Donate Goods
Donate Goods
Your donations of new or like-new items become dollars that are reinvested to create opportunity, nourish our neighbors, and build community.
With a little preparation, you can help us turn your donated goods into community good.
Get started today:
Is it in excellent condition? Does it come from a smoke-free home? Would someone else find it useful or valuable? If yes, it would make a great donation!
If you’re not sure, check out our list of acceptable donations. If we can’t accept your item, consider other locations that might.
Sorting your items by type (clothing, books, electronics, etc) and labeling your boxes/bags saves time for our team. The gift of your quality items, and your time to sort and send only your best, helps maximize the impact of your donation.
We accept donations at our store loading dock (just past our entrance) from 9am -12pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday ONLY. We cannot accept donation drop offs in the afternoons, on weekends, or when we are closed.
In order to offer this free service, we can only accept small items that are light enough for one person to easily lift and carry. If you have more than 10 bags of items, or anything that requires more than one person to move, please request a Furniture Pick Up.
Our driver will come anytime between the hours of 9am-2pm. Please leave items outside and protected from the weather.
We welcome donated furniture and larger household items and offer a pick up service for a fee of $50. Furniture Pick Ups happen within a three hour window:
Please note that the driver will leave items that we cannot accept or are in poor condition.
If you have valuable items like watches, fine jewelry, handbags, designer clothing, or fine art, please contact our Research and Online Sales Specialist. Our specialist will determine the best place to sell your items – whether in-store or online – so we can extract the most cash value and reinvest those dollars back into our stores and community.
Giving comes in many forms – not just goods. Second Harvest runs on donations of your time, monetary contributions, and nutritious food.
Learn more about increasing the impact of your donations.
While meeting material and relational needs is why we exist, neighbors like you are the how behind these critical programs.
Give your time, support local families, and experience the joy of building community—side by side.
Our free fridge runs on community generosity. Take action to help neighbors meet their food needs with dignity and anonymity.
From our community to your feed!
Last week, Jill and Bonnie attended a @ToastTab event for local businesses in Pittsburgh.
There, they met Zoe and Max — thrifters, parents, brunch lovers, and co-owners of @lolas_eatery.
After a great conversation, Zoe pulled out her phone to follow Second Harvest… and realized she was our 5,000th follower 🎉
So this week, we stopped by Lola’s with a little celebration of our own.
To celebrate 5K together, we’re giving away:
✨ $100 to Second Harvest Community Thrift Store
✨ $100 to Harvest on Main Community Market
✨ $100 to Lola’s Eatery
TO ENTER:
👆 Follow @secondharvestpgh + @lolas_eatery
🗯️ Comment on this post
➕ Optional bonus entry: Share/send to a friend or repost to stories
Giveaway ends 5/27.
Thank you for helping us build something that feels deeply rooted in community — one neighbor, conversation, and connection at a time 💛
Official rules at the link in our bio. This giveaway is not affiliated with or sponsored by Instagram. Open to residents of the United States ages 16+. Giveaway ends on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
We wish every single fan of Bonnie’s could have been in the audience at last week’s Pittsburgh Business Times’ Women of Influence Awards celebration.
Getting to celebrate alongside so many inspiring women leaders — and to see Bonnie recognized among this year’s honorees for the care, vision, and leadership she brings to Second Harvest every day — was incredibly special.
These moments are a reminder that community-centered work matters. And we’re so grateful to everyone who has been part of this journey with us.
Congratulations again, Bonnie — we’re still celebrating you. 💛
📸:@pghbiztimes #WomenofInfluence
Last week, Second Harvest’s own Bonnie DeMotte received the American Association of University Women’s Gateway to Equity Award in recognition of the vision and dedication behind Second Harvest’s work in Sharpsburg.
From the Community Thrift Store to Harvest on Main Community Market, Bonnie’s leadership has helped create spaces that meet the community’s material and relational needs — reducing barriers to affordable essentials while building places where neighbors feel welcomed, known, and cared for.
Bonnie would be the first to say this work has always belonged to a community of neighbors, volunteers, staff, and partners who have built Second Harvest together along the way. We were especially glad that longtime volunteer Lindsay Totten could be there to celebrate with Bonnie last week.
Drop a 🎉 in the comments to congratulate Bonnie and the team on this meaningful honor — and to celebrate a community that continues to show what’s possible when neighbors come together with care, dignity, and hope.
