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Goodwill Industries® of Southern New Jersey & Philadelphia has merged with YOUR RESOURCE, a Ewing, NJ-based nonprofit that collects, refurbishes and gives local residents access to affordable medical supplies and equipment. As such, all Goodwill donation centers can now accept medical supplies and equipment including wheelchairs, portable ramps, lift chairs, hospital beds, walkers, canes, crutches, bath and shower items, and more from donors. The cleaning and refurbishing of donated items will continue to take place at YOUR RESOURCE headquarters (8 Industry Court, Ewing, NJ). In the short term, items will be sold at YOUR RESOURCE headquarters and eventually in select Goodwill retail store locations.
Medical Supplies & Equipment Accepted:
- Bath Chairs & Benches (all types)
- Bed Rails (all types; short & long)
- Canes (all types)
- Commodes (all types)
- Crutches (all types)
- Chairs
- Lift chair with recline function (upholstery cannot be soiled)
- Geri Chair with recline function, foot rest & tray table
- Hip Chair
- Straight Chair with two arms (not on wheels)
- Children's walkers, standers, feeding chairs, wheelchairs, tumbleforms, tricycles, etc.
- Cushions, Wedges, Rolls, Positioning Pillows
- Eating, Dressing, Bathing Aides:
- Reacher / Long handled Shoe Horn / Sock Aid / Button Hook / Zipper Pull
- Exercise Equipment - only small or lightweight items accepted
- Hand & Ankle Weights
- Pedal Exerciser
- Exercise Balls, Bands & Door Pulleys
- Mats & Small Exercise Tables
- Grab Bars, Tub Clamps & Safety Rails (bath)
- Hospital Beds - accept only electric, single bed size with side rails & vinyl mattress
- Patient Lifts (AKA: hoyer lift with mesh or canvas sling)
- Portable Ramps
- Shower Chairs & Benches (bath)
- Transfer Benches (bath)
- Transfer Board or Sliding Board (all types)
- Trapeze Bars (freestanding & attach to bed)
- Traveler Chair or Companion Wheelchair (small & lightweight)
- Tray Tables (rolling table that goes over bed for meals)
- Walkers (all types, with & without wheels)
- Walker Baskets & Pouches
- Wheelchairs, manual & motorized (all types)
- Scooters, motorized (all types)
- Vehicle Lifts (for wheelchair or scooter)
- Doctor's Office Donations -
- Usually accept: exam tables, stools, lights, privacy screens, small tables,
- Unopened supplies, etc.
- Orthopedic Braces, Slings & Shoes (neck, shoulder, arm, back, leg)
- Prosthetic Limbs & Accessories
- Gently Used Medical Supplies - hospital gowns; bibs; heel & elbow protectors; scales; blood pressure machines; intercoms; monitors & alarms; nebulizors; IV poles; etc
- Unopened Medical Supplies - gloves; gauze; tape; tubing; undergarments / diapers; disposable bed pads; ostomy supplies; etc.
Medical Supplies & Equipment NOT Accepted:
- No Prescription Medications
- No Over-the-Counter Medications or Vitamins
- No Oxygen, Helium, Propane Tanks
- No Oxygen Concentrators or CPAP Machines
- No Craftmatic or Tempurpedic Beds (no quilted mattresses)
- No Stair Glides or Stair Chairs
For more information on YOUR RESOURCE, please visit www.yourresourcenj.org.
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