Equity Driven DC Baby Donations Options

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1	Where to Donate Baby Items in DC to Advance Equity Hello! I'm glad you found this list. With all of the incredible generosity I've experienced as a new parent in DC, I created this list through my efforts to better distribute baby resources to those most in need. From my research, this "shortlist" includes the organizations that 1) explicitly target those they serve with an equity-lens and 2) accept many used baby items. The second tab "DC orgs" is a longer list of organizations recommended to me that did not as clearly do one of those two things. This list is likely not exhaustive and I welcome additions, updates, feedback or opportunities to collaborate. As a working parent, I cannot promise to maintain this perfectly but please feel free to contact me at: aewarren@gmail.com. Please feel free to share widely.
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3	A Wider Circle	Get Involved » A Wider Circle	furnish@awidercircle.org	Seeks to advance equity in DC, including by helping families start anew with dignity and hope. Accept furniture and a wide variety of baby and child items that are in good condition.	The misson of A Wider Circle is to advance equity in the greater Washington, DC region by fostering the exchange of goods, skills, and connections from neighbor to neighbor, and by engaging in advocacy to address the root causes of poverty.	DC	Baby Items: changing tables, strollers, high chairs, pack n' play, car seats, cribs/crib mattresses, bassinets, new unopened baby formula, diapers, baby clothing up to size 4T. Children's items: picture books, toys, ride-ons for toddlers, small children's bikes with training wheels Guidance: Our goal is to help families start anew with dignity and hope. We accept donations that are in dignity condition: free of rips, stains, or excessive wear, and ready to use. Imagine giving the intended donation to a friend or neighbor – if you would be proud to share it with them, then please share it with us.	No rips or stains; no religious content; no violent content including toy weapons, no personalized/monogrammed items, nothing with missing pieces, no art supplies. See document for full list: https://awidercircle.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Website-wishlist-and-guidelines-updated-2023.pdf	Only for furniture donations that either: 1) include one of most requested items (mattress/boxspring, sofa, upholstered living room chair, dresser, or dining table and/or set of dining chairs; or 2) Includes at least 3 other pieces of furniture if they do not include one of the four items listed previously. Button to request pick-up at this page: https://awidercircle.org/get-involved/#donate-items	Ann & Don Brown Center for Community Service - 9159 Brookville Road Silver Spring, MD 20910 We accept drop-off donations Monday-Wednesday and Friday-Saturday from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. Appointments are not needed for drop-off donations.
4	Martha's Table	Clothing Donations – Martha's Table	info@marthastable.org	Serves DC residents with an explicity equity and antiracism focus; not baby/parent focused so also accept other donation items.	At Martha’s Table, we believe that every Washingtonian deserves the opportunity to thrive. For 41 years, we’ve been committed to advancing a more equitable Washington, D.C. We stand firmly alongside Washingtonians day-in and day-out on both sides of the Anacostia River by operating nationally accredited education programs, pairing healthy food access with physical and mental health services, and promoting family success by investing in family leaders. Most of the gently used baby clothes that parents receive in our programs are from our clothing store Outfitters. Our clothing store manager shares some baby clothing to give to new and expecting mothers in our programs. Have a Baby Sprinkle (Community Baby Shower) where they set up tables that had free items like diapers, gently used/new baby clothes, new toys, books, gently used breastfeeding pumps, new blankets, bibs, and baby shoes. Families are given bags and get to take a certain number of items from each table.	DC (NW, SE)	Accept new and gently used baby clothing and items. Strollers and other gear are not on their "wishlist" but not explicitly "not accepted"	Mattresses, furniture, clothes hangers, HH goods/appliances, meidcal equipment, electronics	Yes	1. [Preferred] Martha’s Table Commons location at 2375 Elvans Rd. SE Washington, DC 20020. M-F, 11am-4pm 2. Martha's Table at The Maycroft, 1474 Columbia Road NW, Washington, DC (back entrance, see link for specific instructions). M-F, 11am-4pm. 3. Donation Bin (24/7): 1200 9th St NW, Washington, DC 20001 4. Donation Bin (24/7): 3300 13th St NW, Washington, DC 20010
