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To schedule a pick-up, call 1-517-272-1600

Our Thrift Store Trucks will be in your neighborhood soon!  Watch for the bright yellow postcards!  Learn more.

You can drop off your donation in two locations:

Thrift Store
5411 South Cedar Street
Lansing, MI 48911

OR

Volunteers of America Michigan Warehouse
430 North Larch Street
Lansing, MI 48912

Monday - Friday 8am-5pm

Wedding Dress

You can also find our Drop Boxes at the following locations:

  • Lansing – Saginaw by GM plant South of West side park
  • Lansing – Recycling center 601 E. South st. on N. Cedar at 496 interchange
  • Haslett – Community church 1427 Haslett rd/ North of Marsh rd
  • Mason – Dominoes pizza 302 S. Cedar/by 127 interchange
  • Holt – 4000 W. Holt rd (Lumberton) at Holt rd and Depot rd
  • Holt – Dr. Strahan 2107 N. Aurelius rd/by Holt rd
  • Holt – 2005 Eifert rd (Big Ten Deli) by Eifert rd
  • E. Lansing – Wilson laundry mat on Campus (Cherry Lane Apts)
  • E. Lansing – Crescent laundry mat on Campus (Cherry Lane Apts)
  • E. Lansing – 1550 Middleville (laundry mat on campus)

 

As a guideline, below is a list of items that we do and do not take.  Please call 517-272-1600 if you have any questions about an item that you would like to donate.

ITEMS WE DO TAKE
  • CLOTHING
  • SHOES
  • LINENS
  • CURTAINS
  • LAMPS
  • COMPUTERS (COMPLETE SYSTEMS IN GOOD CONDITION-POST 2000 ONLY)
  • SPORTS EQUIPMENT
  • STEREO EQUIPMENT IN GOOD WORKING ORDER
  • ORGANS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER (Special Arragements Only)
  • PIANOS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER (Special Arrangements only)
  • TOOLS
  • DISHES
  • POTS & PANS
  • NIC NACS
  • PICTURES
  • SMALL HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES (WORKING ONLY)
  • SMALL FURNITURE ITEMS(I.E. COFFEE TABLES, LAMPS)
  • WALKERS
  • WHEELCHAIRS
  • BICYCLES (IN GOOD CONDITION)
  • TOYS
  • BOOKS
  • FURNITURE (NO STAINS, TEARS OR RIPS)
  • DRESSERS
ITEMS WE DO NOT TAKE
  • TIRES-UNLESS NEW
  • DESKS-WOODEN ONLY, NO METAL DESKS
  • OLD PAINT
  • CHEMICALS OF ANY KIND
  • MATRESSES OR BOX SPRINGS
  • WATERBEDS
  • BOWLING BALLS
  • CAR SEATS
  • OLDER CRIBS
  • GAS APPLIANCES
  • GAS POWERED LAWN EQUIPMENT-BRAND NEW ONLY
  • NON WORKING SMALL APPLIANCES
  • REFRIGERATORS
  • CHEST FREEZERS
  • STOVES
  • DISHWASHERS
  • WASHING MACHINEs
  • DRYERS
  • EXERCISE EQUIPMENT (EXCEPT ELECTRIC TREADMILLS)
  • MAGAZINES
  • ENCYCLOPEDIAS
  • TEXT BOOKS MORE THAN 3 YEARS OLD
  • LAW BOOKS MORE THAN 3 Y EARS OLD
  • HOMEMADE VHS TAPES OR HOMEMADE CASSETTES
  • CONSOLOE STEREOS/RADIOS/TVs
  • DOORS
  • DESKS
  • BED FRAMES/HEAD BOARDS

  
Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with.

Mark Twain