If you have items of used medical equipment in good condition that you, or your loved one, would like to donate to help someone else in the Sacramento area, I have put together a collection of all the different places and organizations, who can help you do that.
In Sacramento, you can donate medical equipment to all the following organizations –
- the California Assistive Technology Program “Ability Tools”
- reuse centers in the California Assistive Technology Reuse Coalition – “Easter Seals Superior California”
- recycling centers
- the Center for Independent Living in Sacramento – “Resources for Independent Living”
- loan closets and lending libraries for medical equipment, such as “AbleCloset” or “American Lutheran Church Medical Equipment Closet”
- nonprofits helping the disabled in their communities, such as “Easter Seals”
- Thrift stores, such as “Upscale Thrift”, or “Deseret Industries Thrift Store”
- Salvation army stores
- Rotary Clubs
- Lyons Clubs
- nursing homes
- veteran centers
- senior centers, such as “Davis Center Medical Equipment Closet”
You can also donate used medical equipment person-to-person, in Sacramento, using online platforms and social media sites such as –
- Craigslist.com
- usedHME.com
- Freecycle.org
- Facebook.com
- Nextdoor.com
- OfferUp.com
Or
- Med-Eq.org, who will help you donate your equipment to a charity registered with them
You will find links to my guides on how to use each of these online platforms to donate your medical equipment.
Contents with Quick Links
Donate used medical equipment to Ability Tools
Donate used medical equipment to Reuse Centers in Sacramento
Donate used medical equipment to Centers for Independent Living in Sacramento
Donate used medical equipment to Goodwill stores in Sacramento
Donate used medical equipment to Salvation Army stores in Sacramento
Donate used medical equipment to Thrift stores in Sacramento
Donate used medical euipment to Loan Closets in Sacramento
Donating used medical equipment to Senior Centers in Sacramento
Donating used medical equipment to Veteran Centers in Sacramento
Donate used Medical equipment in Sacramento, using online listings
- Donate used medical equipment in Sacramento, on Craigslist
- Donate used medical equipment in Sacramento, on UsedHME
- Donate used medical equipment in Sacramento, on Freecycle
- Donate used medical equipment in Sacramento, on Facebook
- Donate used medical equipment in Sacramento, on Nextdoor.com
- Donate used medical equipment in Sacramento, on OfferUp.com
- Donate used medical equipment in Sacramento, on Med-eq.org
Organizations who may know where to donate used medical equipment near me in Sacramento
Donate used medical equipment to the California Assistive Technology Program
Ability Tools – the California Assistive Technology Program
Ability tools is the Assistive Technology Program in California.
The goal of a state Assistive Technology Program is basically to get as many devices out into the community to help people lead normal lives.
Assistive Technology devices are pretty much synonymous with durable medical equipment, and home medical equipment.
Ability Tools accepts donations of gently used durable medical equipment.
It runs an Assistive Technology Exchange website where available durable medical equipment is posted for loan, donation or for free.
Ability Tools also coordinates all the demonstration centers and device loan programs for assistive technology in California.
The Assistive Technology Exchange website is here – http://abilitytools.org/services/at-exchange-transition.php
Ability Tools is partnered with a number of reuse programs across California, to list their available inventory on the Assistive Technology Exchange website, and also to distribute equipment in their particular regions of California.
“The reuse programs accept assistive technology and medical devices, repair and sanitize them and offer them to people with disabilities for free or at low cost.” – Source here.
Donate used medical equipment to the reuse center working with Ability Tools in Sacramento
If you have equipment to donate, you can call the center below, and work out how to donate your equipment to them.
The center will post your equipment on the AT Exchange, and also look for people in need, in the 13 counties listed below, who can use your donation.
Easter Seals Superior California
Easter Seals Superior CA loans durable medical equipment to 13 counties – Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Yolo, and Yubasuch – the loans are indefinite and free.
Items they loan out include –
- commodes
- shower seats
- crutches
- walkers
- wheelchairs
To donate equipment to the Easter Seals Superior California, call the telephone number below.
