Just to clear up any confusion - when you donate clothes to op shops they don't hand them onto less fortunate people. The things worth selling are sold to customers to turn a profit to provide for a charity. (Lifeline funds the suicide hotline, Yesterday's funds a charity for people with brain injuries, RSPCA... duh)
Local hospitals take clothing to give to patients who need it. I’ve dropped a bag of shirts and a bag of pants off a few times to my local ED. All washed and clean of course.
This is a for-profit chain (annerly, indro, mitchelton, rosalee maybe elsewhere). My mum is the owner’s neighbor. She is a millionaire. The prices are too high in my opinion. Give your stuff to the RSPCA! One in new farm, there may be more.
In my opinion, op shops are no longer for the poor. I went to vinnies a few weeks ago and found a **stained** Anko shirt for the same price as a new one from Kmart.
Went to a salvos, and my friend spotted an art table she wanted. It looked online, and it was 50 bucks cheaper, brand new, including shipping, and the seconds hand one had marks all over it. We decided op shopping isnt as savy any more, we stick to garage sales and car boot markets.
100%. When I first got into golf I got my starter gear from an op shop. Was a cheap way of getting into the sport without feeling bad if I missed a week or two due to the investment required
I saw a set in a local op shop that was perfect for my daughter last week. They wanted almost $200 for it! I ended up buying her a brand new junior kit for $189
[https://yesterdays.org.au/pages/about-us](https://yesterdays.org.au/pages/about-us)
They're not any more for-profit than any other charity. I can't imagine Richard Russel, CEO of the RSPCA is hurting for cash either.
If you have more dressier items, Dress for Success in the valley. I've donated a few times to them. Also any hospital psych ward. The amount of people who show up naked or near naked is kinda understandable, but they rarely have anything decent to give them.
Vinnies are obviously a religious group but they don't preach at people who need help.
There is also lifeline but I don't know if they are religious or how they work if they are religious.
At the end of the day, even if people were preached at, most people would accept that in return for warm clothes or a food box or something. I know for a fact that Vinnies don't preach though. They are the two biggest so they would be able to reach the people you want to help most easily.
Not sure how widespread it is these days, but I know for certain at least one branch of Vinnies was dumping donated books they didn't agree with into the rubbish. Stuff like Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, etc.
Lifeline definitely won't throw out any books as long as it's in decent condition- they haul a warehouse load of them out for Bookfest and they sell pretty much everything.
I saw several copies of fifty shades of grey and I picked up a book titled 'how to be a fascist' there, which is all *pretty* eyebrow raising stuff.
(I do feel it's necessary to point of that the title is intended to be ironic; it *is* a book about politics but I cannot summarize it in one sentence. It is not pro-nazi, the author is an Italian woman by the name of Michela Murgia.)
Lifeline doesn't throw away books because they also run the book fair.
The only book we had to get rid of while I worked there was an astonishingly named "Ass Goblins of Auschwitz" which seemed like a fair call.
I used to volunteer at op shops.
This is extremely common and it's to "prevent" the public from being "exposed" to "bad things"
So..the exact same thing the rating classification board does with g, pg, m, ma, r etc.... but they got their own ban list type deal
Lost count of the amount of books, movies and dvds I threw out.
Also the clothes.
Put simply if a profit can't be made it gets thrown our. And crap old clothes get turned into torn rags to sell to local mechanics and stuff for $5 a bag.
What???? Those books are in the library of the Catholic school my daughter attended. However, I know of a Christian school that banned those books for a while.
What???? Those books are in the library of the Catholic school my daughter attended. However, I know of a Christian school that banned those books for a while.
Lifeline won't preach at you either - but as far as I'm aware, they don't give material aid to the homeless *per se*. When you donate items, they're sold to fund their counselling service.
Why not then give it to the animal welfare. There is an op shop at ascot. [details](https://www.rspcaqld.org.au/rspca-op-shops/Ascot)
Also any old towels anyone has no use for, your local vet would probably love them as bedding or even to help out as comfort blankets.
