Donating Clothes in Tel Aviv

Last updated August 21st 2018

One of the most recurrent questions among the Secret Tel Aviv Community is where to donate clothes in Tel Aviv. There are different associations that take clothing donations, some give it to people in need and other sell it in second hand stores and donate the money to a certain cause. Here are some of our favorites:

WIZO

King George 35 (secondhand store) plus bins across the city (CENTRAL TEL AVIV)

WIZO was founded in 1920 in direct response to the needs of women and children in Israel. Today, WIZO continues to identify the needs of Israeli society and creates solutions to meet them. One of these solutions is taking clothes donations, and re-selling in their secondhand store in King George, all the money raised is given to women and children in need. They have drop-off bins across Tel Aviv where people can leave their clothes, shoes and accessories and they pick it up, there is one bin in Ibn Gvirol corner with Arlozorov. More info

Shanti House

Aharon Chelouche 17 (NEVE TZEDEK)

Shanti House was founded in 1984 and serves both as a temporary home and long-term support for runaway, homeless youth at risk aged 14-21 from all population strata and sectors, regardless of religion, race, sex or gender. Shanti House is supported mainly through donations: 20% governmental funding by the Ministry of Welfare and 80% private donors. They accept all kinds of donations, to donate clothing you can contact them and coordinate the delivery. More info

Makom Acher

Basel Street 16 (NORTH TEL AVIV)

Makom Acher serves as a temporary shelter for teenagers aged 13-18. Hundreds of boys and girls come to them every year in extreme situations. Among the adolescents they take in are orphans, abandoned children, children of immigrants – and everyone finds in “Makom Acher” a warm home. To donate food, clothes, furniture, and any other item that they can use, contact them to arrange your delivery. More info

Pitchon Lev

Levander Street 17, Tel Aviv (SOUTH TEL AVIV)

Pitchon Lev works to accomplish that there will be no hungry, poor or needy people in the State of Israel. Since 1998 Pitchon Lev, a non-profit organization, has been at the forefront of raising the plight of the poor to the public agenda in Israel. To arrange a delivery for your donation, contact them directly. More info

Mothers Make a Difference

Mothers Make a Difference was originally founded by olim chadashim after seeing first hand the daily struggles facing underprivileged mothers and their children living in Tel Aviv. They accept non-perishable food, development toys, outdoor toys, puzzles, children’s hardback or board books (Hebrew or English), diapers, formula (unopened, unexpired) and other stuff (as needed). To donate items you can contact them and coordinate the drop-off. More info

Ani Shlishi

Ani Shlishi is a nonprofit organization based in Tel Aviv, that uses a second-hand clothing store as a medium of providing opportunities of self-advancement to Israel’s youth at risk. Hiring at-risk youth as salespeople, Ani Shlishi guides participants through a process of experiential learning and skill acquisition. If successful at the store, participants become eligible to earn a scholarship that funds learning a trade, funded in full through sales from our store. More info

A Spoonful of Hope

Raanana

‘A Spoonful of Hope’ is a volunteer organization dedicated to assisting families who have fallen on hard times, by providing them with food and other basic necessities, as well as supporting them emotionally, showing them they are not alone. Over the past 12 years their goal was, and still is to enable these people to maintain their dignity today, whilst giving them Hope for tomorrow. To arrange a delivery for your donation, contact them directly. More info