Address:
3205 Hurley Way
Sacramento, CA 95864
Phone: 916 485 6711
Website: https://www.easterseals.com/superior-ca/
To see the locations and contacts of the other 6 sites across California, you can look on their website here.
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Donate used Medical equipment to Centers for Independent Living (CILs) in Sacramento, California
CILs are a wonderful opportunity for making a donation of gently used medical equipment that you may have.
The Centers exist to support individuals with disabilities to live independently within the community, and will very often have some form of Medical Equipment Loan Closet with the equipment available for use to their members.
It is not always the case that a CIL will want donations of used medical equipment, so do call and ask them, rather than just turning up.
In Sacramento, the CIL is –
Resources For Independent Living
420 L Street,
Level B: Suite 3,
Sacramento,
CA 95814
Phone: 916 446 3074
Website – https://www.ril-sacramento.org/
Donate used Medical equipment to Goodwill Stores in Sacramento, California
Goodwill stores are run by a nonprofit organization, and give employment to people with disabilities, who may not otherwise be able to get employment.
Not all Goodwill stores and donation locations accept home medical equipment, so you will need to call before take your medical equipment along.
Goodwill donation drop-off locations in Sacramento Valley
Goodwill runs 10 donation sites across the Sacramento Valley.
To locate a site near you in the Sacramento area, you can their locator here –
Donate used medical equipment to the Salvation Army in, Sacramento, California
The Salvation Army accepts donations of some used home medical equipment, so long as it is in good condition.
To donate your items, you go to the following page on their website, to find a drop-off location near to you – https://satruck.org/
It will the page below.
Enter your zip code in the box for the service you require, and you will get a map with all the locations and a list of addresses and contact links, as you can see below.
You can choose a site from the map, or the list, and then contact them to find out about donating your equipment – as usual, don’t just show up as you could be wasting your time, as they don’t take all items, and some don’t take any at all.
Donate used medical equipment to thrift stores in Sacramento, California
Deseret Industries Thrift Store
You can donate gently used medical equipment which is in working order.
Address:
3000 Auburn Blvd, Suite B
Sacramento, CA 95821
Phone: 916 482 1480
Website: https://www.1usedmedicalequipment.com/
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Upscale Thrift
You can buy some gently used medical equipment which is in working order, such as –
- canes
- walkers
- wheelchairs
Address:
2590 21st St
Sacramento, CA 95818
Phone: 916 272 2820
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/UpscaleThrift2590/
Donating to Loan Closets which accept used medical equipment in the Sacramento area
Medical equipment loan closets are usually run by community volunteers and non-profit organizations. Very often your local Area Agency on Aging will know of any in your area.
In Sacramento, you have –
AbleCloset
The loan closet is for equipment for children with special needs and accepts equipment donations.
They accept items such as –
- wheelchairs
- standers
You can donate gently used medical equipment to AbleCloset.
The information on donating can be found on the website here.
Donations of equipment will need to be dropped it off at the warehouse at specific times and dates, which you will find on the website. You can use the link above to do so.
Address:
AbleCloset Equipemnt Warehouse
670 Enterprise Dr, Unit C,
Diamond Springs, CA 95050
Website: https://www.ablecloset.com/contact
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ALS Association Of Greater Sacramento Loan Closet
The ALS Association has a loan closet which is available to ALS patients only.
You can donate to the loan closet items such as –
- walkers
- electric wheelchairs
- manual wheelchairs
- voice amplification devices
To donate equipment, give them a call on –
Phone: 916 979 9265
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American Lutheran Church Medical Equipment Closet
American Lutheran Church
1114 College St,
Woodland, CA 95695
Phone: 530 662 6338
The closet loans home medical equipment for free, upon request.
You can donate items such as –
- walkers
- canes
- crutches
- bedside commodes
- shower benches
To donate equipment, just give them a call on the number above.