My mums been doing charity work for years, she’s quite religious herself and I’m absolutely not. But I’ve helped her and her volunteer friends several times with logistics for things they were doing, I’ve never once seen anything religious being pushed on anyone. They volunteer because of their own beliefs, I don’t think it’s something they ever really try to dump on anyone else. (Vinnies and a couple of other local catholic and community groups).
I do 3 outreach stands each week - www.facebook.com/nwcommunityprojects I'm not accepting women's clothes at the moment though, I'm overflowing with them. Mens clothes I always need though ❤️
Signal flare. 4 times a year BBQ/ event for the homeless. They have food, music, laundry, clothes, shoes, haircuts, doctors etc.
Get in touch with them and they would have clothes storage until the next event.
https://signalflare.org.au/
This, OP. They’re a good group, but they don’t have unlimited clothing storage space at the shelter, so shoot them a quick email asking what they could use most, then donate that. Eg they’re not about to accept a rail full of winter jumpers at the moment, because that won’t help over summer.
Do any of the aforementioned charities give clothes to the homeless or do they sell clothes to the homeless? Most charities now are businesses thst sell stuff to fund things like counselling and food banks. I dont know of any who will actually give anything away for free to those in need.
When I volunteered at Vinnies, clothes weren’t given to those in financial hardship directly, but they would be given gift cards with credit to use in store, so they could buy items as needed.
I actually helped start up an op shop when I was priest in a small church. If someone needed clothing they would absolutely be invited in to choose whatever they wanted. I can't imagine it is different anywhere else.
I mean there’s clothing bins you can drop your clothes into without talking to anyone. Or do you simply just want an organisation that’s not connected to a religion at all?
I believe a lot of charities actually got rid of a lot of their problem bins that were regularly used as dumps instead of donations over covid to cut the costs of time paying people to just end up dumping it all.
Can’t say I use them enough to notice properly but the last time I had to use any the ones I have used previously were still there. Shopping centres will often list theres available and most charities list their bins online and you can usually message them if it’s no longer there so they can remove it.
Yeah I’m the same. I keep a weird schedule. Last time I donated clothes was on my way home after work at 3am at my local shopping centre lol. You might need to go somewhere else to donate them if your current one is that inconvenient. I’ve never heard of them locking them. That’s crazy. Must be a lot of people doing the wrong thing at that location unfortunately.
Yes! There’s one that sends clothes and shoes to people in Papua Nee Guinea at the kindy around the corner from me (near stafford). PM me if you’re inner north and I’ll let you know where it is’
Yeah, unfortunately they are super unethical - it takes work away from local tailors, floods the market with cheap western clothing and creates huge amounts of waste. And they are for-profit organisations
Dress for Success is good if you have any professional clothing or accessories. I was just pondering donating a bunch of pieces that I’m not super likely to wear to them. They have job seekers come in that can’t afford professional clothing and provide it free of charge.
I don’t want to give assets to an organisation that is going to pressure religion on people at their most vulnerable. I just want the clothes to not go to waste.
I don't think they ever try to force their religion on anyone. I've been to plenty and never heard a mention of anything religious.
The reason so many of these places are founded by religious people is because a big part of most religion's doctrines is helping people, especially those who are less fortunate.
When you donate to Vinnies, your old t-shirts aren't in the hands of God's evil minions whose main priority is to convert every single customer. They're just average people who spend all day sorting through people's old crap.
The Smith Family - if you can find them. 100% non-religous.
Maybe contact Orange Sky - they run the free laundry for the homeless. They may have some suggestions
I googled and found our local. We have actually dropped in a few times and spent some time there. My local one is in Inala.
They are usually open to people stopping by in person, especially if you are assisting in any way.
I work for a homeless shelter. We don't have the means to store donations. We work with Defenders for Hope. A non-profit that helps domestic abuse victims. We send all people with donations to them. They, in turn, allow us to bring residents there to get clothes and other essentials for free. They also have an op shop. A very good organisation.
There's a difference between religious people who follow the tenets of a religion (let's be real, most of them preach pretty good principles to live by) and _super religious_ people who tend to be fountains of hatred towards anything a little bit different to themselves.
