What company can actually collect the clothes from my doorstep.and how do I know who is genuine? and not scam

Question

I wanna help children who really need it. but have read soooo much about the scam. How can I find a charity or orgaization that are serious??? I have got sooo much nice clothes I need to get rid of and wanna help children too. Preferably in AFRICA.

Answer 1

Ask for charity number or it ought to be on literature. Then check the number with local authority or google charity commission in uk and check there.

Answer 2

Big brother Big sister

Salvation Army

Those 2 that I know are reputable as I frequently donate various items,clothes and appliances

Answer 3

a legit charity is registered all of them must be a a non profit.

catholic charities and most churches do a lot of that. have them leave you a receipt as proof for tax purposes should you  use it a a tax deduction. see www.irs.gov non profits

Answer 4

phone your local Council, they should be able to tell you who is operating collections in your area, or tell you where your nearest clothes recycling banks are.

Answer 5

Donate the clothes to registered charitable organizations.

Answer 6

British Heart Foundation regularly come round our way and drop off bags for clothing donations.

If it is a company then they must say on the bag that they sell the clothing on and don't donate it

Answer 7

most charitys prefer money

it costs nothing to send and by buying clothes in the country it also helps the local economy

most who leave bags say they `donate` to charity .a lot are eastern europeans making 100s of 1000sof £s by reselling in their own country.

Answer 8

the only way to be sure is to take them to the charity shop yourself and then you are certain they have reached the charity with doorstep collections you never know where your donations go some ppl are making 1000s from this scam at least the old rag man was honest you knew where they ended up

Answer 9

If this is from leaflets dropped through the door (I get at least one a week in London), check the small print at the bottom.  There are loads which say they are collecting clothing to help poorer countries, but from what I remember, they don't say that they are a charity.  Proper charities will have a Registered Charity number, which you can check to make sure that they are real.

Answer 10

Oxfam or for charity closer to home, Salvation Army or Saint Vincent De Paul (SVDP)

Answer 11

When the bag is posted through your door for you to fill ..it will say on there if the charity is registered or not....if it is then its pretty much the real thing

Otherwise....take your items to a charity shop