Furniture Donations for Deserving Bay Area Families

Through this outreach program, we distribute gently used furniture to individuals and families moving out of homelessness and countless others desperately trying to make ends meet. “Gently used” furniture is clean, functional, free of cooking smells, heavy spices, and pet hair, and does not need repair. Kindly note that those we are privileged to serve move into small spaces, so large furniture pieces will not fit. 

Please see here for information on donating clothing and smaller household items. Food items are accepted through MCC’s food pantry project.

Once you complete the furniture donation form below, your submission will be sent to several East Bay and South Bay refugee and Zakat coordinators. If the coordinators work with a family who could use your donation item, you will hear directly from that facilitator. If you do not hear back within three business days, no coordinator has a family needing your donated items.

Then, please consider donating the items to Savers, Goodwill, or listing them for free on Craigslist.

Please also consider submitting your furniture for drop-off to our community partner, Make It Home Bay Area, or the Bay Area Furniture Bank (pick up only in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties).

To donate a vehicle, please complete this form.

Jazaka’Allah Khair. Thank you for sharing the furniture item(s) you wish to donate.

We support the homeless, veterans, victims of domestic violence, refugees, low-income families, and victims of personal tragedy. This program aims to promote dignity and stability in our community by redirecting donated furniture to needy families.

Questions? aminah@mcceastbay.org

This form is automatically sent electronically to the MCC social services team and community partners working with deserving families in the East Bay community. Those community members will contact the person completing this form directly to arrange pickup if they are working with a family who needs the items submitted. In-Kind Furniture Donation Page

• A submission is not a guarantee that an item will be accepted. Items are reviewed and followed up on to confirm new-like conditions and availability.
• When a potential recipient family is identified, photographs are shared with them, and furniture pieces are chosen at the recipient family’s discretion.
• Suppose the furniture donor cannot transport the items. In that case, a volunteer driver will need to be contacted to coordinate logistics for the pick-up and drop-off of items based on the availability of the donor, driver, and recipient family.
• Please note that furniture cannot be stored at MCC or SRVIC, so if possible, donors are requested to keep items until they can be picked up.
• Large, bulky sofa sets are less likely to be accepted or may need to be split up due to space constraints.
• Donors may request a receipt for tax purposes. Please email the value of the item you donated to aminah@mcceastbay.org
• Due to lower living costs in Sacramento, more refugee families are being settled there and assisted by Al-Misbaah. Your form submittal will also be sent to Al-Misbaah, which will contact you if a Misbah coordinate will let you know if they have a truck visiting the Bay Area.
• To volunteer as a driver for furniture transport, join: https://chat.whatsapp.com/CcekjD6lCaTIJ8G8GwIY1G

MCC’s furniture program, based in Pleasanton, California, extends a helping hand to families and individuals in the San Francisco Bay Area’s East Bay Area who are striving to overcome housing insecurity. We work with a network of about 30 local social service agencies that diligently refer individuals and families seeking assistance with home furnishings. 

We support the homeless, veterans, victims of domestic violence, refugees, low-income families, and victims of personal tragedy. This program aims to promote dignity and stability in our community by redirecting donated furniture to needy families.

Behind the scenes, MCC’s dedicated volunteer teams form the backbone of our operations. From sorting and cleaning to picking up and delivering furniture, these passionate volunteers work tirelessly to breathe new life into donated items.

Gently used furniture and household items donated by individuals and businesses fuel our mission.