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Donations of any items

RecycleThis list will help you find a home for just about any donation!

What can be donated? See the following list of ideas for donating your clean, usable household items, furniture, or clothes, medical equipment, groceries and food, religious items, electronics and vehicles. Read More



St. Francis Parish Annual Rummage Sale
happens for three days every June at St. Francis Parish hosted by St. Francis Altar Society.  During that week in June Drop off your donations, clean and in good repair.  Rummage Sale Items We Need: We are looking for clothing, shoes, house wares, toys, sporting goods, books and tools.   Items we Do Not accept: Please no computers, televisions, encyclopedias, condensed books, bed pillows, stuffed animals, sofas or broken/soiled items.   Volunteer to help here. Or, learn more here!Rummage sale

Donation of Religious Items:
St. Francis Religious Education Office  stfreled@stfrancisa2.org    734-821-2130.




Car Donations:

cardonations3825Our St. Francis Parish St. Vincent Service Ministry, each year, gives away about 3-4 donated vehicles to persons who qualify with lower income, for whom a car is a necessity for work or for substantial medical treatment, and reside in Washtenaw County.  Persons who seek a vehicle should first contact our congregational social service network, Friends In Deed at 734-484-4357, Mon-Fri, 9:30 am – Noon.  St. Francis is one of several congregations in Washtenaw County that assists this network in identifying persons that are most in need and giving them cars.  Donate a vehicle by calling Friends In Deed at 734-485-7658 or 734-484-4357 and you will be directed through this easy process, and given paperwork for your tax deduction. Vehicles are assessed by a licensed mechanic at one of these helpful service partners:

  • Select Auto, 2231 Platt Rd., Ann Arbor (734-677-1210)
  • Convenience Auto Service with two locations in Ann Arbor:  2280 W Liberty St., (734-530-3826)  and/or: 1225 Jewett Ave. (734-672-3724).
  • Auto Ave, 1021 E Michigan Avenue, Ypsilanti (734-286-4970).

Thanks to our parish St. Vincent Service Ministry funds any repairs are made before the vehicle is given away. You are welcome to make donations help with repairs here!     Vehicles NOT in good enough condition to pass the mechanical inspection can be donated to: St. Vincent de Paul Society.  Making a car donation is EASY when you visit St. Vincent de Paul national website at https://www.svdpusa.org   Go under the DONATE tab and there is a “Donate a Car” option. Or, dial the number 800-322-8284 open seven days a week.

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Clothes:

Reusable Clothing and Shoes may be placed in the Donation Bins/Boxes located in front of St. Francis School & Church.  Currently, donation support “Blue Hands United For Autism” through Midwest Recycling mwrmich.com

Thrift Shop Ann Arbor: 734-662-6771; annarborthriftshop.org

Thrift Shop Ypsilanti: 734-483-1226;

House by the Side of the Road:  734-769-4085   housebythesideoftheroad.org

Kiwanis Thrift (734-665-0450)  https://kiwanissale.com/

The Salvation Army Family Store & Donation Center: 734-668-8353

Homeless – Shelter Association of Washtenaw County: 734-662-2829 or www.annarborshelter.org Items needed: blankets, hats, gloves and backpacks or duffel bags. Can also sleeping bags, towels, washcloths, socks, foot powder (both medicated and non-medicated). Gently used items can be brought to 312 W. Huron, block west of downtown Ann Arbor. Staff is available to accept your contribution every day from 7:00 am to 10:00 pm.

Furniture: 

Friends in Deed: Furniture Line 734-484-7607 or  www.friendsindeed.info  Items needed: cribs and other household furniture including adult beds.

Habitat ReStore – Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley, 734-822-1530 or  www.h4h.org/restore/donaterestore/

The Salvation Army: 734-668-8353 or for furniture pick-up service 734-729-3939

ArborVitae Women’s Center: 625 E. Liberty St., lower level, 734-994-8863, by referral only, from your case worker or pastor get free sleeping equipment: used cribs and bassinets.

Hope Clinic Ypsilanti: 734-484-2989 or  www.thehopeclinic.org Items needed: infant formula, baby food and diapers, unexpired, unopened and un-recalled diapers, wipes, formula, and baby food are accepted.
Donating your gently used, un-recalled crib could actually save a life! Anyone with a crib or bassinet to donate should call 734-994-8863 or  www.AnnArborVitae.com. In Washtenaw County alone, 6 infant deaths in 2010 were related to unsafe sleeping practices.