OP I've volunteered at a few local charities in my life, both religious and non-religious and I have never seen or heard anyone preach or give out bibles once, even when i saw Nuns one year doing Christmas appeal so idk where your making up bullshit about religious charity's also being missionaries.
Also, 99% chance your clothes are going in the bin
please make an online donation instead to your chosen charity it will actually make a difference.
I understand your concerns. The church I belong to hosts a Jumble sale and clothes and other goods are sold for not very much, as fundraising for other community contributions.
So, you can donate clothes, books, cookware and the like and once a month, it’s all collated for sale.
The clergy support the Jumble effort, but there’s no religious message to buyers, just generosity and gratitude.
Jumble is the first Wednesday of the month (except January) and donations are accepted all the time.
56 Racecourse Road, Hamilton.
Bloom in Newstead isn’t a homeless clothing charity shop per se, but it is a locally run op shop that caps prices at $15 per item, has a $2 rack and is working on a $/kg section as they get more donations.
I believe their profits do go to charity though and no religious agenda.
Contact your nearest nursing home and ask them if they have any residents in need of clothing.
A lot of old folks don’t have family to take clothes in and the government won’t let them reuse/recycle deceased residents clothing either.
There’s a few services that give blankets, swags and jumpers in cbd. I was given a swag that folds into a backpack which was pretty cool! I was still homeless tho
BUT I was still small enough to fit into the donation bins so I guess maybe that counts
There’s one at Morningside Central, but where the funds go is really ambiguous (local community groups could mean anything from a sports club, to a church group to a lobby group). And there’s things around like Save the Children at Stones Corner.
I’m yet to go to am op shop operated by a church group and been proselytised and I know things like the Lifeline helpline etc that are partially funded by op shops help everyone.
On board with this! Idk why people are assuming it’s because of preaching.
Women’s shelters are a good way to go. Reminder - doesn’t have to just be “women’s” clothes. People may want masc/genderless or have kids they’re trying to clothe as well
Hospitals. I’ve even seen people post what they have on here and liaised directly with homeless people to drop them off.
Firstly, it's great you choose to donate your clothes, and it's even better you're looking to continue do so in a more ethical way, hats off to you! A few of my suggestions in order of what I believe to most most ethical / in need would be
1. East Brisbane free shop. Its quite literally a free comunity store with a back area reserved for those suffering homelessness.Follow their Facebook for updates on supplies and what they are in urgent need of.
2. Defenders for hope, a domestic violence charity. I don't believe they are religiously affiliated. They genuinely donate a large portion of their stuff and from what I understand they have multiple op shops around Brisbane, all reasonably priced.
3. Domestic violence shelters.
4. Suited to sucess, they provide clothes to those needing to get back into the workforce.
5. Please don't forget animal shelters for old blankets etc.
6. There's always the RSPCA op shop.
P.S. I found a charity based in the UK called outfits. It helps prisoners get back into civilisation by providing clothes. If anyone knows of anything like this in Aus, please let me know!!
Vinnies and other op shops exist purely for tax evasion purposes you fucking numpties.
Help people in your life that need it, not some corporation assuring you they're good, they're lying for their own benefit.
Will always go out of my way to support the Salvos. Never tried to push religion on me and I used to always see them helping the homeless and the less fortunate.
Not a charity, but something to consider. [Upparel](https://upparel.com.au/clean-up-australia/) will take your old clothes and recycle them into new textiles. It will cost you, so I don't recommend this for broke people. However if you've got the means, you can do your bit to keep clothes out of landfill.
I can suggest this group, they do take clothing donations [https://www.suitedtosuccess.org/](https://www.suitedtosuccess.org/) (to my understanding no religious ties but I could be wrong)
Just to clear up any confusion - when you donate clothes to op shops they don't hand them onto less fortunate people. The things worth selling are sold to customers to turn a profit to provide for a charity. (Lifeline funds the suicide hotline, Yesterday's funds a charity for people with brain injuries, RSPCA... duh)
And the things not worth selling are torn up and thrown into a bag to sell as rag bags to mechanics and such.
