DONATE YOUR HOME FURNISHINGS: 

Home Tomorrow partners with other non-profit social service agencies to provide their clients transitioning from homelessness to a place of their own with a wide variety of donated furniture and home furnishings, free of charge, to help make shelter today into a home tomorrow.

Yes. We still currently help those in need make homeownership affordable. Our most recent endeavor subsidized a $175,000 condominium purchase (which building we constructed) for the buyer whose income could only afford approximately $100,000 of the purchase price. As a result, we provided the ($75,000) excess balance (plus closing costs) of support through a deferred payment loan at zero interest and zero installments for as long as the owner holds title to the property, which means all that the homeowner needs to pay each month is the $100,000 mortgage. Only when the property is sold is the excess amount we provided due, and not a penny more - no interest, no installment payments. Through this financing approach, the homeowner, whose income qualifies for only a $100,000 mortgage, is still possible because we, as the builder and owner of the property, are able to defer payment of the excess amount until the property is eventually sold. As a result, affordable homeownership is possible and our community benefits. Unfortunately, we no longer afford to build and repair homes. Land acquisition costs, construction costs, mortgage lending and mortgage servicing regulations prohibit smaller community-centric organizations, like ours, from affording and managing construction and mortgages affordably. Instead, we realized that for the 3-year timeframe and $300,000 cost to serve just one family, for the same investment and timeframe, we can now serve thousands of families. For more than 28 years, we took great joy in handing over the keys of a new home to a family who otherwise would not be able to afford a home. However, the needs of our community are more immediate and more urgent than home ownership. Specifically, it is difficult for us to accept the notion of spending 3 years and $300,000 to help just one family, which same funds and amount of time spent could help thousands of families whose needs are much more basic - affordable housing. We continue to endorse and support the mission of Habitat for Humanity, whose mission has helped so many families throughout the world. Still, we don’t have to look far to see and address the dire needs of our own local community, which are far more urgent than affordable homeownership.

We seek 2 types of household furnishings: 1) Practical Needs Our Partner Agency Clients are often coming from transitional housing and often do not even have a bed to sleep on at the end of the day or a kitchen table to gather around and break bread. Our list of most needed items include: - Beds and bedding - mattresses and box springs, bed frames, bureaus (dressers) & desks - Kitchen & Dining - Kitchen/dining room tables & chairs, dishes, glasses, flatware, pots & pans & bowls, cooking utensils, small appliances & bakeware - Living Room - sofas/loveseats, coffee tables, end tables, lamps, accent chairs, area rugs - Bathroom - Bath towels, hand towels, washcloths, shower curtain & shower rod Our clients need almost everything required to set up a basic household except clothing, food and toys. We kindly ask that donations be in generally good condition, free of rips, stains and soiling and breakage. Please refer to our donation guidelines for more information on what we accept. 2) Salable Items There are often other wonderful and extravagant donations of home furnishings kindly offered to us, which are impractical to donate; however, proceeds from its sale helps leverage our ability to serve more clients in need. Great examples of salable donations include: - King size mattresses - Kitchen cabinetry - Kitchen appliances - Washers & Dryers - Flooring - Other luxurious home furnishings - Home tools - Large bulk donations The proceeds from these finer furnishings provide us with the ability to purchase, repair, clean or revitalize needed household items that we, otherwise, cannot accept or are often in short supply, such as bed pillows and financial assistance for recipients to subsidize truck rental (i.e., U-Haul) to transport home furnishings.

Yes! Funny how expensive it can be to give things away. We haven’t yet convinced our landlord and utility services, insurers and accountants to donate their goods and services to us, but not without trying. We also require a small staff who manages our organization’s needs and coordinates a cadre of loyal volunteers; specifically, an executive director, donation center manager, volunteer coordinator and 2 truck staff members to pick-up donations. Until we can find a way to receive all these services pro-bono, we have to rely on the generous financial support from our community members like you. Please check out our Donate Funds page for additional information of where your treasures are needed and where your treasures are spent.

Yes, when you donate your furniture or home furnishings or have large items picked up, we can provide a tax receipt for your generous donation. Just let us know.

Please make your check payable to Home Tomorrow. Our mailing address is: Home Tomorrow, Inc. PO Box 67 Manchester, NH 03105-0067 For your convenience, you can also donate online. There are other ways to financially support us as well.

All donations are by appointment only. We warmly welcome all offers to donate home furnishings. However, we cannot accept all donation offers, mainly because of our limited space, but also because each donation must be of decent quality, clean, and in good working condition. In order to make a donation, please contact us first in order that we may screen the donation and have the space to accept it. When you contact us, we will kindly ask that you provide us with the following information: Your name The town you live in The items you wish to donate (we will require photos) Any defects in the donation, i.e., rips, stains, tears, etc. (we will require photos) Pickup or dropoff restrictions or deadlines You may contact us by any of the following: Call us: Simply call 603.792-0460 Email us: pickup@hometomorrow.org Please include the information requested above. We will contact you to confirm your donation offer. Text us: 603.722-8036 Please include the information requested above. We will contact you to confirm your donation offer. Please see our Donation Guidelines. Donations of your home furnishings (by appointment) may be brought to our facility located at 33 Canal Street, Manchester. We are located in an old mill building on the first floor. We also accommodate pick up of certain large donations, such as furniture. Donations can be scheduled on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and we’re open from 9am-4pm on those days. Please check our Home page for holiday scheduling and other announcements

Yes. Our general rule for accepting furniture and other home furnishings is that they must be clean and in good working condition. Unfortunately, we cannot accept items that are broken, torn, stained or soiled, no matter how small the imperfection. Please see our Donation Guidelines.