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Davis Senior Center Medical Equipment Closet
646 A St,
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: 530 757 5696
The medical equipment loan closet is for adults in need, and you are not obliged to be a Davis resident.
You can donate items such as –
- manual wheelchairs
- walkers
- canes
- bedside commodes
- toilet seat risers
To donate, give them a call on the number above and arrange a drop-off.
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Parkinson’s Association Sacramento Loan Closet
Phone: 916 489 0026
The loan closet is for Parkinson’s Assoc. members only.
You can donate –
- wheelchairs
- scooters
- hospital beds
- shower equipment
Give the association a call on the number above, if you wish to donate your equipment to them.
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St. Paul Catholic Church Medical Equipment Loan Program
8720 Florin Rd,
Sacramento, CA 95828
Phone: 916 381 5200
The following types of medical equipment are accepted –
- wheelchairs
- walkers
- crutches
- canes
- bedside commodes
- shower equipment
To donate your items, give the loan closet admins a call on the number above.
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Winters Community Center Medical Equipment Loan Closet
201 Railroad Ave,
Winters, CA 95694
Phone: 530 795 4824
The Winters Community Center medical equipment loan closet is available to adults in need.
The following types of medical equipment are accepted –
- wheelchairs
- walkers
- toilet seat risers
- canes
- bedside commodes
To donate your items, give them a call on the number above.
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Donating used medical equipment to Senior Centers in the Sacramento area
You may want to see if a senior center near you has a loan closet for its members, needs equipment in the center to assist its members while they are at the center, or simply knows of elderly members who need equipment but cannot afford it.
Donating used medical equipment to Veteran Centers in the Sacramento area
If you wish to donate your used home medical equipment to a veteran, you can usually find out about Veterans in need from The VA Services.
County of Sacramento: Veterans Services Office
3970 Research Drive,
Sacramento,
CA 95838
Phone: 916 874 6811
Sacramento Vet Center
1111Howe Avenue, Ste 390
Sacramento,
CA 95825-8541
Phone: 916 566 7430
Citrus Heights Vet Center
5650 Sunrise Blvd, Ste 150
Citrus Heights,
CA 95610
Phone: 916 535 0420
Concord Vet Center
1333 Willow Pass Rd, Ste 106
Concord,
CA 94520-7931
Phone: 925 680 4526
McClellan VA Clinic
5342 Dudley Boulevard
Building 88
McClellan Park, CA 95652-1012
Phone: 916 561 7400
Sacramento VA Medical Center
10535 Hospital Way
Mather, CA 95655-4200
Phone: 916 843 7000
Sierra Foothills VA Clinic
11985 Heritage Oaks Place, Ste 100
Auburn,
CA 95603-2413
Phone: 530 889 0872
Fairfield VA Clinic
103 Bodin Circle
Building 778,
Travis AFB,
CA 94535-1801
Phone: 707 437 1800
Yuba City VA Clinic
425 Plumas Boulevard,
Yuba City,
CA 95991-5074
Phone: 530 751 4500
Stockton VA Clinic
7777 South Freedom Road
French Camp,
CA 95231-9694
Phone: 209 946 3400
Howe Road VA Clinic
2860 Howe Road,
Martinez, CA 94553-4000
Phone: 925 372 2665
Martinez VA Medical Center
150 Muir Road,
Martinez,
CA 94553-4668
Phone: 925 372 2000
Donate used medical equipment in Sacramento near me, online
A simple way to donate equipment close to home, is using online listings, and certain social media platforms.
On all the sites and apps I will be listing, you can use the tools to donate to people who live within areas that you select.
I would suggest, that if your item is not in good working order, I wouldn’t give it away on a listing. You would do better to give it to a local refurbishment center, which can either fix it, or use it for spare parts.
A few points need to be made about pick-ups of items, when you are using online listings –
1) I wouldn’t have people come to pick up items at your home, especially if you are caring for an elderly, vulnerable person.
Good places for a handing over your donation are public places – at a coffee shop, a mall, or somewhere else local.