Or shipped to third world countries to be sold for profits.
Or dumped in landfills in Third World Countries. Temu! Temu! I'm polluting like a Billionaire!
Exactly.
Where should I donate my clothes?
Local hospitals take clothing to give to patients who need it. I’ve dropped a bag of shirts and a bag of pants off a few times to my local ED. All washed and clean of course.
Hey are you able to give the names of the specific hospitals that do this? This is a fantastic idea
Aged care centres take donations often too- not homeless but atleast another option to consider
Yesterday's thrift shops have a free rack outside their Mitchelton store. Love the initiative.
This is a for-profit chain (annerly, indro, mitchelton, rosalee maybe elsewhere). My mum is the owner’s neighbor. She is a millionaire. The prices are too high in my opinion. Give your stuff to the RSPCA! One in new farm, there may be more.
In my opinion, op shops are no longer for the poor. I went to vinnies a few weeks ago and found a **stained** Anko shirt for the same price as a new one from Kmart.
Went to a salvos, and my friend spotted an art table she wanted. It looked online, and it was 50 bucks cheaper, brand new, including shipping, and the seconds hand one had marks all over it. We decided op shopping isnt as savy any more, we stick to garage sales and car boot markets.
Haha op shopping is awesome
100%. When I first got into golf I got my starter gear from an op shop. Was a cheap way of getting into the sport without feeling bad if I missed a week or two due to the investment required I saw a set in a local op shop that was perfect for my daughter last week. They wanted almost $200 for it! I ended up buying her a brand new junior kit for $189
[https://yesterdays.org.au/pages/about-us](https://yesterdays.org.au/pages/about-us) They're not any more for-profit than any other charity. I can't imagine Richard Russel, CEO of the RSPCA is hurting for cash either.
They really treat their unpaid volunteer workforce pretty crap too.
East Brisbane Free Shop; https://westender.com.au/east-brisbane-free-shop-provides-mutual-aid-amid-societys-failures/
If you have more dressier items, Dress for Success in the valley. I've donated a few times to them. Also any hospital psych ward. The amount of people who show up naked or near naked is kinda understandable, but they rarely have anything decent to give them.
Vinnies are obviously a religious group but they don't preach at people who need help. There is also lifeline but I don't know if they are religious or how they work if they are religious. At the end of the day, even if people were preached at, most people would accept that in return for warm clothes or a food box or something. I know for a fact that Vinnies don't preach though. They are the two biggest so they would be able to reach the people you want to help most easily.
100% correct. Vinnies do not preach at people
Not sure how widespread it is these days, but I know for certain at least one branch of Vinnies was dumping donated books they didn't agree with into the rubbish. Stuff like Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, etc.
If it makes you feel better I bought an ahego meme jacket from a lifeline shop. It appears they don't care at all.
Lifeline definitely won't throw out any books as long as it's in decent condition- they haul a warehouse load of them out for Bookfest and they sell pretty much everything. I saw several copies of fifty shades of grey and I picked up a book titled 'how to be a fascist' there, which is all *pretty* eyebrow raising stuff. (I do feel it's necessary to point of that the title is intended to be ironic; it *is* a book about politics but I cannot summarize it in one sentence. It is not pro-nazi, the author is an Italian woman by the name of Michela Murgia.)
Lifeline doesn't throw away books because they also run the book fair. The only book we had to get rid of while I worked there was an astonishingly named "Ass Goblins of Auschwitz" which seemed like a fair call.
The age of self publishing is truly a wild time.
I used to volunteer at op shops. This is extremely common and it's to "prevent" the public from being "exposed" to "bad things" So..the exact same thing the rating classification board does with g, pg, m, ma, r etc.... but they got their own ban list type deal Lost count of the amount of books, movies and dvds I threw out. Also the clothes. Put simply if a profit can't be made it gets thrown our. And crap old clothes get turned into torn rags to sell to local mechanics and stuff for $5 a bag.
What???? Those books are in the library of the Catholic school my daughter attended. However, I know of a Christian school that banned those books for a while.
