • Futons
  • Love seats
  • Sofas 
  • Tables
  • TV stands/console tables
Flooring (new only)
  • Tile
  • Linoleum/laminate
  • Marble
  • Hardwood
  • Vinyl
  • Parquet
  • Ceramic
  • LVP/LVT

items we do not accept

Unfortunately, we’re not able to take all items that supporters would like to donate. However, if you call the Donation Hotline (704.392.4495) we’ll do our best to connect you with another local organization that may be able to take a specific item. Although some exceptions may apply, we are not able to accept donations of the following items:

We Cannot Take
  • Baby items
  • Batteries (of any kind)
  • Blinds (of any kind)
  • Carpet/Carpet Padding
  • Cassette tapes
  • Clothing and linens (of any kind)
  • Computers, printers, copiers or fax machines
  • Dishwashers
  • Encyclopedias or magazines
  • Entertainment centers/armoires
  • Garage doors
  • Items missing parts
  • Items that do not work
  • Light bulbs
  • Loose bricks and/or pavers
  • Luggage
  • Mattresses or box springs
  • Open cans of paint/stain
  • Pianos/organs
  • Playground equipment
  • Rugs
  • Shower doors
  • Single-pane windows
  • Sleeper sofas/loveseats
  • Small pieces of lumber
  • Tires
  • Toys
  • Tube/projection TVs

donations criteria

Some restrictions/exceptions may apply for donations to the Charlotte Region ReStore. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept broken, stained, inoperable items, or items that violate health and safety regulations. We reserve the right to refuse any donation drop-off or pick-up if it does not meet our donation criteria or standards. 

If you have a question about certain items you want to drop off or have picked up, please call our Donations Hotline at 704.392.4495.

Thank you for considering a donation to the Charlotte Region ReStore!