Financial Donations

Looking for a great way to support the children and families who depend on Safetynet, and make an impact throughout the year? Consider a one-time or recurring donation.

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Clothing Donations

Donate your used clothing and shoes to Safetynet Children & Youth Charities. Clothing that is donated is provided to families free of charge.  We also accept worn and torn clothing for recycling. As part of our commitment to reducing waste, excess clothing donation may be sent to recycling, with the proceeds invested back into the charity.

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Diaper Donations

Please arrange diaper donations during business hours. Alternatively, unopened diaper packages/boxes can be dropped in the clothing dropboxes. Dropbox details here.

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Fabric Recycling Program

We can recycle your unwanted fabrics, worn and torn clothing/towels/bedding, and shoes. These are sold by the pound to a recycler, and the funds are used to support our programming. To help us out, label donation bags 'recycling' if you are bringing in these items.

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Donating Furniture

Safetynet accepts donations of used furniture in good condition and distributes it to those in need. We are only able to accept essential items needed by our clients to set up a comfortable and safe home.

Please do not drop off furniture without an appointment.  Make arrangements by sending an email to furniture@safetynetservices.ca

Acceptance Process

To arrange for the Furniture Program team to pick up your donation, please email furniture@safetynetservices.ca with the following information:

  • Your name, phone, address of the pickup, availability for pickup

  • Photos of all items

  • We will contact you to either arrange a visit or the pickup.

  • All furniture must be accepted by staff either at pick up or drop off. For pick up, pictures are required, and we may need to visit to examine the items.

  • Higher value items such as couches, table and chairs, microwave, drawers in excellent condition will be provided with a donation in kind receipt upon request.

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Items We Accept

Furniture we can accept includes:

  • couches and chairs

  • tables (dining, coffee, bedside)

  • dining chair SETS (not individual)

  • dressers

  • shelving units

  • lamps (table and floor)

  • office chairs

  • bar fridges

  • small desks

  • rugs in clean, 'like new' condition

  • fans and window air conditioners (as requested)

Pickup Fees

All furniture is provided free to marginalized or displaced families.  In order to help offset the cost of picking up and storing furniture items, we request a fee of $50 for pickups within Oakville or Burlington, $75 in Mississauga, Milton.

We prefer the items are ready and outside the pickup location, or at least very easily accessible on the same floor as the entrance.  This service does not include taking apart or otherwise preparing items - they must be empty and ready to transport - and does not include stairs, or tight spaces for any larger items.  If extra time is required, or the furniture needs to be carried up or down stairs, an additional $50 charge is applied.

We happily pick up clothing and kitchen items during the furniture pickup.

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Items We do NOT Accept

We do NOT accept the following items because they are either not essential or in demand, or not a service we cover.  They will be taken to the dump, which costs Safetynet money to transport and dispose of.

  • ​Items that need cleaning or repair

  • Beds, bed frames, headboards, mattresses and box springs; we sell new ones at a discount for hygiene reasons

  • Cribs or car seats, baby bottles

  • Large appliances such as fridge, dishwasher, washing machine, air conditioners

  • Tube TVs, stereos and other household electronics

  • Computers that are older than six years

  • Hutches and china cabinets

  • Toys, books

  • Items with missing hardware

  • Fixtures and major appliances, wall or track lighting, ceiling fans

  • Fold up chairs and tables

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Donate Kitchen, Household Items, Linens

Small kitchen appliances are accepted if they are in good working order and all parts are present.

  • Household Items: Dish sets, useful important items like mixing bowls, pots and pans, cutlery sets are accepted but not if they are broken, incomplete to the point of not being a useful set.

  • Working flat screen TV models with no visual issues on the screen. No tube TVs.

  • ​Working laptops and computers / monitors / mouse and keyboard / speakers / microphone are accepted, provided they function well and are reasonably new (about six years)

  • We accept working vacuum cleaners that are in good condition.

  • We accept comforters, blankets, and sheets in clean, like-new condition. They must be brought into the charity during operating hours (not put in bins outside)

  • If you have linens in used condition we will accept them for recycling.

Donating Household Items

Please do not drop off household items at our clothing donation boxes. 

Instead, meet a representative in person during business hours 9:30 to 1:00 Monday to Friday. 

Alternately, kitchen and clothing items can be included with a furniture pick up.

We are unable to issue receipts for donation in kind for kitchen items.

Kitchen Items We Do NOT Accept

Please do not drop the following items.  They will be taken to the dump, which costs Safetynet money to transport and dispose of.

  • Any decorative or non essential item

  • Candles

  • Christmas and seasonal decorations

  • Damaged or worn items

  • Incomplete sets of dishes or cutlery

  • unsorted boxes of cutlery and kitchen tools

  • Appliances that are missing attachments, cracked, or do not work well, reliably

  • Recipe books, recipe cards or boxes