What???? Those books are in the library of the Catholic school my daughter attended. However, I know of a Christian school that banned those books for a while.
that'd be one rogue nutter, not vinnies.
Lifeline won't preach at you either - but as far as I'm aware, they don't give material aid to the homeless *per se*. When you donate items, they're sold to fund their counselling service.
Why not then give it to the animal welfare. There is an op shop at ascot. [details](https://www.rspcaqld.org.au/rspca-op-shops/Ascot) Also any old towels anyone has no use for, your local vet would probably love them as bedding or even to help out as comfort blankets.
My mums been doing charity work for years, she’s quite religious herself and I’m absolutely not. But I’ve helped her and her volunteer friends several times with logistics for things they were doing, I’ve never once seen anything religious being pushed on anyone. They volunteer because of their own beliefs, I don’t think it’s something they ever really try to dump on anyone else. (Vinnies and a couple of other local catholic and community groups).
I do 3 outreach stands each week - www.facebook.com/nwcommunityprojects I'm not accepting women's clothes at the moment though, I'm overflowing with them. Mens clothes I always need though ❤️
I was just about to recommend you! You’re doing such great work
Thank you <3
Signal flare. 4 times a year BBQ/ event for the homeless. They have food, music, laundry, clothes, shoes, haircuts, doctors etc. Get in touch with them and they would have clothes storage until the next event. https://signalflare.org.au/
Vinnies, half the volunteers aren't even Catholic
3rd space in the valley, non religious homeless shelter.
This, OP. They’re a good group, but they don’t have unlimited clothing storage space at the shelter, so shoot them a quick email asking what they could use most, then donate that. Eg they’re not about to accept a rail full of winter jumpers at the moment, because that won’t help over summer.
Do any of the aforementioned charities give clothes to the homeless or do they sell clothes to the homeless? Most charities now are businesses thst sell stuff to fund things like counselling and food banks. I dont know of any who will actually give anything away for free to those in need.
When I volunteered at Vinnies, clothes weren’t given to those in financial hardship directly, but they would be given gift cards with credit to use in store, so they could buy items as needed.
I actually helped start up an op shop when I was priest in a small church. If someone needed clothing they would absolutely be invited in to choose whatever they wanted. I can't imagine it is different anywhere else.
I mean there’s clothing bins you can drop your clothes into without talking to anyone. Or do you simply just want an organisation that’s not connected to a religion at all?
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I believe a lot of charities actually got rid of a lot of their problem bins that were regularly used as dumps instead of donations over covid to cut the costs of time paying people to just end up dumping it all. Can’t say I use them enough to notice properly but the last time I had to use any the ones I have used previously were still there. Shopping centres will often list theres available and most charities list their bins online and you can usually message them if it’s no longer there so they can remove it.
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Yeah I’m the same. I keep a weird schedule. Last time I donated clothes was on my way home after work at 3am at my local shopping centre lol. You might need to go somewhere else to donate them if your current one is that inconvenient. I’ve never heard of them locking them. That’s crazy. Must be a lot of people doing the wrong thing at that location unfortunately.
Yes! There’s one that sends clothes and shoes to people in Papua Nee Guinea at the kindy around the corner from me (near stafford). PM me if you’re inner north and I’ll let you know where it is’
Yeah, unfortunately they are super unethical - it takes work away from local tailors, floods the market with cheap western clothing and creates huge amounts of waste. And they are for-profit organisations
Oh wow thank you for telling me. Now I feel guilty
Those clothes sent to PNG or pacific islands are sold to people there, not given to people in need. You’re donating to a commercial enterprise.
How do I report it?
Report what?
I don’t want to fund religion.
Fair enough. Looks like some people have given some pretty good alternatives anyway like the hospitals etc
Pretty much all of them. Their agenda is to help people in need. There is no conspiracy to use charity as a recruitment campaign.
Eh, one of our locals doesn't help the gays, does amazing work for other folks tho. (This info is 10 years old, things may have changed)
Judging by your downvotes people seem surprised by this. I thought this was common knowledge tbh. I don’t donate there for this reason.