#AmericanAssociationofUniversityWomen #AAUW #GatewaytoEquity
At Second Harvest, Wednesday mornings are about more than coffee and conversation.
What started as a Senior Social — a chance for our silver neighbors to gather over a meal on us and enjoy 25% off in the store — has grown into something deeper: friendship, routine, and belonging.
Most Wednesday mornings, senior neighbors come to the store whether there’s an official Senior Social or not – usually with a homemade cake in hand. There are always familiar faces waiting for them around the table. “Everyone’s smiling, laughing, telling each other they love each other, and sharing a good meal,” says one neighbor.
These are the kinds of moments that make Second Harvest more than a store – made possible by the generosity of neighbors like you.
☕ Senior Socials take place the 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of the month from 10AM–12PM at Second Harvest Community Thrift Store.
🚐 Free transportation is available courtesy of North Hills Community Outreach. Call Tracy to schedule a pick-up: 412-449-0151.
From our community to your feed!
Last week, Jill and Bonnie attended a @ToastTab event for local businesses in Pittsburgh.
There, they met Zoe and Max — thrifters, parents, brunch lovers, and co-owners of @lolas_eatery.
After a great conversation, Zoe pulled out her phone to follow Second Harvest… and realized she was our 5,000th follower 🎉
So this week, we stopped by Lola’s with a little celebration of our own.
To celebrate 5K together, we’re giving away:
✨ $100 to Second Harvest Community Thrift Store
✨ $100 to Harvest on Main Community Market
✨ $100 to Lola’s Eatery
TO ENTER:
👆 Follow @secondharvestpgh + @lolas_eatery
🗯️ Comment on this post
➕ Optional bonus entry: Share/send to a friend or repost to stories
Giveaway ends 5/27.
Thank you for helping us build something that feels deeply rooted in community — one neighbor, conversation, and connection at a time 💛
Official rules at the link in our bio. This giveaway is not affiliated with or sponsored by Instagram. Open to residents of the United States ages 16+. Giveaway ends on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
We wish every single fan of Bonnie’s could have been in the audience at last week’s Pittsburgh Business Times’ Women of Influence Awards celebration.
Getting to celebrate alongside so many inspiring women leaders — and to see Bonnie recognized among this year’s honorees for the care, vision, and leadership she brings to Second Harvest every day — was incredibly special.
These moments are a reminder that community-centered work matters. And we’re so grateful to everyone who has been part of this journey with us.
Congratulations again, Bonnie — we’re still celebrating you. 💛
📸:@pghbiztimes #WomenofInfluence
Last week, Second Harvest’s own Bonnie DeMotte received the American Association of University Women’s Gateway to Equity Award in recognition of the vision and dedication behind Second Harvest’s work in Sharpsburg.
From the Community Thrift Store to Harvest on Main Community Market, Bonnie’s leadership has helped create spaces that meet the community’s material and relational needs — reducing barriers to affordable essentials while building places where neighbors feel welcomed, known, and cared for.
Bonnie would be the first to say this work has always belonged to a community of neighbors, volunteers, staff, and partners who have built Second Harvest together along the way. We were especially glad that longtime volunteer Lindsay Totten could be there to celebrate with Bonnie last week.
Drop a 🎉 in the comments to congratulate Bonnie and the team on this meaningful honor — and to celebrate a community that continues to show what’s possible when neighbors come together with care, dignity, and hope.
#AmericanAssociationofUniversityWomen #AAUW #GatewaytoEquity
At Second Harvest, Wednesday mornings are about more than coffee and conversation.
What started as a Senior Social — a chance for our silver neighbors to gather over a meal on us and enjoy 25% off in the store — has grown into something deeper: friendship, routine, and belonging.
Most Wednesday mornings, senior neighbors come to the store whether there’s an official Senior Social or not – usually with a homemade cake in hand. There are always familiar faces waiting for them around the table. “Everyone’s smiling, laughing, telling each other they love each other, and sharing a good meal,” says one neighbor.
These are the kinds of moments that make Second Harvest more than a store – made possible by the generosity of neighbors like you.
☕ Senior Socials take place the 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of the month from 10AM–12PM at Second Harvest Community Thrift Store.
🚐 Free transportation is available courtesy of North Hills Community Outreach. Call Tracy to schedule a pick-up: 412-449-0151.