2) Take another person with you to the drop-off meeting, to hand over the item, if you think you are at all vulnerable.
3) Consider creating a throwaway email address for online listing sites, as you don’t want your regular private email to get inundated with spam, which can happen.
4) Do be clear that the item you are giving away is done so “as is”, and that it comes with no guarantees, and that you accept no responsibility for any breakage or accidents when the new owner uses it – I would note this in your initial listing.
The following sites all let you donate used home medical equipment –
- Craigslist.com
- Freecycle.org
- UsedHME.com
- Facebook Marketplace
- Nextdoor.com
- OfferUp.com
Donate used medical equipment in Sacramento, on Craigslist
The online listing website Craigslist.com allows anyone to list an item for sale, or for free, or to buy and accept items.
You do not need to become a member, or open an account, to create a listing for your item.
You are able to select the area in which your listing can be seen, and make it as local as you wish.
In addition to listing items for sale and free, there is also a garage or yard sale section, which may be of interest as well.
I have a quick illustrated guide on donating used home medical equipment on Craigslist.com here – “How To Donate Used Medical Equipment Near Me On Craigslist ? An Illustrated Guide”
Screenshot of Craigslist listings page
Screenshot example of a Craigslist garage sale page
Donate used medical equipment in Sacramento, on UsedHME.com
Used Home Medical Equipment is a classified listing website, on which you can buy, sell and donate items of used home medical equipment.
The site is dedicated to used home medical equipment, which makes it easy to find equipment, and avoids wading through a lot of listings of all kinds of different items which have nothing to do with what you are looking for.
The service works by zip code, and you have the tools to set the area in which your listing is seen.
The website admins will have no part in any transactions – all dealings are between the two parties involved.
I have written a quick illustrated guide on donating used home medical equipment on UsedHME.com, here – “How To Donate Used Medical Equipment Near Me On UsedHME ? An illustrated Guide”
Screenshot of UsedHME.com’s equipment categories page
Donate used medical equipment in Sacramento, on Freecycle.org
Freecycle.org is a platform of groups of people living in roughly the same areas, gifting items to one another, to stop still usable items from going into landfill.
You will need to join, to be able to then ask to join groups to offer your items, but it is free and simple enough to do.
Before you join, you can check the groups in your area, and take a look at the other stuff that people are offering.
Once you have posted an item, be sure that the person receiving your item understands that there is no guarantee for the condition of your item, and that you accept no responsibility if there is a problem afterwards, they are accepting it “as is”.
I have a quick, illustrated article on how to donate used home medical equipment near you on Freecycle.org, here – “How To Donate Used Medical Equipment Near Me on Freecycle.org ? A Very Quick Illustrated Guide”
Screenshot of Freecyle.org page
Donate used medical equipment in Sacramento, on Facebook
With a Facebook account, you have two options to buy, sell or offer items for free –
- join local “buy and sell” groups
- place listed ads on the Facebook Marketplace
For those who don’t have a Facebook account, you can join for free.
As with all social media platforms be careful in your dealings with strangers, making it clear, that donated items come “as is”, without any guarantees, and that you cannot be held responsible for any accidents or breakages using the item.
My quick illustrated guide on how to donate used home medical equipment on Facebook, is here – “How To Donate Used Medical Equipment Near Me On Facebook ? An Illustrated Guide”
Screenshot of Facebook Marketplace page
Donate used medical equipment in Sacramento, on Nextdoor.com
Nextdoor.com is a local community online platform, where you can buy, sell and giveaway stuff.
Everything is on your neighborhood level, so it is a great place to buy, sell or give away free items, to those living very close to you.
You have to be a member to do this, but it is free.
When you join, Nextdoor uses your address to put you in the right neighborhood, so it is a little more difficult than on other sites for fake identities.
Be sure to specify that your donation is used, and comes with no guarantees, and that you accept no responsibility for any future breakages or accidents with the item – it comes “as is”.
