How Your Donations are Used

We primarily serve families and individuals that are transitioning into smaller apartments. In order to serve them well, we prioritize items that are space-efficient and desirable for their living spaces. For their sake, we do not accept anything with rips, stains, discoloration, pet-hair, structural damage, or in need of repair. We prioritize items such as:

  • Dressers
  • Coffee tables
  • Couches and loveseats
  • Living room chairs
  • Small Kitchen tables and chairs
  • Small kitchen appliances and dishware
  • End tables
  • Like-new Queen, Double, and Twin mattresses
  • Nightstands
  • Small bookshelves
  • Lamps
  • Clothing

Your donations help provide meals for people in need, clothing for men and families in our long-term programs, household items for people struggling to make ends meet, vehicles for program graduates, and more.

All this adds up to provide amazing life change for people in need.

What Do You Want To Donate?

We accept non-perishable food items to-date, unopened, with no major damage to packaging.

We accept men’s, women’s, and children’s seasonal clothing. Underwear is accepted in unopened packages.

Donated furniture fills our residential facility, families in the community, partner agencies, and graduates from our programs who are moving into sustainable housing. The homes are generally small, furniture appropriate for the size of dorm rooms or studio apartments is preferable.

Small sets of dishes, pots and pans, simple decorations, pictures and frames, and many other items help furnish new homes.

Unopened individual toiletries benefit our numerous shelters and needy families in the community.

We accept vehicles of all ages and shapes! We have a team of mechanics who evaluate each donated vehicle and put them to the best use.

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Non-perishable Food

We accept non-perishable food items to-date, unopened, with no major damage to packaging.

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Clothing

We accept men’s, women’s, and children’s seasonal clothing. Underwear is accepted in unopened packages.

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Furniture

Donated furniture fills our residential facility, families in the community, partner agencies, and graduates from our programs who are moving into sustainable housing. The homes are generally small, furniture appropriate for the size of dorm rooms or studio apartments is preferable.

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Household Items

Small sets of dishes, pots and pans, simple decorations, pictures and frames, and many other items help furnish new homes.

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Hygiene Items

Unopened individual toiletries benefit our numerous shelters and needy families in the community.

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Vehicles

We accept vehicles of all ages and shapes! We have a team of mechanics who evaluate each donated vehicle and put them to the best use.

Ready to Drop Off Today?

Thank you for considering donating items to Denver Rescue Mission. Before you bring in your items to donate, please check and make sure your item is something we can accept. While we appreciate every donation, there are some items we simply cannot accept.

Before You Donate, Please Note:
We Do Not Accept the Following Items

  • Furniture that is damaged, dirty, stained, or covered in pet hair
  • Furniture with glass in it
  • Tube or rear projection TVs or monitors
  • Armoires
  • Outdoor furniture and equipment
  • Dining tables over 6 feet
  • King sized mattresses, box springs, and bed frames
  • Exercise equipment
  • China cabinets
  • Bookshelves wider than 3 feet and taller than 5 feet
  • Wrap-around desks
  • Bunk beds
  • Building materials and paint
  • Large appliances
  • Open cleaning supplies
  • Flammable or corrosive chemicals
  • Used stuffed animals
  • Baby cribs or car seats
  • All Medical Equipment except for like-new walkers, wheelchairs, and crutches
  • Any and all medications
  • Pianos
  • Ping-pong and pool tables
  • Large entertainment centers
  • Commercial size printers and copiers

Drop Off Donations at Our Ministry Outreach Center

Our Ministry Outreach Center offers quick drive-up doors and staff assistance during regular business hours.

Monday – Friday
8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The MOC is closed on weekends, many major holidays, and sometimes due to inclement weather. We recommend you call 303.297.1815 if you need to confirm if the MOC is open.

Check if your donation can be accepted before you arrive.


After-Hours Donation Drop-Offs

If you cannot bring your items to our Ministry Outreach Center weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., you can bring certain items to our long-term program facility, The Crossing.

Hosting a Drive?

If you are interested in conducting a drive to collect items,
please contact us to get started.

Shopping Online?

Here Are Some Unique Ways You Can Give While Shopping Online.

You can purchase items directly from our Amazon Wishlist and have them sent straight to us!

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