Yes. We have pick up service available for large essential items. We typically serve the Greater Manchester Area, including Auburn, Bedford, Candia, Derry, Goffstown, Hooksett, Litchfield, Londonderry and Manchester. Also, depending on the size of the donation and our need, we are able to schedule service to the greater areas of Nashua and Concord. Please call 603.792.0460 to schedule your donation pick up. To see our donation procedure, please see the FAQ: “How do I donate my home furnishings to Home Tomorrow?”, above.

If you are in need or know of someone in need of furniture or home furnishings, we’re here to help get you to 1st base. (That is what our mission is all about!) The process begins with a referral from one of our Partner Agencies, which has the resources to qualify and quantify one’s needs. No request for home furnishings can be made without a Partner Agency referral. The link to a list of Partner Agencies can be found HERE, which we periodically update. Also, through its Partner Agencies, Home Tomorrow can provide financial assistance to clients who cannot afford the expense of a truck rental to move their belongings. (Financial assistance is available as resources permit. Click HERE for more information.) For Partner Agency representatives wishing for the first time to refer a client to us to receive our free services, simply contact us and let us know that you wish to register as a Partner Agency: Email: referral@hometomorrow.org Telephone: 603.626.3944 Option-2 Following verification and a brief orientation, the Partner Agency representative will be able to refer as many clients in need as deemed necessary.

Unfortunately, we don’t have the space to accept donated office furniture and office equipment. There are other nonprofit organizations that will gladly accept your office-related donations.

Often, your donation goes directly to a family or an individual in need. However, if you specifically direct your donation to a family or individual in need, we will honor that request. There are a number of reasons we may decide to sell your furniture or household donation. Often, the greatest reason is that a particular donation, if sold, could help more one family or individual than by simply donating directly to a recipient. For example, a gorgeous multi-piece mahogany 8-chair dining room set with a hutch or curio purchased originally for $2,500 and in pristine condition might quickly sell in our thrift store for $800, which proceeds could benefit two decent and more practical 4 or 6-chair pine dining room sets, which, in turn, could benefit more than one family. Another reason that your donation may not be practical to donate to a family in need. For example, we gladly accept kitchen cabinets and appliances, washers and dryers and stoves and ovens. These are items that are often already provided as an appliance in a standard apartment and are typically not needed by a family who often arrives at an apartment from transitional housing with not much more than the clothes on their back. The sale of these donations afford us the opportunity to purchase provisions that typically convert a dank shelter into a warm home, or to provide the financial assistance needed for a donation recipient to rent a truck for transport, which most often represents the greatest barrier to clients’ ability to receive donated home furnishings. The same benefit could apply to the donation of an overstuffed $2,000 king mattress, which sale at a discounted price could possibly provide for several queen or twin mattresses, is far more practical for moving and accommodating limited room space. The list of reasons goes on.

We are sorry to say that we do not have the capacity to accept food, clothing or toys. Please see our Donation Guidelines. However, there are other nonprofit organizations throughout our community, such as food pantries and Goodwill, that gladly accept clothing, toys, and food.

We have come to learn the adage, “It is expensive to give things away”. The sheer logistics of accepting, picking up, processing, inspecting, cleaning, and repairing donations, merchandising them, giving them away, and staging them for pick up can be a costly proposition for a small organization like ours, which is why we must partner with organizations who provide housing assistance to families and individuals in need. Partner Agencies must be 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, whose policies and procedures qualify and quantify the needs of families and individuals who seek assistance. As faithful stewards of the donations of home furnishings we humbly receive, as well as the personal treasure and time graciously donated to our mission, it is incumbent upon us to ensure that we provide for one’s needs and not so much for one’s wants. By partnering with an organization whose mission blends with ours and can qualify and quantify household needs, we can more effectively and efficiently serve more families throughout our community, which are great, both, in need and in scope. We require Partner Agencies to ensure the following with their clients in order for our donation process to be successful and sustainable: To qualify and quantify the home furnishing needs of their recipient clients; That their client recipients effectively arrange for the transportation and help needed to pick up and deliver their procured donations; and That their client recipients arrive on time to pick up their donations as scheduled. If a Partner Agency is willing and able to help ensure the fulfillment of their client obligations, we would love to partner!

We are sooo glad you asked. -:) In addition to your treasure, there are 3 other ways friends of Home Tomorrow can help advance our mission: Your Time. Do you have a few hours a week or per-month to dedicate to a meaningful and impactful mission? If so, you will feel great knowing that your contribution is making a difference in the lives of others. Your Talent. Perhaps you may not have as much time as you have talent. Perhaps you can offer your talent or services and partner with other executives in your field of expertise to help create a program or make our operations run better, whether managing people, bookkeeping, finances, logistics, legal, web presence, graphic design or videography, and so much more; and Your Spheres of Influence. Perhaps you may not have as much time or talent because, as a C-level executive, where time can be more valuable than gold, you manage those who do have such talents and/or time. Perhaps you know of someone with a special talent who can serve one of our needs who is looking to become part of something special. We welcome any opportunity you might have to join in our effort. Learn of the many ways you can Volunteer !