Donate Goods
Ames: How to Donate
YSS Business Partner, Overflow Thrift Store gives dignity to YSS clients and participants by providing vouchers for clothing, furniture, and household goods at no cost.
1. Pick your location:
- Overflow Thrift Store, 202 South Duff Avenue. (Soft Goods)
- Furniture & More, 125 Kitty Hawk Drive. (Hard Goods)
2. Prepare donations
- Soft Goods can be put in trash bags or boxes
- Box up hard goods
3. Drop off during donation hours:
Tuesday – Saturday 10 AM to 4 PM
What We Accept
- Clothing & accessories
- Shoes
- Books & media
- Toys
- Home decor
- Furniture
- Electronics
- Sporting goods
- Kitchen items
- Appliances (large & small)
- Bicycles
- New or like-new building materials
What We Don’t Accept
- Pianos & organs
- Car seats & booster seats
- Pack-n-plays & cribs
- Outdated workout equipment
- Outdated or broken appliances
- Helmets
- Damaged or unassembled particle board
- Mattresses & box springs
- Printers
- Tube TVs
- Used windows
- Broken or damaged building materials
- Large metal desks
- Hazardous materials (chemicals, paints, etc.)
- Textbooks
- Broken furniture
Des Moines: Host a Donation Drive
Help us meet the needs of youth (ages 16-24 years-old). Listed below are supplies our youth need at YSS in Des Moines. We appreciate your help in collecting these items for a donation drive.
Drop off donations at our YSS in Des Moines location at 612 Locust Street, Des Moines, IA; Monday to Friday from Noon to 6:00 p.m. or by appointment. Questions? Call 602-625-4851 or email gtena@yss.org.
What We Accept
- New underwear (men’s and women’s)
- New t-shirts, bras, socks, sweatshirts & sweatpants
- Full-size shampoo & conditioner, hygiene products, & lotion
- Backpacks
- African American hair care products
- Full-size body wash
- Menstrual products
- New or gently used sheets & blankets
- Towels
- Diapers
- Non-perishable food
What We Don’t Accept
- Old electronics
- Cribs
- Medicines
- Used undergarments
- Knick Knack items
- Work out equipment
- Used toys
- Office furniture
- Opened or expired food and hygiene items
