Donation Guide

Thank you for your interest in donating to Reston Interfaith. We depend on the generosity of community members to help fulfill our client needs throughout the year. Our ability to accept donations depends on current client requirements, as well as storage space. Please contact Theresa Rupp, Community Outreach Specialist, at 571-323-9572  to confirm that we are able to accept your donation at this time and to schedule delivery to our program sites.  

Refer to our Wish Lists on the right-hand side of this page for the current, specific needs of the Embry Rucker Community Shelter, Laurel Learning Center, and Healthy Families Fairfax.

Unfortunately, we are unable to accept cell phones, clothing, shoes, medical supplies, or large household appliances. To see a list of organizations that accept these items, please click here.

General donation items that Reston Interfaith accepts:

Food
-Click here to view the Wish List for our Emergency Self-Sufficiency Program. 
-To prepare meals or bagged lunches for the residents of the Embry Rucker Community Shetler, please contact Susan Alger, Volunteer Manager.

Car Seats, High Chairs, Cribs and Strollers
-Must be new and come with the safety book.
 
Clothing
-We are unable to accept most clothing items, unless specified on one of our program wish lists.
- Reston Interfaith does, however, provide client families with vouchers to purchase clothing from The Closet, a nonprofit thrift shop located at 845 Station Street in Herndon, VA.

Vehicles
-The vehicle must be clean and in good working condition with current VA saftey and emissions inspection.
-The vehicle must need less than $200 in repairs.
-The donor must provide all paperwork for the vehicle, including the title signed over to Reston Interfaith.

Computers and Electronics
-Computers must include a word processing program/package (Windows 2000 or above--includes 2000/XP home/Professional) and have a Pentium 4 or newer processor.
-All power cords for computers and other electronics must be included.
-Printers and components should be less than two years old.

Furniture
-We accept brand new mattresses and boxsprings.
-Our ability to accept other furniture donations depends on current program and client needs, we regret that we are unable to accept upholstered furniture due to health code reasons.
-Please call to arrange delivery or pick-up.

Household Items
-We accept kitchen items, digital TVs (no analog TVs), vaccuums, and other small home appliances in working condition.
-We can only accept new linens and bedding. The Embry Rucker Community Shelter is currently in need of new and gently used towels. 

Toiletries and Cleaning Supplies
-We only accept unopened toiletries and cleaning products.

Toys
-We accept new toys.