My family has a lot of left over supplies from caring for my grandfather that are still usable that we'd like to donate. (Walkers, shower seats, raised toilet seats, grab bars) I don't want to use craigslist or goodwill. I'd like them to go straight to an organization that can give them to those in need rather than sell them in the local Sacramento, CA area. New to this particular type of donation so I want to make sure it goes to people in need. Any help would be great.
Actually, I think they could have; they just didn't want to go through that rigamarole.
In my area in SE Michigan, some senior centers as well as agencies focused on senior life do have lone closets. There's one that's an agency serving 2 counties, and providing a variety of assistive devices. Do a search for "elder agencies", or something similar to locate these kinds of agencies.
All of the stuff a I have is new. Some never even removed from the box. Plus cases and cases of supplies...all unopened.
I remember the time my Dad needed a wheelchair and where he live they ordered him a new one for his own, as he was using the facility's wheelchair. I thought he got a great deal on the wheelchair as the amount on the invoice I thought was just a Medicare co-pay. Once Dad passed, the new wheelchair, never used, I was thinking about where to donate it. Then in the mail came another invoice. Say what? I called... turned out the wheelchair was a rental.