5	Bread for the City	Clothing Program - Bread for the City	info@breadforthecity.org	Serves low-income DC residents with a social justice lens; their Clothing Store is just one of their programs, and accepts both children's and adult items.	The mission of Bread for the City is to help Washington, DC residents living with low income to develop their power to determine the future of their own communities. We provide food, clothing, medical care, and legal and social services to reduce the burden of poverty. We seek justice through community organizing and public advocacy. We work to uproot racism, a major cause of poverty. We are committed to treating our clients with the dignity and respect that all people deserve. We support parents in a few different ways, including our diaper distribution program and our clothing boutique (diapers and baby clothing are always appreciated).	DC (NW, SE)	Seasonally appropriate children's clothing (newborn to size 6), books, small household items. Specific requests they have: Diapers (specifically sizes 5, 6 and pull-ups are the biggest needs), wipes, bottles, bibs, baby wash, baby lotion, binkies/pacifiers, strollers and walkers. We also receive a lot of requests for formula. In addition to baby and toddler clothing, linens like crib sheets or baby blankets, as well as towels.	The clothing room cannot accept furniture, medical equipment, computers, and other large items. In addition, though we sometimes accept toys, our space is not well-suited to receive them, so we recommend other nonprofits for toy donations. More: https://breadforthecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Clothing-Donation-Guidelines-update-Aug-2018.pdf	Yes - can arrange pick-ups, contact them to arrange: info@breadforthecity.org or 202-561-8587.	Southeast center: Michelle Obama Southeast Center of Bread for the City, 1700 Good Hope Road SE. Monday-Thursday, 9am-4pm
6	Mary's Center	https://www.mcdonationpickup.org/donation-center/	info@mcdonationpickup.org	Community Health Center serving low-income patients that accepts donations of some baby items as well as other household and adult items.	Our mission is to collect as many in-kind donations as possible to benefit our programs. Some items go directly to our participants free of charge and others are sold in B-Thrifty thrift stores or recycled. The proceeds from our partnership with Project B Green will support our programs as well. www.mcdonationpickup.org is a program resulting from the partnership between Mary’s Center and B-Thrifty to raise funds through the collection of donated new and gently used clothing, shoes, and household goods. These items are recycled and monetized to assist Mary’s Center in their mission to build better futures through the delivery of health care, education, and social services. Mary’s Center embraces culturally diverse communities to provide them with the highest quality of care, regardless of ability to pay.	DC	New and gently used clothing, toys, infant accessories (diaper pails, baby monitors, carriers, breast pumps, new diapers and wipes, new bottles and feeding supplies). See link for full list.	Bassinets, car seats, busters, cribs, strollers, changing tables, swings, playpens, high chairs, pack n play (see guidelines for full list)	Yes; Schedule a pick-up at link or call toll free 1 (855) 250-3146, or send us an email at info@mcdonationpickup.org.	Drop-off locations in NW and Annandale: https://www.mcdonationpickup.org/donation-center-locations/ You can also request a 6’10”x3’10”x3’10” bin donation center for your office parking lot or community center if you'd like to help others donate.
7	Furnish Hope DC	Donors – FurnishHopeDC	donatefurniture@furnishhopedc.org.	Donates gently used furniture to Ward 7 & 8 residents who are transitioning out of homelessness, escaping domestic violence, or just living without basic necessities.	FurnishHopeDC seeks to help residents of D.C.’s Wards 7 and 8 who lack resources to furnish their homes, and thereby help break a family’s cycle of poverty. Roughly 20% of our clients are either grandparents who now have custody of their grandchildren or seniors living in dismal public housing in need of furniture, household goods and occasional company (through our social programs). We are prepared to give a family or an individual—including our senior residents—everything they need to create a safe and comfortable home so that they might more easily move forward with their lives. We collect and distribute gently used basic home furniture, household and kitchen necessities, linens, baby items, and children’s clothing.	DC	FURNITURE (must be gently-used & stain-free) • couches and chairs • beds, toddler beds & cribs, dressers • dining room & kitchen tables, and chairs HOUSEHOLD GOODS: • dishes, pots & pans in very good condition • sheets & towels • televisions • microwaves • bicycles	"While our website provides a list of basic needs, it is important to note that every item, no matter how big or small, is highly appreciated. "	Yes - can schedule on website or email: furniturerequest@furnishhopedc.org. Will pick up if you live within 20 miles of DC.