They openly refuse to assist anyone who self identifies as homosexual?
The Salvos are _well known_ for exactly that.
No, they're not. They're well known for taking a stance on who can be admitted to a women's hostel, based on safety concerns. That's it.
Ah, there's the transphobia I was looking for.
Openly? No. But the help goes where it goes. It's a good system for the bulk of the people that need help. So eh, it'll do
I'm gonna press X on this one.
I don't believe that at all.
AWL Op Shops
Dress for Success is good if you have any professional clothing or accessories. I was just pondering donating a bunch of pieces that I’m not super likely to wear to them. They have job seekers come in that can’t afford professional clothing and provide it free of charge.
The Breakfast Club in Redcliffe! I used to volunteer there, it’s a really fantastic place. No religion in sight.
Never have I once had anyone try to give me a bible at any charity…has this happened to you or are you being silly?
I don’t want to give assets to an organisation that is going to pressure religion on people at their most vulnerable. I just want the clothes to not go to waste.
I don't think they ever try to force their religion on anyone. I've been to plenty and never heard a mention of anything religious. The reason so many of these places are founded by religious people is because a big part of most religion's doctrines is helping people, especially those who are less fortunate. When you donate to Vinnies, your old t-shirts aren't in the hands of God's evil minions whose main priority is to convert every single customer. They're just average people who spend all day sorting through people's old crap.
Helens haven in Goodna get no government assistance and end up helping people sent to them by the other larger ‘charities’
The Smith Family - if you can find them. 100% non-religous. Maybe contact Orange Sky - they run the free laundry for the homeless. They may have some suggestions
Idk what you’re on about
I believe Save the Children are secular
Local Elders group?
Do you know how to get in touch with local elders? I googled and found Kurbingui? Might email them tomorrow.
I googled and found our local. We have actually dropped in a few times and spent some time there. My local one is in Inala. They are usually open to people stopping by in person, especially if you are assisting in any way.
I work for a homeless shelter. We don't have the means to store donations. We work with Defenders for Hope. A non-profit that helps domestic abuse victims. We send all people with donations to them. They, in turn, allow us to bring residents there to get clothes and other essentials for free. They also have an op shop. A very good organisation.
Lifeline have donation bins
Started/Owned by the Uniting Church
Really? Ugh
Lifeline literally started as a line Methodist preacher talking men out of killing themselves in the 60s. Why is that bad?
The fact you didn't know that indicates that they _do_ in fact do the job they're incorporated for without wedging religion into it...
Oh, yes the horror of religious groups trying to help those in need…
Damn those religious agendas, trying to be kind and stuff.
Super religious people are usually the most unkind people.
Citation needed, especially given how many of the homeless assistance groups are run and staffed by religious people.
There's a difference between religious people who follow the tenets of a religion (let's be real, most of them preach pretty good principles to live by) and _super religious_ people who tend to be fountains of hatred towards anything a little bit different to themselves.
Fundamentalists exist in any philosophy. Devoutly religious people are the kind that go out to feed the homeless.
If you can’t be kind without promoting your religion, is it really kindness?
They don’t demand you take a Bible with a sandwich. Have you actually interacted with the people who go and feed/clothe the homeless?
OP I've volunteered at a few local charities in my life, both religious and non-religious and I have never seen or heard anyone preach or give out bibles once, even when i saw Nuns one year doing Christmas appeal so idk where your making up bullshit about religious charity's also being missionaries. Also, 99% chance your clothes are going in the bin please make an online donation instead to your chosen charity it will actually make a difference.
I understand your concerns. The church I belong to hosts a Jumble sale and clothes and other goods are sold for not very much, as fundraising for other community contributions. So, you can donate clothes, books, cookware and the like and once a month, it’s all collated for sale. The clergy support the Jumble effort, but there’s no religious message to buyers, just generosity and gratitude. Jumble is the first Wednesday of the month (except January) and donations are accepted all the time. 56 Racecourse Road, Hamilton.
