What we take
Kitchenware
We all have silverware, bowls, spatulas, measuring spoons... all sorts of things around the kitchen that we just don't use anymore.
We partner with local organizations to connect your kitchenware with members of the community who need it!
About our partners
How we keep your Kitchenware out of landfills.
We partner directly with innovators who transform hard-to-recycle materials into new products—so you can see exactly where your items go and what they become.
Featured Partner
African Community Center
ECDC African Community Center helps refugees and immigrants rebuild safe, sustainable lives in Denver. They welcome refugees who have fled persecution and have been granted third country resettlement through UNHCR and the U.S. State Department. ACC welcomes people from all over the globe. Beginning with only 3 staff members resettling 60 refugees in 2001, they have grown into a staff of over 40 multi-lingual, compassionate employees who serve over 1,500 refugees, asylees, and other immigrants each year.
Most recently, ACC has resettled over 450 Afghan evacuees during the past six months. They provide resettlement services such as securing permanent housing, arranging a move-in day complete with furniture and household items, helping children get enrolled into school, and empowering adults to prepare for employment. ACC also offers Integration Programs that help their refugee community members to better integrate into the Denver community, such as their RAH (Ready for American Hospitality) Program and their We Made This Program.
Featured Partner
Bridging
HELP BRIDGING FURNISH HOMES WITH HOPE! Bridging, is a 501(c)(3) Minnesota nonprofit organization primarily serving the Twin Cities. Their mission is to empower people to thrive in their homes by providing quality furniture and household goods for those pursuing housing stability. Bridging is driven by volunteers and donations of basic home essentials from the community. Businesses, organizations, and residential donors are encouraged to share their usable, gently used and new items with Bridging, instead of sending them on to the landfill.
Since 1987, Bridging has served 120,000 households (120 homes each week) and reduces landfill space by more than 14 million pounds each year. They need 15 semi-loads of inventory donated each week to keep the shelves stocked and ready.
“The most important part to me is that Bridging gives families dignity — by providing the services they do, furniture, dishes, beds. … And, they get to pick out what they like from a selection. This is huge! Bridging walks them through, talks to them, finds out what their greatest needs are. … They provide the whole thing, not just a part of it. That gives families dignity and pride. It truly lifts them up from where they are.”
Cynthia B., agency caseworker
Featured Partner
The Habitat for Humanity ReStores
The Habitat for Humanity ReStores are donation-based home improvement outlets that sell new and gently used furniture, building materials, appliances, home goods, and more at affordable prices. Every item donation and every ReStore purchase helps fund local Habitat homebuilding and home repair programs. They have store locations in Portland, Beaverton, and Gresham.
Featured Partner
Friends of Disabled Adults and Children
Friends of Disabled Adults and Children’s (FODAC’s) mission is to enhance the quality of life for people with physical disabilities by providing low to no cost refurbished home medical equipment (HME) and assistive technology to enable greater mobility and independence. FODAC provides more than $10 million annually of HME in Georgia and beyond. As a pioneer in recycling and re-use, FODAC keeps over 400 tons of materials out of landfills each year and is recognized nationally as a best practice leader by the national re-use community. FODAC has a 37-year history and distributes more than 7,500 HME items annually to those in need.
Featured Partner
A Precious Child
A Precious Child provides children in need with opportunities and resources to empower them to achieve their full potential. They provide disadvantaged and displaced children with “Cradle to Career“ support to break the cycle of poverty by reducing socioeconomic inequalities, connecting them with needed resources, services, opportunities and educational support. Material Provided by Ridwell Members help provide much needed support for their programs.
Featured Partner
The East Oakland Collective
The East Oakland Collective supports residents of East Oakland, prioritizing Black residents, to navigate challenges and barriers to inequities through resource distribution and advocacy. Their work includes homeless services and solutions, economic empowerment and community action. Materials provided to Ridwell will help support The East Oakland Collective’s vision to have a community that is able to eat, work, learn and play comfortably in their own neighborhoods.
Featured Partner
Community Warehouse
Community Warehouse is your local furniture bank. For over 24 years, they’ve collected and delivered household furnishings to individuals and families overcoming adversity. Clients include people transitioning from homelessness, survivors of domestic violence, refugees and immigrants, veterans, and others recovering from crisis. Community Warehouse provides essential items for a safe and healthy home, like a bed to sleep on and a table to share meals at. These basics offer comfort, dignity, and play a vital role in establishing and maintaining housing stability. Items donated by Ridwell members will help support Community Warehouse's outreach efforts.