8	Ward 4 Mutual Aid	Ward 4 Mutual Aid	info@ward4mutualaid.org	Local Mutual Aid Group that helps anyone in need, no questions asked. For baby related items, they only accept unused/opened diapers, wipes, formula, food, with the exception being the Mother's Day Free Market below. See guidelines.	We provide food, diapers, and supplies to neighbors in Ward 4 — no questions asked, no strings attached. We started in spring 2020 and are completely volunteer-run. We believe everyone has something to contribute and everyone deserves support. Our partnerships with DC Central Kitchen, the Central Area Food Bank and Bread for the City allow us to provide fresh produce and shelf stable food to hundreds of families every month. Ward 4 has experienced the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the city and we’re here to help each other as social and economic inequities get worse. We are registered as a nonprofit in Washington, DC — which is different from a 501(c)3 — and we are part of the DC Mutual Aid Network, which works collaboratively and locally across the city.	DC (Ward 4)	Unopened sleeves of diapers, baby wipes, unexpired sealed baby formula and baby food. They also have Target & Amazon wishlists if you would like to purchase unused items for them. (see website, "Contribute Supplies")	Cannot take children's clothing (or any other baby items). See Guidelines: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g-LkQrm-SCwXVRE9cXfuS5CfHtWO15h78CydTk5nZ58/edit	No	Please drop off on Saturdays, between 1:30 & 3:00pm at Mosaic Church, 4401 16th St. NW (corner of 16th and Webster NW)
9	Ward 4 Mutual Aid/ Petworth Peanuts Mother's Day Free Market	https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T1KSAS9k7Uc5ToR-FFaP-4PxDJH9hVu_yg9EXgaQyeI/mobilebasic?mibextid=Zxz2cZ&urp=gmail_link	hello@petworthpeanuts.com	Annual Mothers' Day Free Market is cohosted by Ward 4 Mutual Aid and Petworth Peanuts. Petworth Peanuts is a volunteer-based organization that connects and supports Petworth-area parents of young children. The Mother's Day Market is the primary donation drive (they do not accept donations year-round).	Support parents of young children in neighborhood via cohorts, events, post partum support, community events. Work together with Ward 4 Mutual Aid and partner with Black womens/parents groups, in particular on their annual Mother's Day Swap (which is the primary donations avenue).	DC (Petworth)	Ward 4 Mothers Day Free Market Swap - One day event acccepting mother/baby/kid gear up to 6 yrs old	https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T1KSAS9k7Uc5ToR-FFaP-4PxDJH9hVu_yg9EXgaQyeI/mobilebasic?mibextid=Zxz2cZ&urp=gmail_link	Yes - volunteers offer to do some pick-ups or have their houses be hyperlocal drop-off points each year.	Information is shared via Ward 4 Mutual Aid and Petworth Parents each year.