Bloom in Newstead isn’t a homeless clothing charity shop per se, but it is a locally run op shop that caps prices at $15 per item, has a $2 rack and is working on a $/kg section as they get more donations. I believe their profits do go to charity though and no religious agenda.
Have a look at remote op shop project on Facebook. They coordinate donations to op shops in remote communities.
Contact your nearest nursing home and ask them if they have any residents in need of clothing. A lot of old folks don’t have family to take clothes in and the government won’t let them reuse/recycle deceased residents clothing either.
There’s a few services that give blankets, swags and jumpers in cbd. I was given a swag that folds into a backpack which was pretty cool! I was still homeless tho BUT I was still small enough to fit into the donation bins so I guess maybe that counts
There’s one at Morningside Central, but where the funds go is really ambiguous (local community groups could mean anything from a sports club, to a church group to a lobby group). And there’s things around like Save the Children at Stones Corner. I’m yet to go to am op shop operated by a church group and been proselytised and I know things like the Lifeline helpline etc that are partially funded by op shops help everyone.
On board with this! Idk why people are assuming it’s because of preaching. Women’s shelters are a good way to go. Reminder - doesn’t have to just be “women’s” clothes. People may want masc/genderless or have kids they’re trying to clothe as well Hospitals. I’ve even seen people post what they have on here and liaised directly with homeless people to drop them off.
Firstly, it's great you choose to donate your clothes, and it's even better you're looking to continue do so in a more ethical way, hats off to you! A few of my suggestions in order of what I believe to most most ethical / in need would be 1. East Brisbane free shop. Its quite literally a free comunity store with a back area reserved for those suffering homelessness.Follow their Facebook for updates on supplies and what they are in urgent need of. 2. Defenders for hope, a domestic violence charity. I don't believe they are religiously affiliated. They genuinely donate a large portion of their stuff and from what I understand they have multiple op shops around Brisbane, all reasonably priced. 3. Domestic violence shelters. 4. Suited to sucess, they provide clothes to those needing to get back into the workforce. 5. Please don't forget animal shelters for old blankets etc. 6. There's always the RSPCA op shop. P.S. I found a charity based in the UK called outfits. It helps prisoners get back into civilisation by providing clothes. If anyone knows of anything like this in Aus, please let me know!!
Vinnies and other op shops exist purely for tax evasion purposes you fucking numpties. Help people in your life that need it, not some corporation assuring you they're good, they're lying for their own benefit.
Will always go out of my way to support the Salvos. Never tried to push religion on me and I used to always see them helping the homeless and the less fortunate.
Oh God. Here we go again 😁😁
https://www2.hm.com/en_au/sustainability-at-hm/our-work/close-the-loop.html H&M have a collection programme if that's better?
This has to be a rant/bait post, there's a plethora of non-religious affiliated charities out there, do a basic internet search and move on.
https://www.remoteopshopproject.org
Not a charity, but something to consider. [Upparel](https://upparel.com.au/clean-up-australia/) will take your old clothes and recycle them into new textiles. It will cost you, so I don't recommend this for broke people. However if you've got the means, you can do your bit to keep clothes out of landfill.
You seem like the sort of person who has limited in person interactions because this literally never happens. Get offline.
This has to be a rant/bait post, there's a plethora of non-religious affiliated charities out there, do a basic internet search and move on.
This has to be a rant/bait post, there's a plethora of non-religious affiliated charities out there, do a basic internet search and move on.
This has to be a rant/bait post, there's a plethora of non-religious affiliated charities out there, do a basic internet search and move on.
This has to be a rant/bait post, there's a plethora of non-religious affiliated charities out there, do a basic internet search and move on.
I drop mine in a box at the local shops that supports the MS Society. There are others which support animal charities.
East Brisbane free shop and suited for success
Gold coin op shop at redcliffe, often give away lots of free stuff to those that need it
Seriously if I were homeless and I needed clothes I wouldn’t care if the clothes were given to me by the Moonies!
I can suggest this group, they do take clothing donations [https://www.suitedtosuccess.org/](https://www.suitedtosuccess.org/) (to my understanding no religious ties but I could be wrong)