Book a date for free pickup of reusable clothes and household items online. Proceeds from donations help children in the community through the Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver programs.

Leads the fight against diabetes by helping people with diabetes live healthy lives while they work to find a cure. Professional staff and volunteers provide education and services to help people in their daily fight against the disease, advocate on behalf of people with diabetes for the opportunity to achieve their highest quality of life, and break ground towards a cure.

Clothesline
302 - 1515 Broadway Street
Port Coquitlam,  BC   V3C 6M2   (Map)
Web site: www.diabetes.ca/clothesline
Toll Free:  1-800-505-5525
Collects used clothing, household items, and small electronics. The money raised helps lead the fight against diabetes be helping people with diabetes live healthy lives while the Association works to find a cure. Items are collected through telephone solicitation of the general public or donors are welcome to drop their donations in the drop bins located in high traffic areas or schedule a free pick-up online.

Collects surplus computers from government and private sector sources and distributes them to schools, libraries, and non-profits throughout Canada. Computer workshops are staffed by volunteers who clean, refurbish, and prepare computers for delivery.

The DDA is a community living agency that provides over 50 community-based programs and services to children, adults, and their families with developmental disabilities in Vancouver and Richmond. Their mission is to enable people with developmental disabilities achieve their full potential.

Clothing and Household Items Donations
2643 No. 5 Road
Richmond,  BC   V6X 2S8   (Map)
Web site: www.develop.bc.ca/contribute/donate-clothes.html
Phone:  604-273-4331
Fax:  604-273-9770
E-mail: dbarlow@develop.bc.ca
To donate reusable clothing and small household items, drop off donations Saturday and Sunday from 10:00am and 5:00pm at the Starjumper Donation Station. Donate to donation bins or call 604-273-4DDA for complimentary home pick-up.

Helps and empowers women to dress for the workforce and continually shape their own destiny - transforming themselves, their families, and their communities. Clients are a diverse group of women who have faced a variety of life challenges and are seeking employment and self sufficiency. Supporters include corporations, foundations and individuals, men and women, who are committed to empowering women so they can achieve economic independence.

Donations
Phone:  604-408-4923
Donations of current, clean office attire are needed for clients and can be dropped off at our downtown location only, 6 days a week. All sizes are welcome. Accessories including shoes, handbags, and jewelry are also needed. Please call first for information on where to park and how to access the facilities.

Dedicated to supporting and promoting the library in the community. Holds book sales in October and April each year with profits going to special projects in the Richmond Public Library.

Mobilizes volunteers and community partners to build affordable housing and promote homeownership as a means to breaking the cycle of poverty.

Vancouver's ReStore
Owns two ReStores in Vancouver and Burnaby. Receives new and used building materials generously donated by homeowners, contractors, retailers, and manufactures in the community and sells them to the public at reduced prices. Money raised through sales covers 100% of the cost of operations, ensuring that every dollar donated goes directly towards building homes for families in need.

Committed to improving the health and quality of life of people affected by kidney disease through funding innovative research, providing education and support, promoting access to quality healthcare, and increasing public awareness and commitment to advancing kidney health and organ donation. Programs include Camp for Kidney Kids, Kidney Suites (for out-of-town patients needing a longer stay in Vancouver), The Kidney Car Program, the Living Organ Donor Expense Reimbursement Program, Kidney Connect (a peer support program), and the Short Term Financial Assistance Program.

The Kidney Car Program
Web site: www.kidneycarbc.ca
Toll Free:  1-800-585-4479
If you or your business have old unwanted vehicles such as cars, trucks, trailers, or even farm equipment, consider the benefits of donating to Kidney Car. Benefits the environment, vehicle owners, and people living with kidney disease. Receive a free vehicle towing and tax receipt. All vehicles are picked up within 24 to 48 hours.

Repairs, sells, and recycles old monitors and computer parts at low costs. Provides refurbished computers to seniors or people with disabilities with a discount. Call for proper monitor disposal and more information. Open Monday to Friday, 10:00am to 6:00pm, and Saturday, 10:00am to 4:00pm.

Promotes the principles of zero waste through information services, exchanging ideas, and research. For general inquiries, call the RCBC Recycling Hotline.

RCBC Materials Exchange Program (MEX)
Web site: vancouver.reuses.com
Find free or low-cost furniture, electronic equipment, household goods, and more. Sponsored by the Recycling Council of BC. Residential and industrial materials exchange is available.

Provides grocery vouchers to registered low-income Richmond residents and new toys to low-income families with children ages 12 and under, and gift certificates to teens 13 to 15. The sponsorship program matches registered families with individuals and groups who prepare a customized Christmas hamper for their family. Donations from the community, both financial and of new, unwrapped gifts, are the basis of this program.

Richmond Family Place provides programs for parents and their children birth to 6 throughout Richmond. Offers "Learning through Play" activities in a welcoming and informative environment for parents with newborn babies to children of kindergarten age. Both drop-in and registration programs are available at the main site on Ash Street and at several satellite locations. Please call for more details.