ReUse Center Shop (734-222-7880) & Recycle Ann Arbor (734.662.6288);  2420 South Industrial Highway, Ann Arbor, MI 48104; www.recycleannarbor.org 

Purple Heart (734-728-4560)  www.donatestuff.com 


Medical Equipment:

Resource Guides: Food Banks & Clothing and Medical Closets (hospital beds, walkers, canes, etc)

Friends In Deed, 734-484-4357, Help Line Monday-Friday from 9:30 am – Noon. Ask for their Medical Loan Closet Resource List. http://www.friendsindeedmi.org/resource-guides/

Second Hand Medical Equipment and Supplies is also Michigan’s Home Help Care Services LLC: (734-985-1591)  https://lelanicolemarks.wixsite.com/website

HOPE Clinic, Ypsilanti,  734-484-2989  www.thehopeclinic.org

Packard Health Center (734) 971-1073 https://packardhealth.org

Center for Independent Living (CIL): 734-971-0277 www.aacil.org/

Partners in Personal Assistance (PPA) 734-214-3890  www.annarborppa.org  

Emmanuel Lutheran Church 734-482-7121, 201 N. River, Ypsilanti, MI, 48197

Memorial Christian Church: Ann Arbor, 734-662-4245

World Medical Relief: Detroit, 313-866-5333

Faith in Action: Chelsea, 734-475-3305

Bethlehem United Church of Christ: Ann Arbor, 734-665-6149

Hearing Aids

The Starkey Hearing Foundation:  Repurpose those old, used, no longer used hearing aids.  Hearing loss creates profound isolation for many who experience it.  Package carefully, include your name and address and Mail to:  Hear Now Donation, 6700 Washington Ave S., Eden Prairie, MN 55344.  All donations tax deductible.   800-328-8602    www.starkey.com


Groceries and Food Pantries

Food Bank list resource guide:  http://www.friendsindeedmi.org/resource-guides/

The Back Door Food Pantry, 2309 Packard St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104. www.backdoorfoodpantry.org

Food Gatherers: 734-761-2796,  http://foodgatherers.org ; 1731 Dhu Varren Road, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105,

Northside Community Center of Catholic Social Services: 734-662-4462, http://www.csswashtenaw.org/, 815 Taylor Rd., Ann Arbor, MI, 48105

Hope Clinic, Inc., Ypsilanti  734-484-2989,  www.thehopeclinic.org,

The Salvation Army, Ann Arbor: 734-668-8353, http://www.redshield.org/,

Leftovers from a Meal
Alpha House Shelter, 4290 Jackson Rd., Ann Arbor 48103; (734-822-0220) alphahouse-ihn.org.

Friends of the Master House, 617 Washtenaw, Ypsilanti MI  48197:   or  www.friendsofthemaster.org

The Catholic Worker House, called Mercy House,  313-408-5196  or www.missiona2.org/mercy-house.html
St. Louis Center, 16195 Old US 12, Chelsea  MI  48118:  734-475-8430 or  www.stlouiscenter.org


Used Books 

Bookstock. Used Book and Media Sale Supporting The Need to Read … http://www.bookstockmi.org/donate/
Better World Books – Donation Drop Boxes found at most any Meijer store in the parking lot.  See: www.betterworldbooks.com/go/donate-mi

American Association of University Women of Michigan – AAUW, Ann Arbor Branch (844-973-6287) Donations of books are welcome in June – July each year, to begin preparing for the September Used Book Sale.  See: http://annarbor-mi.aauw.net/activities/book-sale-date-and-location/booksale/


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During Advent and Christmas seasons share the joy of gifts.


givingtree_0Join our us for our
St. Francis Annual Advent Giving Tree Gift Donation

Take a gift tag off the tree and follow the gift description directions. Purchase a gift described, wrap it if you like, and securely fasten the tag to your package. Please box all gift certificates. Return your gift to the Giving Tree as soon as you can, but no later than the third Sunday of Advent.  If your gift is late please bring it to the Parish Office.

Become one of the many helpers who makes this amazing program possible.  Please see our Giving Tree Volunteer Sign-Up.   Benefiting organizations in various years have been:  Alpha House Family Shelter; ArborVitae Women’s Center; Angel Tree by Diocese of Lansing; Mexiquenses en Michigan; Catholic Social Services  (Various Programs); Community Action Network; Community Support and Health Services; HIV Health and Beyond; Home of New Vision; Hope Clinic, Inc.; Ozone House; Foundations Preschool of Ann Arbor; Project Transition; St. Francis Parish St. Vincent Service Ministry; St. Louis Center, Chelsea; & SOS Homeless Children’s Services.    For more information contact Scott Wright, Director of Parish Outreach Ministry Office, at swright@stfrancisa2.org or 734-821-2121.


Christmas Re-Gift Box
Did you receive nice new gifts, especially new clothes or new toys, which you won’t use?  Donate them!

christmas-regift-box[NOT happening Dec 2022-Jan 2023]  A Re-Gift box will be at St. Francis Church main entrance from December 22 to January 12 to collect all Re-Gift items. We will see that your gifts get good homes at a local organization.   (Gift wrapping is not wanted.)

Since December 2009 this Re-Gift Box has annually collected 400 – 500 gift items.   We are especially grateful for the clothing and housewares, new toys, games and dolls.  Your gifts are redistributed to those in need by Foundations Preschool of Ann Arbor; the Project OutReach Team “PORT” for persons who are homeless with a mental illness; as well as, St. Louis Center in Chelsea, for children and adults with developmental disabilities.    A special thanks to Mary Hayden & Sharon Harrington both who has served as our volunteer coordinator.   For more information contact Scott Wright, Director of Parish Outreach Ministry Office, at swright@stfrancisa2.org or 734-821-2121.


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