10	DC Diaper Bank	The Baby Pantry - Greater DC Diaper Bank	info@dcdiaperbank.org	Diapers as main thing; can host product drive for them	The Baby Pantry; registered food pantry that provides food, formula, breastfeeding supplies, bottles, pacifiers, adult hygiene items, baby hygiene items, adult diapers, menstrual hygiene products, potty-training supplies, and more to families in need.	DC	New & unexpired: diapers, formula, baby food & toddler snacks, bottles, wipes, diaper rash cream, baby wash, tampons, breast pumps, breastfeeding supplies, cloth diapers, baby wash...full list at link); Gently used: books, bathtubs, potty training seats	Do not accept clothes, toys, gear
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3	DC Diaper Bank			The Baby Pantry; registered food pantry that provides food, formula, breastfeeding supplies, bottles, pacifiers, adult hygiene items, baby hygiene items, adult diapers, menstrual hygiene products, potty-training supplies, and more to families in need.	Some new & unopened items, books, bathtubs, potty training seats	Do not accept clothes, toys, gear
4	Freecycle		Like BuyNothing, use stuff focused	grassroots & entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving and getting stuff for free in their own Towns. It's all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Membership is free. And now you can also set up your own, smaller personal Friends Circle for gifting and lending of items with just your friends!
5	Petworth Baby Gear Swap
6	Buy Nothing Groups		Free stuff of any kind to anyone within neighborhood limits (defined on FB)
7	Mutual Aid Groups	https://www.facebook.com/groups/492881801379594	Esssential & basic needs, DC, grassroots	DC Mutual Aid Facebook Group & Hub in Ft. Totten, Samina has done Ward 4	If you're offering items, we encourage you to make sure the item is in decent condition (would you offer it to a close friend?)
8	Women's shelters
9	The Northwest Center	https://northwestcenter.org/material-donations/	Largest pro-life service org in DC; Support for women & babies in need	by offering the loving support and comprehensive aid necessary to enable all women to continue their pregnancies, deliver healthy babies, and adequately care for themselves and their children.	Gear, strollers, car seats, toys, clothing		Yes
10	Martha's table	https://marthastable.org/clothing-donations/	Serves DC residents with an explicity equity and antiracism focus; not baby/parent focused	we’ve been committed to advancing a more equitable Washington, D.C.	Accept new and gently used baby clothing and items. Strollers and other gear are not on their "wishlist" but not explicitly "not accepted"		Yes
11	Goodbuy Gear	https://goodbuygear.com/pages/washington-dc	Consignment shop - make $, save $ no equity angle	GoodBuy Gear is an online children’s consignment store that offers a convenient way for you to shop and sell secondhand baby and kid gear.
12	Planned Parenthood
13	Milk Bank
14	Petworth Peanuts Group (and other neighborhoods)
15	Mary's Center	https://www.mcdonationpickup.org/donation-guidelines/	Community Health Center serving low-income patients that accepts donations		Clothing, toys, infant accessories (diaper pails, baby monitors, varriers, breast pumps, new diapers and wipes, new bottles and feeding supplies). See link for full list.	Bassinets, car seats, busters, cribs, carriages, changing tables, swings, playpens, high chairs, pack n play (see guidelines for full list)	Yes
16	Ward 4 Mothers Day Free Market Swap	https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T1KSAS9k7Uc5ToR-FFaP-4PxDJH9hVu_yg9EXgaQyeI/mobilebasic?mibextid=Zxz2cZ&urp=gmail_link	One day event acccepting mother/baby/kid gear up to 6 yrs old
17	Napkin Network	https://www.thenapkinnetwork.com/		The Napkin Network provides diapers and other essential baby items to diaper banks and pregnancy centers in the DC Metro area that help families in need through comprehensive programs and services. We also provide items to individuals who request support directly through our website and meet our parameters. These two avenues help us get essential items to those in need in the most efficient and timely manner.
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22	Irth	https://irthapp.com	Better maternity and pediatric care	"Birth but we dropped the B for bias" - find prenatal, birthing, postpartum and pediatric reviews of care from other Black and brown women. The #1 “Yelp-like” platform for the pregnancy and new motherhood journey, made by and for people of color. Search doctor and hospital reviews from your community!	NA	NA
23	Mamatoto Village	https://www.mamatotovillage.org/	Perinatal care focused (pregnancy, postpartum, midwifery services)	Mamatoto Village is devoted to serving Black women through the creation of career pathways in maternal health; and providing accessible perinatal support services designed to equip women with the necessary tools to make the most informed decisions in their maternity care, parenting, and lives.	They have a giving circle for those interested in providing financial support