Richmond Family Place Thrift Store
Sells used clothing, footwear, toys, books, and small household items. Please contact for hours.

dedicated to providing food assistance, advocacy, and related support to low-income people in Richmond. Does not solicit door-to-door or by telephone.

Ageless Volunteerism
Seniors and students engage in purposeful volunteer work in a supported environment.

Grocery Distribution
Provides grocery assistance to low-income families and individuals. On Tuesdays, groceries are distributed in East Richmond at the Peace Church gymnasium (11571 Daniels Road, Richmond) from 1:00pm to 2:00pm. On Wednesdays and Thursdays, groceries are distributed at 5800 Cedarbridge Way, Richmond, from 11:00am to 1:00pm. Evening distributions are on the third Wednesday of each month from 6:00pm to 7:00pm at 5800 Cedarbridge Way.

Nutrition and Literacy for Children
"Feed the Body, Feed the Mind" links healthy eating with literacy and development by providing healthy snack packs and story books to children up to 12 years old.

Nutritious Recipe Demonstrations
Demonstrations of delicious, nutritious, and economical recipes based on seasonal vegetables and staple foods that are available at the Food Bank during distribution times.

Play. Learn. Get Ready for School!
Trained child education volunteers from Richmond Family Place and the Tzu Chi Foundation provide preschool children with the skills they need to excel in kindergarten.

Special Needs
Other arrangements may be made for people with special needs to receive food from the Food Bank. Please call for more information.

A thrift shop located in the Steveston area. Accepts donated goods which are sold to raise funds for the Richmond Hospital. Store hours are 10:00am to 3:00pm, Monday to Saturday. Volunteers are welcomed.

Raises funds to purchase critically needed medical equipment and fund improvements to the facilities at Richmond Hospital, Minoru Lodge, and Richmond Lions Manor intermediate care facilities. Many business and community organizations hold innovative fundraising campaigns and events to benefit the Richmond Hospital Foundation. Gifts help to support the hospital’s most urgent priorities. Donors can designate their gift to a specific campaign or to the area of greatest need. Contact for more information.

Share items you no longer need with low-income Richmond residents and find free furniture, clothing, sporting goods, and more. Donors can post descriptions of items they would like to donate while maintaining their privacy; their contact information is seen only by volunteers at Richmond Shares. Pick-up is then arranged between donor and recipient. Visit the website for more information.

Provides a supportive environment in which all women are supported and encouraged to achieve their full potential. Services include information and referral, peer support, a volunteer program, training services, and a resource library. Provides English conversation classes, computer training, a single mother’s support group, a grandmother’s support group, and more. Some programs require membership.

Richmond Shares
Web site: http://www.richmondwomenscentre.bc.ca/help-groups/programs/30-hot-ink-creative-writing-for-teens
A public-service website designed to help low-income Richmond families. People can donate quality used goods for recycled use by other Richmond community members in need. All program efforts stay in the community and can help a wide range of people in need including new immigrants, refugees, women coming out of transition houses, fire victims, single mothers, single fathers, and seniors.

An international Christian charitable organization devoted to helping people in need, including families in crisis, single parents, children, seniors, and those experiencing hunger, homelessness, addiction, and abuse.

Advocacy Program
Volunteers assist individuals in need of help to obtain the appropriate services.

Children's Holiday Camp
Registers and sponsors children ages 7 to 12 to attend summer camps at Camp Sunrise on the Sunshine Coast. Contact for more information.

Community Christmas Dinner
Volunteers and local businesses host a community dinner for the less fortunate in December.

Community Church
A place where everyone is welcome to be part of the church family and call it their spiritual home. Worship service is held every Sunday at 10:00am.

Emergency Social Services
Helps individuals and families in need with the basics of food and clothing.

Family Tracing Service
Phone:  778-834-8107
Traces missing persons through Salvation Army branches locally, nationally, and worldwide.

Fire Victim Program
Helps tenants and homeowners without home insurance replace basic clothing, furniture, and household items lost through a fire.

Free Eye Glasses
Refers low-income individuals who need glasses to Lenscrafters' Vision Care program for assistance. Must have an eye exam and a prescription ready.

Free Legal Advice
555 Homer Street
Vancouver,  BC   V6B 1K8   (Map)
Web site: www.probono.ca
Phone:  604-694-6647
Fax:  604-681-3005
For people with legal issues who cannot afford a lawyer or who do not qualify for government aid. This program allows them to obtain legal advice from professional lawyers at no charge. To book an appointment, call the Pro Bono Legal Clinic Office.

Multicultural Outreach Services
Offers a broad range of information and social services to welcome new immigrants and assists them to settle happily into Canadian society.

Richmond House
3111 Shell Road
Richmond,  BC   V6X 2P3   (Map)
Phone:  604-276-2490
Fax:  604-276-2490
Provides short-term, emergency shelter for up to ten homeless men. Bed and three daily meals are provided. Maximum stay is 30 days. Open 24 hours, 7 days a week throughout the year.