I have a quick illustrated guide on how to donate used home medical equipment on Nextdoor.com, here – “How To Donate Used Medical Equipment Near Me On Nextdoor ? An Illustrated Guide”
Screenshot of Nextdoor.com “All Listings” page
Donate used medical equipment in Sacramento, on OfferUp
You can use OfferUp, a “mobile first” platform, to sell and buy, and donate used goods – it is though present on desktop.
It was designed to make it very quick to use.
To start you download the free app to your mobile.
You can use it on desktop, and to do so you just go to offerup.com and then join etc.
You keep your listing as local using the tools provided on the platform, and restricting it to pickups only.
I haven’t written an article on how to post a donation on OfferUp, because this very good video on the subject below, explains it all.
Donate used medical equipment in Sacramento near me, with Med-eq.org
Med-eq.org is another online platform where you can donate your equipment, although it does it a bit differently, from the other sites above.
Private individuals can fill out a form on the website, and provide photographs of their medical equipment donation.
You list where you live, and you can state that you want the equipment to be picked up.
Shipping, if used, is assumed by the recipient of the equipment.
The information about your equipment is listed on the site.
Non-profit organizations which are members of Med-eq, and are interested in your donation, will contact you.
The Page for donations is here.
Organizations who may know where to donate used medical equipment near me in Sacramento
The following places and organizations, if you have one in your neighborhood, should know of local groups or administrations which are in need of donations of used home medical equipment –
- Your local Area Agency on Aging
- Social Services Department
- Local church communities
- Local town hall or chamber of commerce
- Local hospitals
- Emergency rooms
- Private clinics
- Lions Clubs
- Rotary Clubs
- Faith based organizations
I have listed some groups and organizations in Sacramento below.
Area Agency on Aging in Sacramento
The agency in Sacramento is –
Agency On Aging Area 4
Address:
1401 El Camino Ave, 4th Fl,
Sacramento,
CA 95815
Phone: 916 486 1876
Lions Clubs
The Lions Clubs run a lot of charitable programs, and I have found many running community loan closets for used, and new, durable medical equipment.
They have a club locator tool, which will help you find clubs near you, where you can inquire about clubs in your area with a medical equipment loan closet.
I have a very quick-to-read illustrated guide explaining how to find a Lions Club near you, which you can read here.
Rotary Clubs
Many Rotary Clubs runs different charitable programs, and some may run medical loan closets.
To locate a club near you, so that you can ask if there is a club in your area running a medical equipment loan closet, you can use the Rotary club locator tool.
You can check my short illustrated guide on how to very quickly locate a Rotary Club near you, here.
The Catholic Charities diocese of Sacramento
The Catholic Charities run and provide a wide range of services and programs to help individuals in need.
The organization have housing, food and health programs, and should know of loan closets and also individuals who are in need of help.
You can contact them and find out if they know where you can donate your equipment.
Their website is here –
https://www.scd.org/catholic-charities-and-social-concerns/catholic-charities
Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Sacramento
The Society runs a number of programs helping those in need.
You can contact them to get more ideas for donating your used medical equipment, even if they can’t take it, they will often have ideas of who will.
Their website is here –
https://www.svdp-sacramento.org/
Address:
P.O. Box 162487,
Sacramento,
CA 95816-2487
Phone: 916 972 1212
Lutheran Social Services – Northern California
Lutheran Social Services have programs supporting individuals in need.
You can contact them and ask if they have any seniors in the program in need of a donation of gently used medical equipment.
Their website is here – https://www.lssnorcal.org/
Their address –
Lutheran Social Services Sacramento
4390 47th Ave,
Sacramento, CA 95824
Phone: 916 453 2900
The Jewish Federation of the Sacramento Region
Quite a number of programs are run for older adults by the Jewish Federation of the Sacramento Region, and you can see those here on their website
You can call and ask if anyone has need of the particular equipment that you wish to donate.
Phone: 916 486 0906
Address:
2130 21st St,
Sacramento,
CA 95818
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