Rotary Hospice House
6460 No. 4 Road
Richmond,  BC   V6Y 2S9   (Map)
Phone:  604-207-1212
E-mail: hospicevolunteers@telus.net
A ten-bed palliative care facility which provides support services to people in the final stages of their terminal illnesses.

Weekly Free Community Lunch
A free, nutritious meal is offered to the community every Thursday at 12:30pm (except during the summer months). The meal is prepared and served by volunteers. All are welcome.

The Scrap-It Program is working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality by getting older vehicles off the road. The Program offers qualifying vehicle owners incentives to scrap their older vehicle. The incentive values are based on the greenhouse gas reduction that occurs when an old vehicle is scrapped and an incentive is used as a replacement. Incentives valued at $2,000 or more are offered for the incentives with the highest greenhouse benefit. These incentives include very low emission vehicles, transit passes, or the transit pass / bicycle combination. Please visit website for more detailed information on qualifying for the program.

Helping foster children around the globe in over 130 countries by providing homes, villages, schools, medical clinics, youth training centres, and emergency relief programs. An SOS Village is a group of family homes providing children with long-term care and support including a home, a family, and a tightly knit support system where children can stay and later return to as visiting adults. There is only one village in Canada, located in Surrey, BC.

SOS Children's Village BC Thrift Store
3800 Moncton Street
Richmond,  BC   V7E 3A6   (Map)
Phone:  604-274-8866
E-mail: bhigh@shaw.ca
A thrift store located in Steveston. All proceeds support SOS Children's Village BC. Accepts donations of clean, gently used articles for resale, such as clothing, small household goods, books, seasonal decorations, etc. Store hours are 10:00am to 4:00pm, Monday to Saturday and 11:00am to 3:00pm on Sunday. Volunteer inquiries are welcome. Additional location in Kerrisdale (2319 West 41st Avenue Vancouver).

Helps people in need throughout the year. Offers hampers, food vouchers, toys, and other items as needed. Donations are accepted and pick-up for items is available. Operates two stores (2743 Main Street, Vancouver and 1738 East Hastings, Vancouver).

The Cinderella Project provides underprivileged high school graduates, girls and boys, from the Greater Vancouver area with formal attire so they can attend their graduation festivities with pride. School counsellors, teachers, principals, or social services agencies refer students to the organization. A Boutique Day is held each spring, where each student selects a gown, suit or tuxedo, shoes, purse, and accessories. Students also have their hair and makeup done and receive gift bags full of toiletries.

Donations
Accepts cash donations, gowns (sizes 0 to 32) in good wearable condition (mended or dry cleaned), dress shoes, and accessories (including costume jewelry, evening purses, ties, belts and socks). Call or email for drop-off locations.

Volunteers
The Cinderella Project is run solely by volunteers. A core group of volunteers oversee the day-to-day operations of the program. At Boutique Day, more than 300 volunteers, including hair stylists, make-up artists, disc jockeys, seamstresses, tailors, and photographers, help make the event a memorable one. Contact for more information.

The Third World Eye Care Society consists of eye care professionals and individuals who collect used eyeglasses from the public and travel to third world countries providing free eye care and eyeglasses to the poor.

A local grassroots charity that receives its funding through the generosity and support of individuals, churches, business, and community groups. Offers hope to the hungry, hurting, and homeless in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland. Programs include drug and alcohol recovery, pastoral services, emergency meals, clothing, and shelter.

Thrift Stores
671 East Hastings Street
Vancouver,  BC   V6A 1R2   (Map)
Store items are sold at nominal prices to provide necessities to lower income families and individuals. Donations can be dropped off at either store location. The Vancouver store is open Monday to Friday 9:30am to 5:00pm. The Surrey store (10776 King George Highway) is open Tuesday to Saturday, 9:00am to 4:30pm.

United Way addresses the underlying causes of critical social issues such as poverty, bullying, and social isolation before they become crises. Working with 160 community partners in the Lower Mainland, they fund about 500 programs each year to create a better future for children and seniors. Helps children with the best possible start in life, helps school-age children make the right decision, and supports seniors to stay independent in their own homes and communities. For over 80 years, United Way has been building a healthy, caring and inclusive community. Call or visit website for more information.

A non-profit organization that brings people and services together through community information and volunteerism.

Richmond Christmas Fund
E-mail: christmasfund@volunteerrichmond.ca
Provides grocery vouchers to registered low-income Richmond residents and new toys to low-income families with children aged 12 and under, and gift certificates to teens 13-15. The sponsorship program matches registered families with individuals and groups who prepare a customized Christmas hamper for their family. Donations from the community, both financial and of new, unwrapped gifts, are the basis of this program.

Offers used free donated beds to the public. Open seven days a week from 12:00pm to 4:00pm. Closed on all statutory holidays.

Families are usually referred to this program by community health nurses.